Learning pathways are comprised of ArtistProducerResource.com pages, YouTube videos, templates, infographics, and other fun things meant to deepen your knowledge and understanding on a particular theme. From January until September 2021, Generator will be releasing a new learning pathway every month on our blog.

Please note: Read times are based on the Learning Pathway publish date and should be treated as approximate, as our content is updated all the time.

Explore learning pathways below:

Digital Communications
Tax Season
Personal Organization & Business Management

Digital Communications

This pathway takes you through Social media; Accessible Websites, Graphics, Videos and Documents; and Newsletters & e-Blasts on ArtistProducerResource.com, with some YouTube videos and downloadable templates and workbooks for you to make your own. The total read/watch time is approximately 2 hours.

For a more narrative guide through the pathway listed below, you can read Communications Producer Annie Clarke's introduction to this pathway on Generator's blog.

Length of time: 2 hours including YouTube playlist (as of March 31, 2021)
Created by: Annie Clarke

Pages:

Social Media (34 min read)
Accessible Websites, Graphics, Videos and Documents (16 min read)
Newsletters & eBlasts (22 min read)

YouTube Videos/Playlist:

Generator’s Producing Social Media Playlist (6 min watch time)
Google Analytics Beginner’s Tutorial (1 min watch time)

Templates:

Analytics Tracking Template (can be found on Social Media)

PDFs and Workbooks:

Dos and Don’ts of Designing for Accessibility PDF poster series by Karwai Pun
Content Marketing for the Performing Arts Sector PDF (Paul Gravett Consulting)

Further learning:

Check out Accessibility Services Canada webinars
Subscribe to the Camp Tech newsletter
Read BC Alliance for Arts and Culture’s Digital Ladders project blog posts

Tax Season

This pathway takes you through Income Tax, Personal Finance and Planning, and the difference between Employee vs. Contractor on ArtistProducerResource.com, with some YouTube videos and downloadable templates for you to make your own. The total read/watch time is approximately 2.5 hours.

For a more narrative guide through the pathway listed below, you can read Financial Literacy Consultant Audrey Quinn's introduction to this pathway on Generator's blog.

Length of time: 2.5 hours including YouTube playlist (as of February 9, 2021)
Created by: Audrey Quinn

Pages:

Income tax (12 min read)
Employee vs. Contractor (8 min read)
Personal Finance and Planning (22 min read)

YouTube Videos/Playlist:

How to be less stressed at tax time (3 min watch time)
Generator’s “Personal Finances” YouTube Playlist (1hr 45 min total watch time)

Templates:

Personal budget planning excel document (can be found on Personal Finances & Planning)
Invoice template (can be found on Income Tax)

PDFs and Workbooks:

Generator Grant Whitepaper on preparing your taxes after receiving a grant. (1.5 hr read)

Further learning:

Explore Artbooks tax prep resources
Other favourite further learning and development opportunities to help you with budgeting and personal finance include: Rags to Reasonable, Ambitious Adulting, and The New School of Finance.

Personal Organization and Business Management

This pathway takes you through Personal Finance & Planning, Information Management, Websites, and a Contracts Overview on ArtistProducerResource.com, with some YouTube videos and downloadable templates for you to make your own. The total read/watch time is approximately 2.5 hours.

For a more narrative guide through the pathway listed below, you can read Online Content Producer Keshia Palm's introduction to this pathway on Generator's blog.

Length of time: 2.5 hours including YouTube playlist (as of January 11, 2021)
Created by: Keshia Palm

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