"Caught" - Theresa Chapman (choreographer); Alex Abarca, Corian Ellisor, Kristi Morrison (dancers); photo: Louie Saletan

For Arts Organizations

The Management Assistance and Organizational Development Enterprise (MODE)
MODE’s Mission is to build the organizational capacity of multicultural, small and mid-sized arts organizations in Houston, facilitating their artistic growth and strengthening them as channels for diverse cultural expression in the community.

MODE Goals:

• To facilitate delivery of effective assistance through coordination, collaboration and networking.
• To demystify management tools, techniques and approaches so that they are understood, accepted, and appropriately and effectively integrated into operations of service recipients.
• To tailor service delivery to reflect and acknowledge the special and diverse character culture and needs of individual participating organizations.
• To ensure long-term viability of arts organizations as channels for diverse cultural expression.

MODE currently offers assistance through four service components: General Assistance, Incubator, Intensive Services and Stabilization Enterprise.

Printed Saturday, February 04, 2012