Creative Intersections
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,233
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rainbow Rumpus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
September 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Celebrating Our Family Stories
Project Details
Funding for Celebrating Our Family Stories, a LGBT-family fiction series designed to encourage readership of LGBT-family literature. The series will take place at libraries throughout Hennepin County.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Lia Rivamonte: Executive Director, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts; Kersten Elverum: City of Hopkins, Director of Planning and Development; Jun-Li Wang: Artist Community Organizer, Springboard for the Arts; John Bueche: Bedlam Theatre; Jessica Briggs: Program Manager, Ananya Dance Theatre; Steve Boland: Loan Officer, Nonprofits Assistance Fund.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Jill Anfang: City of Roseville assistant parks and recreation director; Heather Beal: free-lance architectural writer; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Library system director; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits director of operations and human resources; Paul Creager: Gordon Parks High School teacher and administrator, Square Lake Film Festival director; Erika Eklund: Playwrights'Center director of external relations; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Community Theatre Managing Director; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake-Savage school district program specialist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy executive director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation Project Manager; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Childrens Theatre Company director of institutional giving; Margaret Rog: free-lance grant writer and organizational development consultant; Beth Starbuck: retired consultant; Dameun Strange: free-lance musician and composer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law assistant director of Career and Professional Development.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,233
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,667
Direct expenses
$7,900
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
For children from LGBT-headed homes to hear stories that represent their lives and see their families recognized as valued members of the community; to increase the confidence and sense of safety of these children.Family surveys at the events; staff feedback and evaluation.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Children of LGBT-headed homes revealed a greater sense of belonging and increased confidence within their community.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Marion Dane Bauer, Nancy Garden, Gregory Maguire, Jacqueline Woodson
Project Manager
First Name
Laura
Last Name
Matanah
Organization Name
Rainbow Rumpus
Street Address
PO Box 6881
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55406
Phone
(612) 721-6442
Email
lauramatanah@rainbowrumpus.org
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