Exploring identity, collaboration, sustainability and entrepreneurial mindsets, The Self-Organize Summit is an an intimate strategic planning workshop with bbatx and group work founder Jane Hervey. Throughout the day, participants learn to create, audit and adapt strategic plans for small businesses, creative projects and community-oriented spaces.
All professions and genders are welcome. This workshop is best suited for small business owners, independent creatives and artists, side-hustlers and community/nonprofit leaders (or people who just like to learn new things).
— THE DAY’S SCHEDULE —
session one: you are an organism
This course is a goal-mapping exercise, intended to help attendees identify their own values, mission, resources and needs. Participants will leave this session with the foundational aspects of a strategic plan for their personal and professional pursuits, as well as a framework for making values-based decisions moving forward.
session two: ethics- and values-based budgets
How do we make use of our resources? How do we honor our needs? In this course’s second session, attendees will create energy budgets for their time, money and intangible resources, while also determining how to best meet the needs of their community. Participants will leave this session with the tools to create a financially sustainable business plan that can be implemented over time.
session three: creative collaboration
How do we work with each other and create structures for collaboration both within our organizations and without? The next session in the course will explore the methods by which we pursue collaboration and the structures of how we work with others. This session will also include a thought exercise in self-care and community-care that explores the constraints of human empathy and communication. Participants will leave this session with a digital toolkit and communication strategies for collaborating with others.
session four: examining bias, establishing policy
How do our values and goals translate into policies and principles? In this session, we’ll examine the ways in which our beliefs (both conscious and subconscious) influence our actions. Participants will leave this session with the foundations of a communications and operations plan for themselves and collaborators.
session five: a brand identity is more than marketing
How do we communicate our ideas with the public? The next session in this course will be a deep dive into the way that our values and mission statement for our work can be translated into authentic external communication with the public. Participants will leave this session with next steps for the creation of a brand identity guide and marketing plan.
session six: committing to personal and professional curiosity
That which does not adapt does not survive—so how can we as human beings with interests in social impact also evolve? For the closing session in this course, students will share what they have learned throughout the sessions, the next steps they will take for their projects, as well as determine what sort of mechanisms they will put into place to engage in a continued practice of learning, questioning and adaptation.
— MEET THE INSTRUCTOR —
Originally from the small town of Rio Hondo, Texas, Jane Hervey (she/her) is a creative producer and musician, living and working in Austin, Texas. She is the founding director of bbatx, and actively designs communication strategies and experiences for other arts and entertainment organizations, nonprofits and creative start-ups. As an artist, since putting out her first four-track EP “Sour Grapefruit” in 2019, she has opened for OSHUN, Nomi Ruiz, Bunny Michael and more. Her work has been profiled in publications like Texas Monthly and Forbes, and in 2017 she was inducted into the City of Austin's Women's Hall of Fame. You can learn more at janeclairehervey.com.
— GET TICKETS —
Registration is $60 (with 50% of proceeds benefiting bbatx’s entrepreneurial programs) and the course will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, June 27. All participants will receive a complimentary digital copy of the Get Self-Organized zine.
— VENUE ACCESSIBILITY NOTES —
This event will occur on Zoom and closed captioning will be provided. A link to the workshop’s virtual room will be sent at least 24 hours in advance. If you need accommodations, you can let us know by emailing thebabes@bossbabes.org.
— MEET THE PRODUCERS AND PARTNERS —
BBATX (#bossbabesATX): We’re a Texas-based nonprofit that amplifies and connects women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and community leaders. We believe that representation, education and intersectionality make for more resilient leaders and communities. We create spaces to share our crafts, find collaborators, learn new skills, seek guidance and provide each other with practical and emotional resources. Anyone interested in our mission, core values, and initiatives are invited to participate—and learn more about how intersectional gender equality can improve their daily lives. We provide 1500 opportunities to women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and community organizers per year. More than 20,000 community members also annually attend our showcases, markets and dialogues—so, whether you apply to participate in one of our programs, attend our workshops, conferences and dialogues, or come out to a festival or market to support the community we’re building, you’re a member of this movement. All babes, all people, are welcome. :) Learn more at bossbabes.org.
group work: Founded by multidisciplinary creative, Jane Claire Hervey, group work is a boutique creative production studio, specializing in communications and experience design. group work has created festival identities, produced conferences, managed tours, directed photo shoots, created social media personalities and more. :) say hi.