Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,102
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northfield Arts Guild
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Dakota
Rice
Dakota
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$18,102
Other Funds Leveraged
$336,898
Direct expenses
$355,000
Administration costs
$10,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Write and implement effective, transparent, and inclusive operating procedures for all programs. 2. Put into operation a long-term, sustainable financial strategy. 3. A marketing plan that strengthens our outreach efforts is up and running. 4. The detailed assessment of the effectiveness and value of each program and service is in process. Focus groups and surveys. Assessment matrix: donor development (strength of impact on member and donor), financial development (projected cost, projected revenue, revenue), destination (new member entry point, potential number of annual attendees, value to mission, and ease of implementation.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Created documents for each program that will be tested. Completed: Play selection, artistic staff contracts, and job descriptions; gallery selection procedures, artist contracts, season format; and standardized class tuition and teacher pay-scales. 2. Analysis of past five year budgets in process. Redesigning members and sponsor packages. Monthly program budgets from staff to board, and respective volunteer committees implemented. 3. Created a database of all regional contacts at social media, newspapers, art organizations, galleries, etc., for target marketing. Implemented a pre-event marketing checklist. Collecting zip codes at events in order to target marketing. 4. Using an assessment matrix for all programs; cultivation of donors, members, and volunteers. Assessment categories: budgets, aesthetic value, educational value, use as an entry point, headcounts, mission, community need. Schedule 2012-13: complete assessment matrix, hire a consultant to lead a re-visioning of our mission, design action plan, and implement plan.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Paula Granquist, Michele Olsen, Ann Etter, Deb Clark, Toni Easterson, Gail Hansen, Kate Southwick, Steve Wilmot, Steve Engler, David Wolff
Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Mosey
Organization Name
Northfield Arts Guild
Street Address
304 Division St S
City
Northfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55057-2015
Phone
(507) 645-8877
Email
ann@northfieldartsguild.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
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