As co-head of The North Group Inc. which she and Halsey North founded in 1987, Alice North has assisted nonprofit theaters, performing arts centers, arts councils, and museums across the country with fundraising feasibility studies, capital and endowment campaigns, annual operating campaigns, strategic planning, board development and retreats, cultural planning, business plans, and workshops on fundraising, board development, and planning. The North Group Inc. specializes in an integrated approach to planning, board development, and fundraising designed to strengthen an organization's fundraising capacity and effectiveness.

Awards with Halsey North:

• Lifetime Membership in the Association of Performing Arts Professionals November 2018
• Board Emeritus board membership from the League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) Board of Directors April 2016
• "Halsey and Alice North Board Alumni Award" from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals FIRST RECIPIENTS 2013; subsequent recipients are 2014 Mikki Shepard, Apollo Theater Foundation, NYC; 2015 Lisa Booth, Lisa Booth Management, NYC; 2016 Ken Fischer, University Musical Society (UMS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 2017 Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, ASU Gammage, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; 2018 Ivan Sygoda, Pentacle, NYC; 2019 Susie Surkamer, South Arts, Atlanta, GA; 2020 Jackie Davis, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, NYC; 2021 Olga Garay-English, independent arts consultant and Senior Advisor for International Affairs to Fundación Teatro a Mil, Los Angeles, CA; 2022 Susie Farr, APAP and Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Chairman's Award from Americans for the Arts 1993

Assisted, among others [bold signifies major, active, and/or ongoing clients]:

• Arkansas:
  Walton Arts Center
    and Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville
  Writers' Colony in Eureka Springs
  
• Alabama:
  The Arts Council in Huntsville
  Princess Theatre in Decatur
  
• California:
  Arts Council of Santa Clara County in San Jose
  Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto
  George Coates Performance Works,
    Chanticleer,
    and San Francisco Girls Chorus in San Francisco
  Oakland Youth Chorus in Oakland
  San Diego Theatres
  UC Davis Presents in Davis
  
• Colorado:
  Dance Aspen in Aspen
  Lincoln Center in Fort Collins
  
• Connecticut:
  Garde Arts Center in New London
  Warner Theatre in Torrington
  
• Delaware:
  Wilmington Music School
    and Brandywine Baroque in Wilmington
  
• Florida:
  Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale
  Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami
  Jacksonville Art Museum in Jacksonville
  Ruth Eckerd Hall/Capitol Theatre in Clearwater
  Tampa Theatre Foundation in Tampa
  
• Georgia:
  Southern Arts Federation (now South Arts)
    and Metro Arts in Atlanta
  Georgia Assembly of Community Arts Agencies in Rome
  
• Hawaii:
  Honolulu Theatre For Youth in Honolulu, Oahu
  Hui No 'eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao, Maui
  Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului, Maui
  
• Idaho:
  Idaho Shakespeare Festival in Boise
  Idaho Falls Arts Council/Willard Arts Center/Colonial Theatre in Idaho Falls
  
• Illinois:
  Jacksonville Center for the Arts in Jacksonville
  
• Indiana:
  Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
  The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel
  
• Iowa:
  FilmScene and The Englert Theatre, Iowa City
  Main Street Iowa, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Des Moines
  
• Kansas:
  Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation in Pittsburg
  The Orpheum Performing Arts Centre in Wichita
  
• Maine:
  Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport
  Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick
  University of Maine/Augusta
    and The Maine Arts Sponsors Association in Augusta
  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle
  
• Maryland:
  Maryland State Arts Council
  and Baltimore Opera Company in Baltimore
  
• Massachusetts:
  Arts Extension Service at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
  Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation in Brookline
  The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield
  Dreamland Theater in Nantucket
  Institute of Contemporary Art
    and Boston Computer Society in Boston
  
• Michigan:
  Michigan Theater Foundation and The State & Michigan Project in Ann Arbor
  
• Mississippi:
  Mississippi Arts Commission
  
• Missouri:
  Joplin Business and Industrial Development Corporation/City of Joplin/Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce/Joplin Center for Arts & Entertainment project
    and Connect2Culture/Joplin Center for Arts & Entertainment project in Joplin
  
• Nebraska:
  Opera/Omaha
    and Nebraska Arts Council in Omaha
  
• New Hampshire:
  Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord
  North Country Studio Workshops in Hanover
  
