Bemidji Block Party
A free outdoor concert and a 1-hour edited broadcast of highlights from the event
$1,700,000 the first year and $1,775,000 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history.
1) Survey: A majority of listeners and attendees surveyed will report that they have more knowledge, information, and access to the arts. They will also agree that this event helped to increase the number of Minnesotans of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, and incomes to participate in the arts, culture, and history.
2) Feedback from audiences and musicians: Seek listener, musician, and participant feedback to assess that the program is reflecting the priorities of the ACHF for public broadcasting and whether it helped increase Minnesotans' ability to participate in the arts, culture, and history
Achieved none of the proposed outcome
$1,700,000 the first year and $1,775,000 the second year are for Minnesota Public Radio to create programming and expand news service on Minnesota's cultural heritage and history.
1) Survey: A majority of listeners and attendees surveyed will report that they have more knowledge, information, and access to the arts
2) Audience size: The event will attract a large live audience as evidenced by audience count. 2020 will be the third year of the event, which drew a crowd of about 700 people in 2019. Radio audience will be estimated (this radio market is not measured with statistical accuracy)
3) Participant and audience comparison to resident population: Gather demographic information about artists and estimate audience demographics to assure the event appropriately reflects the diversity and culture of the area
4) Feedback from audiences and musicians: Collect listener and participant feedback to assess that the program is reflecting the priorities of the ACHF for public broadcasting
5) Fiscal audit: The organization will assure fiscal accountability through a clean annual audit
Outcomes data not yet available