Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,692
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Her Voice Productions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Her Voice Productions is a diverse community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.?

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,692
Other Funds Leveraged
$231,080
Direct expenses
$231,080
Administration costs
$26,692
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Develop, and present high quality choral music programming for women and girls' voices focused on growth, connection, and female empowerment. Participants feel empowered, affirmed, satisfied (survey/discussion); volunteer and audience satisfaction (survey/discussion); artistic evaluation by staff; post-event discussions. 2: Provide relevant, inclusive, and accessible choral arts/music education programming with a low cost to participate and attend. Participant and audience surveys; participant/audience feedback on accessibility, relevance, and inclusivity (surveys/discussions); increased scholarship capacity.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Produced high quality choral music programming for women's voices with an online and in-person options for singers and audience. Her Voice Productions used surveys, social media insights, and participants/singers' open forums and discussion groups as evaluation methods. 2: Provided a free cost to sing to all participants and low cost to attend performances and events. Her Voice Productions used surveys, social media insights, and participants/singers' open forums and discussion groups as evaluation methods.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karleen Kos, Ronna Puck, Jane Adamson-Waitley, Alanna Walen, Junalyn Lowry, Sue Killeen, Tonja Orr, Emily Menchaca, Elizabeth Paul, Meg Swanson
Project Manager
First Name
Elizabeth
Last Name
Damico-Carper
Organization Name
Her Voice Productions
Street Address
PO Box 22509
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55122
Phone
(612) 333-8292
Email
edc@hervoiceproductions.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
Email the Agency