• New Jersey:
  Arts & Business Partnership of Southern New Jersey in Cape May
  Montclair Art Museum in Montclair
  New Brunswick Cultural Center in New Brunswick
  New Jersey State Council on the Arts Challenge Fund
  State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick
  Wheaton Village Glass Center in Millville
  
• New Mexico:
  Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
  
• New York:
  American Academy in Rome,
    American Institute of Graphic Arts,
    American Music Center,
    Association of Hispanic Arts,
    Chamber Music America,
    Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center,
    Hostos Culture & Arts Program,
    National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts,
    New York University Department of Art,
    and North American Performing Arts Managers & Agents in New York City
  The Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy
  Clemens Center in Elmira
  East End Arts Council in Riverhead
  Empire State Craft Alliance in Corning
  Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg
  Historic Albany Foundation in Albany
  Hudson Opera House in Hudson
  NYS Arts/Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations in Mattituck
  Orpheus Theatre in Oneonta
  Proctors in Schenectady
  Roberson Center in Binghamton
  Rome Capitol Theatre in Rome
  The Stanley Performing Arts Center in Utica
  The Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown
  Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs
  Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston
  Arts Westchester in White Plains
  
• North Carolina:
  Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall
    and Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Wilmington
  Asheville Arts Council in Asheville
  Carolina Theatre
    and Durham Arts Council in Durham
  Raleigh Little Theatre
    and United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County in Raleigh
  
• Ohio:
  E.J. Thomas Hall/University of Akron
    and Akron Civic Theatre in Akron
  Great Lakes Theater/Hanna Theatre project
    and Dance Cleveland in Cleveland
  Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District
    and Dayton Art Institute in Dayton
  Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin
  
• Pennsylvania:
  Allegheny Highlands Regional Theatre in Ebensburg
  ArtsQuest/SteelStacks Project in Bethlehem
  Association for the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville
  Cumberland Valley School of Music in Chambersburg
  Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance in Philadelphia
  Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in Harrisburg
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    and Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Pittsburgh
  Reading Symphony in Reading
  Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple
    and Lackawana Regional Cultural Council in Scranton
  State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton
  Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York
  
• Puerto Rico:
  Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico in San Juan
  
• South Carolina:
  Newberry Opera House in Newberry
  
• Tennessee:
  ArtsBuild/Allied Arts Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga
  Germantown Performing Arts Centre in Germantown
  Memphis Arts Council
  Metro Nashville Arts Commission
  National Storytelling Association in Jonesborough
  Tennessee Arts Commission
  
• Texas:
  Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County in Fort Worth
  Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County in Houston
  Irving Arts Center in Irving
  Opera & Performing Arts Society (OPAS) at Texas A&M University in College Station
  Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council in Texarkana
  Zachary Scott Theatre Center
    and Center for Women+Their Work in Austin
  
• Utah:
  Utah Arts Council
    and Western Folklife Center in Salt Lake City
  
• Vermont:
  Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington
  
• Virginia:
  American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association in Fairfax
  The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville
  Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna
  
• Washington, DC:
  Americans for the Arts
  Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
  National Endowment for the Arts
  Takoma Theatre Conservancy
  
• West Virginia:
  Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg
  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia in Charleston
  
• Wisconsin:
  Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership/Windhover Center for the Arts/Arts, Education & Entertainment District project in Fond du Lac
  Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton
  Grand Theater/ArtsBlock project in Wausau
  Kohler Arts Center in Kohler
  Overture Center for the Arts in Madison
  Racine Art Museum in Racine
  

Other work experience:

• Financial Consultant of the National Endowment for the Arts' 1988-89 and 1989-90 Advancement Programs, augmenting $1,100,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, in federal funds with contributions: 1) $575,000 in computer systems, cash, software, installation, service, and support jointly from IBM Corporation (IBM's largest computer gift to the arts) and NYNEX Corporation (NYNEX Business System's first in kind gift), and 2) $26,000 for workshops from Philip Morris, Chevron USA, Citicorp, and AT &T Foundation. Assisted Halsey North, Managing Consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts' 1988-89 and 1989-90 Advancement Programs, in helping 100 arts organizations nationwide develop long-range strategic plans.
• Designed, organized, implemented, and documented 6 conferences (in Washington, DC, NYC, and San Francisco) for the NEA 1988-89 and 1989-90 Advancement Programs.
• Chief facilitator of the national symposium on ''Arts Education Assessment: Student Performance and Learning Outcomes,'' for the American Council for the Arts (now Americans for the Arts) in 1992.

