Operating Support
Operating Support
SteppingStone Theatre's mission is to develop the whole child by using educational theater programs and fully staged productions to build self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of community, while celebrating diversity in a supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts
ACHF Arts Access
Support the artistic, educational, and social development of a diverse population of youth through thoughtful, artistically rigorous arts experiences. Pre and post program surveys; age appropriate reflection using model created by Boston Youth Arts Evaluation Project; staff, teacher, and participant qualitative response (video/written); sales data. 2: Improve sustainability of SST through robust, comprehensive business systems and procedures in support of mission-driven arts programming for youth. 65% earned income ratio; reduced staff time managing routine tasks; increase in audience and donor participation; unified CRM and e-commerce operations; fiscal health including depreciation funding.
Steppingstone Theatre delivered arts programming that encouraged positive youth and adolescent development and produced culturally relevant content. Through surveys and age appropriate self-assessments, SST demonstrated increased artistic quality and greater cultural diversity, youth reported increased confidence as art-makers, and overall sales hit records in two of three program areas. 2: SST completed two transition phases to a more robust CRM platform, increased earned income, all while sustaining support for students with financial n. SST achieved 60% earned income, developed a new individual giving program reversing declines in individual giving. Better data management led to record sales, while sustaining an open access policy for families and schools with financial need.
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