Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alive and Kickin
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Music Education Program for African American Disabled Community Members

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Marisol Chiclana-Ayala: Artist, Board Chair El Arco Iris; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Vice President for Advancement; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of MN Founder and Executive Director; See More Perspective: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach St. Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Community Education Adult and Youth Programs Coordinator; Lynne Bertalmio: Retired Director Stillwater Public Library; Wendy Lane: Retired Human Resources Consultant; Donna Saul Millen: TPT-Twin Cities PBS Events Director; Sara Wilson: Gislason and Hunter, LLP Attorney.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Christian Novak: Fundraising, Audience Development, Marketing; Chuayi Thao: Organizational Development, Youth Programming, Education; Jennie Kim: General Administration, Audience Development, Marketing, Education; Jenny Keight: Education; Volunteerism; Community Education; Kathryne Fisher: Education, Community Education, Artistic; Leila Awadallah: Artistic, Community Education; Zhen Zou: Education, General Management, Administration, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,625
Direct expenses
$20,625
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The measurable outcomes we hope to achieve are to increase monthly community participation from 75 participants to 100 and earn a satisfaction rating from 80% of group leaders with their experience being a rating of at least four out of five (5 bring the top score). Success will also be defined with with our advisory/partners through a semi-annual anonymous survey with 80% of respondents reporting satisfaction, on a rating scale of at least four out of five and our Annual Holiday Event success will be determined by number of participants (200+), demographics that reflect our community statistics, a physical show hands (and calculation) of express satisfaction with participant experience with a rating of at least four out of 5. Monthly program meetings and reports will be filed to record engagement level of the participants, educational review, number of participants, feedback on experience, room for improvement, address survey results, logistics and programming changes and a semi-annual survey will be administered in July and December, 2018 to participant leaders and advisory committee to assess overall value, quality of education, changes to participants' quality of life outside of classroom, individual participant needs addressed and rate the service provided by Alive and Kickin.

Measurable Outcome(s)

SingOUT! welcomed more than 100 total participants (avg 65 per month) over the grant period and consistently obtained 95% favorable satisfaction rates of the experience from program leaders, participants/partners (caregivers reporting for participants), advisory/partners and guest artists. The annual program welcomed 148 people and achieved a 14% increase in attendees at the January 2019 SingOUT!

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Stan Rein, Jan Preble, Dan Seeman, Michael Matthew Ferrell
Project Manager
First Name
Heather
Last Name
Brands
Organization Name
Alive and Kickin
Street Address
1015 4th Ave N Ste 205
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(612) 382-7155
Email
heather@aliveandkickinmn.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency