BCA Community Partner Program
General Information
The Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. (BCA) – founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller – is a national not-for-profit organization that brings business and the arts together. The mission of BCA is to ensure that the arts flourish in America by encouraging, inspiring and stimulating business to support the arts in the workplace, in education and in the community. BCA supports a network of BCA Affiliates and has recently established the BCA Community Partner Program.
What is a BCA Community Partner?
A BCA Community Partner is an existing community-based not-for-profit organization, such as a Chamber of Commerce or Arts Council, that has entered into a partnership with the national BCA to heighten awareness about the value of the arts to business, education and the community, and to increase business support to the arts within its area. This partnership offers the organization flexible, cost-effective opportunities to draw upon the professional expertise of the national BCA staff and its resources to engage all companies – of all sizes and types – with the arts.
Who is a BCA Community Partner?
An existing community-based not-for-profit organization – such as a Chamber of Commerce, a local arts council, a Mayor’s Office or redevelopment organization such as a Business Improvement District (BID), etc. – may become a BCA Community Partner.
What are the Benefits of Being a BCA Community Partner?
As a BCA Community Partner, an organization can strengthen its local efforts to increase business support to the arts by joining a national network of top-level executives and art leaders. BCA Community Partners also enjoy event discounts and gain access to proven programs and services – nearly 40 years strong – that enhance business-arts partnerships. Benefits include:
- Speakers – assistance with securing a senior-level business executive to speak about the value of the arts to business, education and the community.
- Publications – a one-year subscription to BCAnews, the only national newsletter devoted exclusively to business-arts alliances, plus other BCA publications to help increase business-arts partnerships within a community.
- Research – a copy of BCA’s triennial national survey and other research useful to substantiate the value of the arts to business, education and the community.
- Workshops – at a special rate – to build effective relationships among the arts and small and midsize companies.
- Best Practices – a portfolio of successful, replicable alliances between business and the arts.
- Invitations – at a special rate – to all BCA’s national events, including its annual recognition program – THE BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America.
What Are the Fees to Be a BCA Community Partner?
A BCA Community Partner is charged an annual fee based on its community population:
- Small Community (population: Less than 250,000) $250
- Midsize Community (population: 250,000 to 499,999) $500
- Large Community (population: 500,000 and more) $1,000
What Are the Obligations of a BCA Community Partner?
A BCA Community Partner must:
- Use the national BCA logo and the line “(name of community-based not-for-profit organization) is a BCA Community Partner of the national Business Committee for the Arts, Inc.” in all its printed and online communication materials.
- Send copies of all printed materials, such as periodic updates, press releases, etc., to BCA.
- Provide current information about its activities and programs to be used in BCAnews, BCA publications, on the national BCA Web site and shared with other BCA Community Partners and BCA Affiliates.
- Attend, as schedules permit, national BCA events, such as workshops, THE BCA TEN and Forum for New Ideas.
For additional information about the BCA Affiliate program, contact:
Emily Peck
Business Committee for the Arts, Inc.
29-27 Queens Plaza North
Long Island City, New York 11101
T: 718.482.9900
F: 718.482.9911
E-mail: epeck@bcainc.org