Flexible Support
Flexible Support
BWS Organizational Development and Leadership Resilience
Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.
Amy McGarness, Artistic; Barbara Haugen, Artistic, Audience Development / Marketing, Organizational Development / Planning; Briauna Williams, Artistic, Education, Marketing/Audience Development; Cigale Ahlquist, Fundraising, Organizational Development, Audience Development / Marketing; John DuBose, Education, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Artistic; Kevin Yang, Youth Programming, Artistic, Community Education; Samantha Prudhon Falkowski, General Management/ Administration/ Support, Education, Artistic.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Interviews/Conversations with board/staff/leaders ; Community dialogue (group conversations with a large group) ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation
The outcome was that we had funding for staff leadership and organizational development consultants to work together and with BWS advisory committee to develop and implement plans for organizational stability and resilience, we measured this by recieving the funds which we didn't have prior and checking in with one another to discuss how much more equipped we are with the tools given from consultants and reviewing documentation.