COLLECTION OF KNOWLEDGE
In addition to our handbooks and guides, we also want to provide you with a knowledge collection with links to external know-how material from the pop culture cosmos. A knowledge collection lives from the participation of its users, so please send us an e-mail to mail@popboard.nrwif you have further ideas for entries or your own projects that you would like us to publish here.
► PRO MUSIK Artist Elevator
► PRO MUSIK Self-employment starter kit
► Tadel Verpflichtet – Conversation strategies for dealing with right-wing populism
► SHOW CASE NRW – Network and support for musicians and bands
► Democratic cultural work: Link list from Soziokultur NRW
► Know-how for associations and the non-profit sector
► BDKV Awareness Guidebook
PRO MUSIC ARTIST ELEVATOR
The Artist Elevator from PRO MUSIK is a competence center for professional musicians in Germany, founded by musicians for musicians. The motto “We rise by lifting others” reflects PRO MUSIK’s mission: to support you as a self-employed musician at every level – from individual consultations, workshops and contract templates to cooperation with experts and contact points throughout Germany. The Artist Elevator can help you with a wide range of topics.
► More information at: https://artistelevator.de/
PRO MUSIC STARTERKIT SELF-EMPLOYMENT
The self-employment starter kit from PRO MUSIK offers freelance music professionals valuable tips and information to help them become self-employed. The aim is to make all the important information for career starters visible and available at a glance in order to prevent newcomers from making the same mistakes today as they did 20 years ago.
► Free download at: https://artistelevator.de/starterkitselbststaendigkeit/
Conversation strategies for dealing with right-wing populism
This free brochure in plain language offers practical support for recognizing disinformation and inflammatory narratives and actively combating them. It empowers readers to recognize manipulation, stand up against discrimination and confidently defend their rights. It is published by the Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe and the association Censure Committed.
► Free download at: https://www.lebenshilfe.de/shop/artikel/demokratie-schuetzen-gefaehrliche-politische-ideen-erkennen
SHOW CASE NRW - NETWORK AND SUPPORT FOR MUSICIANS
Showcase.nrw (create music NRW / New.Heimat.Sounds) aims to make bands and solo musicians in NRW visible. Anyone can form a band and play in front of their friends for a while – but what happens next? This is exactly why showcase.nrw offers a filter system that shows you who the local underground is and what it sounds like. It shows you all the support you can get as a young musician in North Rhine-Westphalia.
► More information at: https://www.showcase.nrw/
► At https://www.showcase.nrw/foerderung/wissenswertes the site also offers valuable tips (from “finding a rehearsal room” to press photos and music management) for musicians.
DEMOCRATIC CULTURAL WORK
Democratic cultural work is more important than ever these days. Many players in (socio)culture are involved in this, and the need for information is huge. This link list from Socioculture NRW on democratic cultural work is intended to facilitate access to this complex subject area and reduce individual research work. Share it, use it, copy it and link to what you find useful!
► More info at:
https://soziokultur-nrw.de/demokratische-kulturarbeit-linkliste/
Know-how for associations and the non-profit sector
With its wide range of information for clubs Vereinsknowhow.de is a unique project in the German-speaking world and provides information on topics such as accounting, donation law and tax returns.
► More information at: https://www.vereinsknowhow.de
BDKV AWARENESS GUIDE
What exactly does awareness mean? How does it relate to diversity? And why is it relevant for the events industry? The Awareness Guide of the BDKV contains a selection of examples and explanations for practical use.
► Free download at: https://bdkv.de/awareness-guidebook/
