For over 35 years, Halsey North has assisted nonprofit theaters, performing arts centers, arts councils, and arts service organizations  across the country with fundraising feasibility studies, capital and endowment campaigns, annual operating campaigns, solicitor training, strategic planning, board development and retreats, cultural planning, organizational assessments, business plans, and workshops on fundraising, board development, and planning.

Awards:

• Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Association of Arts Councils 1979
• Fan Taylor Award from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters for outstanding service, creative thinking, leadership, and significant impact on the profession of presenting the performing arts 1988
• Chairman's Award from the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (now 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, San Francisco Chanticleer, and San Francisco Girls Chorus in San Francisco
  Oakland Youth Chorus in Oakland
  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 in Clearwater
  Tampa Theatre in Tampa
• Georgia:
  Southern Arts Federation 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
• Indiana:
  Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
• Maine:
  Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport
  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
  The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield
  Institute of Contemporary Art and Boston Computer Society in Boston
• Michigan:
  Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City
  Michigan Foundation for the Arts (now Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs) in Lansing
• Mississippi: Mississippi Arts Commission
• Nebraska:
  Opera/Omaha and Nebraska Arts Council in Omaha
• New Hampshire:
  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
  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, Cultural Council Foundation, Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, Hostos Culture & Arts Program, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Negro Ensemble Company, Network of Cultural Centers of Color, 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
  Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie
  Clemens Center in Elmira
  East End Arts Council in Riverhead
  Empire State Craft Alliance in Corning
  Historic Albany Foundation
  Hudson Opera House in Hudson
  NYS Arts/Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations in Mattituck
  Orpheus Theatre and Orpheus Performing Arts & Conference Center in Oneonta
  Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady
  Roberson Center in Binghamton
  The Stanley Performing Arts Center in Utica
  The Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown
  Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston
  Westchester Arts Council in White Plains
• North Carolina:
  Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall and Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Wilmington
  Ashe County Little Theatre in West Jefferson
  Asheville Arts Council in Asheville
  Carolina Theatre and Durham Arts Council in Durham
  Charlotte Arts & Science Council and Spirit Square Cultural Center in Charlotte
  Little Theatre of Winston Salem in Winston-Salem
  North Carolina Arts Council, 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 Festival/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
  Renaissance Performing Arts Association in Mansfield

• Oregon:
  Oregon Arts Commission in Salem
• Pennsylvania:
  Allegheny Highlands Regional Theatre in Ebensburg
  ArtsQuest/SteelStacks Project in Bethlehem
  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
• Tennessee:
  Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga
  Memphis Arts Council
  Metro Nashville Arts Commission
  National Storytelling Association in Jonesborough
  Tennessee Arts Commission
  Tri-Cities Council in Johnson City
• 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
  Peninsula Council of the Arts in Hampton
  Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna
• Washington, DC:
  Americans for the Arts, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, and National Endowment for the Arts
• West Virginia:
  Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg
  Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia in Charleston
• Wisconsin:
  Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts in Racine
  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
• Great Britain:
  The Arts Council of Great Britain and British-American Arts Association in London

Other work experience:

• Managing Consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts’ 1988-89 and 1989-90 Advancement Programs, leading 16 consultants providing planning and technical assistance to 100 arts organizations nationwide
• Executive Director of New York City's Cultural Council Foundation 1983-87
• Vice President of C.W. Shaver & Company, fundraising firm 1980-83
• Director of Corporate Contributions of Philip Morris Companies 1979-80 (now Altria Group, Inc.)
• Executive Director of the Charlotte Arts & Science Council 1976-79 and, simultaneously, creator and first Executive Director of Charlotte's Spirit Square Cultural Center, an anchor for revitalization of Charlotte's downtown 1976-78
• Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council 1974-1976
• Managing Producer of the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem 1971-74

Recent and upcoming workshops:

• Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
• League of Historic American Theaters Conference 2001, 2002, 2003, 2-day 2004, 2005, 1-day 2006, 2-day 2007, 2008, and 1-½ day 2009

Board member:

• League of Historic American Theatres
• Founding board member: North Carolina Alliance for Arts in Education, North Carolina Association of Arts Councils, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and Southern Arts Federation
• Former Board member: NYS Arts/Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (now American for the Arts)

Member:

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – Board of Overseers and Collections Committee since 2009; Visiting Committee, Department of Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa since 2007
• The Juilliard School Drama Council
• Former member: National Endowment for the Arts' State Arts Council Policy Panel, Locals Panel, Inter-Arts Panel, and Advancement Panel; New York City Arts Coalition Steering Committee; New York State Council on the Arts' Arts Service Organizations Panel; New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Major Impact Organization Panel; and North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' Theatre Arts Section Panel

Publications with Alice North:

• 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

Japan experience with Alice North:

• Co-curating Breaking from Tradition: Japanese Ceramics Today at Harvey / Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, opening August 6, 2009
• Lectures on contemporary Japanese ceramics at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass-Aspen, CO, and Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, in 2009; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009; Japan Society, New York, in 2006, 2007, and 2008; and New York University in 2003
• Created and organized 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
• Lectures on traveling in Japan at the New York Japan Society in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Education:
MBA in performing arts management and a BA in economics
Attended the arts management program at Harvard University