Organisational Structure

The philosophy behind the structure of Artists Anonymous is to create a robust and decentralised organisation which can provide a large number of events and services for our members, with the minimum amount of centralised administration and financial risk to the organisation.

This is achieved by outsourcing the running of all of our events to a partner organisation or individual, who takes on the administration and financial risk involved in organising the events in return for an agreed percentage of the income they generate. Members are encouraged to initiate new projects based around Artists Anonymous’s aims and objectives. Members are also encouraged to get involved as volunteers to help organise our events on the ground. This group of volunteers will then provide a pool of future partners to take on the running of our events. There should be no structural limit to the amount of projects Artists Anonymous can deliver.

Organisational Roles

1 Board of Directors

The Function of the board of directors is to oversee the running of Artists Anonymous. To ensure that the events that Artists Anonymous organises conform to our mission statement and that both the quality and value they represent for our membership are of the highest level that can be achieved.

Basic Roles and Responsibilities

1. •Develop event formats.
   

2. •Appoint Independent Project Managers to deliver formats.
   

3. •Set a fair participation fee for each event.
   

4. •Oversee the delivery of events.
   

5. •Attend the monthly PubClub.
   

6. •Attend quarterly meetings.
   

7. •Set the long term strategy for Artists Anonymous.
   

2 Independent Project Managers

Each activity run by Artists Anonymous is organised by an independent private partner referred to as a Project Manager. These may be individuals or companies who take on the delivery of our project in return for a percentage of the income it generates. They are responsible for all expenditure that is necessary for delivering the event including hiring staff, equipment and venues as well as any other costs incurred by running the event.

Basic Roles and Responsibilities

1. •Delivering the event / service to the Artists Anonymous Members including:
   

2. •Contracting any staff as necessary for the delivery of the event / service.
   

3. •Marketing and advertising the event / service.
   

4. •Managing the event ‘on the ground’ including responsibility for all staff and participants.
   

5. •Attend monthly PubClub meetings to meet the membership and feed back to the board.
   

6. •Attend quarterly general meetings to feed back to the membership and hear their views.
   

3 Project Assistants

The project assistants are there to help the Project Manager to deliver the events and services.

Basic Roles and Responsibilities

1. •Help the Project Managers on the ground in organising the event
   

2. •Attend regular PubClubs
   

3. •Attend the quarterly general meeting.
   

4 Practitioners

The practitioners are any non-members who are invited by a Project Manager to help deliver the event or service. They will bring a specific skills set necessary for the successful delivery of that event.

Current Organisational Structure