Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,029
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Milkweed Editions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Olmsted
Hennepin
Itasca
Nicollet
Ramsey
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Cook
Olmsted
Hennepin
Itasca
Nicollet
Ramsey
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
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
Susan Berdahl: Director of marketing and audience development, Park Square Theatre. Contract grant writer, Detroit Institute of Arts.; Laura Busch: Actor; Vicki Chepulis: Retired executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School.; Charisse Gendron: Foundation and government grants officer, Children's Theatre Company.; Jessica Leibfried: Education and community engagement director; Reginald Prim: Artist, creative leader, activist, fellow at Intermedia Arts' Creative Community Leadership Institute, and The America Project.; Dan Sjoquist: Vice president of finance, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Patricia Zurlo: Board member, The Musical Offering. Attorney and basoonist.
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
$43,029
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,397,086
Direct expenses
$1,440,115
Administration costs
$6,454
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Become a publisher not only of books but of content more broadly. 2. Attract and retain outstanding writers whose work is of enduring value. 3. Publish literature that engages communities and building community around the work we are publishing. 4. Leverage the rapidly changing media culture as an opportunity for innovative entrepreneurial approaches to publishing transformative literature from around the world. Evalute book sales--the primary way we reach readers and an important source of revenue. Evaluate reviews of our books, responses of readers and consumers, awards and distinctions garnered by our authors and their books, and event attendance.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The fact that the publishing field is in the midst of a paradigm shift has led us to adapt and invest significantly, reinventing ourselves as an entrepreneurial publisher. While this reinvention is in the early stages, we can report a number of outcomes. In 2011, we published 100 writers in eighteen titles. In 2012, we again published eighteen titles, which featured four local authors, five debuts, and four returning authors. In FY 2011, we saw a 20% increase in net book sales and a 375% increase in e-book sales. We supported authors by increasing advance payments by 80%. We enhanced digital content by redesigning our Web site and offering an e-book library of over fifty titles. We established a new staff position, content manager, to manage digital content. Prominent awards included a Minnesota Book Award for Vestments" by John Reimringer, and an American Book Award for "Extra Indians" by Eric Gansworth. We had more than 300 reviews across media and multi-year commitments from institutional funders and individuals."

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mary Aamoth, Maurice Blanks, Noah Bly, Tracey Thayer Breazeale (Vice Chair), Henry Buchwald, Libby Coppo, Betsy Cussler, Julie M. DuBois (Treasurer), John Gordon, Elizabeth (Libby) Driscoll Hlavka, Joel Hoekstra, Adam Lerner, Robert E. McDonald, Betsy Moran, Kelly Morrison (Immediate past Chair), Grace Murgia Musilek (Secretary), Ann Ness (Chair), Margaret Preska, Pete Rainey, Cheryl Ryland, Daniel Slager, Edward T. Wahl, Margot Marsh Wanner
Project Manager
First Name
Kathryn
Last Name
Strickland
Organization Name
Milkweed Editions
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-3015
Phone
(612) 215-2559
Email
kate_strickland@milkweed.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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