Prior to 1987:

• In NYC: Vice President, First National Bank of Chicago (now JPMorgan Chase) 1984-1988 and Citibank, N.A. 1982-1984 handling corporate accounts; and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America) 1977-1982 handling corporate/international accounts
• In NYC: Assistant Vice President, North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America) 1977-1982 handling corporate/international accounts
• Administrative Director, Earlham College Japan Study Program 1969-1971

Recent and upcoming workshops:

• Association of Performing Arts Professionals Conference (formerly Association of Performing Arts Presenters) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016
• League of Historic American Theaters Conference 2001; 2002; 2003; 2-day 2004; 2005; 1-day 2006; 2-day 2007; 2008; 1½ day 2009; San Antonio Annual 2010; 1-day pre-conference + Annual Schenectady 2011; San Diego Annual 2012; Dallas Regional/Minneapolis Annual 2013; Chicago Regional/NYC Annual/Seattle Regional 2014; and Des Moines Regional/Nashville Annual/Denver Regional 2015
• Art House Convergence, Midway in Utah 2015, just prior to the Sundance Film Festival
• Main Street Iowa, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Des Moines 1-day Historic Theater and Opera House Workshop 2013

Board member:

• League of Historic American Theatres Board member 2010-2016; Board Emeritus board member since 2016; Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee 2014-2015; Executive Committee 2014-2015
• NYS Arts/Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations Board member 1991-1996; co-chair of successful fundraising event in 1994; volunteer 2002-2005

Member:

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art Friends of Asian Art since 2012; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Department of Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa since 2007; Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries since 1999
• Shakespeare's Globe Centre - USA Patron since 2015; Signature Theatre since 2012; New York City Center since 2003; League of Historic American Theatres since 2000; Association of Performing Arts Professionals since 1975
• Former member: The Juilliard School Drama Council

Publications with Halsey North:

• With Louise Cort, "A Conversation with Fukami Sueharu" in Fukami: Purity of Form edited by Andreas Marks (University of Washington Press, May 2011), the catalogue for the exhibition on view March 25 to July 30, 2011, at the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture.
• With Joe Earle, CONTEMPORARY CLAY: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Japan Society, Inc., 2006), the catalogue for the exhibition on view September 29, 2006, to January 21, 2007, at the Japan Society Gallery, New York, NY
• With Joe Earle, Curator and Chair, Art of Asia, Oceania, & Africa, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (now Vice President of Japan Society and Director of the Japan Society Gallery), CONTEMPORARY CLAY: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (MFA Publications, 2005), the catalogue for the exhibition on view October 7, 2005, to July 9, 2006, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Chapter on fundraising for Fundamentals of Arts Management and a Fundraising Online Course offered through the Arts Extension Service of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1987 and revised 1994

Other publications:

• ''State Support for Presenters,'' Chapter 1 of Presenting, Touring and the State Arts Agencies, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies 1992
• Serving the Arts in Rural Areas: Successful Programs and Potential New Strategies (edited), National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies 1991
• A Portrait of the Financial Condition of Presenting Organizations in the United States (co-edited), Association of Performing Arts Professionals 1987
• Statistics for Management (edited), Richard I. Levin, Prentice Hall 1978

Japan experience with Halsey North:

• Created, produced, and coordinated the New York Japan Society/North Group tours to Japan focusing on contemporary Japanese ceramics in 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1999 and North Group tours in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009
• Lectured on contemporary Japanese ceramics at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York's Japan Society, New York University, Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Boston's Nichols House Museum, Oregon's Portland Art Museum, Arizona's ASU Art Museum/Ceramics Research Center, and Hawaii's Maui Arts & Cultural Center
• Lectured on traveling in Japan at New York's Japan Society
• Co-curated Breaking from Tradition: Japanese Ceramics Today at Harvey / Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, August 2009
• Hosted groups from the Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum; Honolulu Museum of Art; Japan Society Friends of the Gallery; James Renwick Alliance; Japanese Art Society of America; LA County Art Museum East Asian Art Council; MFA Boston Visiting Committee of the Department of Asia, Africa, & Oceania; MFA Boston Museum Council; Mint Museum of Craft+Design; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum; and San Francisco Museum of Asian Art for tours of the Halsey and Alice North Collection of contemporary Japanese sculptural ceramics

Education:
MBA in finance and international business, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1977
MA in United States History, University of North Carolina-Greensboro 1973
BA in East Asian History and Japanese Language from Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 1969, with a junior year at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan