Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,333
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northfield Arts Guild
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Scott
Steele
Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Scott
Steele
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,333
Other Funds Leveraged
$370,236
Direct expenses
$387,569
Administration costs
$2,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Membership drive, resulting in significant increase in membership and general participation in Arts Guild activities. Monthly meetings of Membership Committee to review head counts of new, lapsed, and participant non-members; develop strategies for improvement; report to the board. 2: Program Assessment: Theater and Education including completion of program assessment matrix, and board to review findings and generate a plan for potential changes. Bi-monthly staff and program committee meetings to generate proposals based on matrix-mission; finance; community value; staff; facilities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Membership rates and benefits were simplified. A ‘3 contacts’ system was established to remind members of expiration dates. A board-based membership committee was formed. Staff and key stakeholders have assessed theater, music, education, marketing, membership and donor cultivation. Data reported at Board retreat September 2014. New web site created.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ken Ewald, Virginia Lorang, Sian Muir, Rafael Estrella, Anna Lisa Rustad, Richard Collman, Kate Flory
Project Manager
First Name
Terra
Last Name
LaChance
Organization Name
Northfield Arts Guild
Street Address
304 Division St S
City
Northfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55057-2015
Phone
(507) 645-8877
Email
terra@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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