Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Increase participation in kids' classes and camps by a minimum of 10% by offering more scholarships to those who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend or for multiple participants in one family. The goal would be to do this in the first year and maintain or increase that number in the second year. The availability of scholarships would be promoted to try to foster additional participation. Increase the number of adult art classes offered from four to seven per year over the next two years. Measurement is a percentage, so the results would be evaluated based on attendance for the first year of the grant versus attendance in the base year of 2015. Periodically throughout the year, participants and parents will be contacted to determine their satisfaction with the kids classes and camps attended and make adjustments accordingly, based on those responses. Measurement would be based on the increase in classes offered, so would be easy to monitor progress and success for this goal.
The goals of the Organization as indicated in the original grant application were successfully met. The Organization was able to hire a part-time employee later in the year, which was one of the goals. Although the position is very part-time, it still allowed for progress in that direction with the plan to increase hours in the future. Another goal was to be able to repay one half of the private loans received by the Organization, which allowed for the purchase of the Arts Council’s building in 2013. This goal was successfully accomplished without compromising the financial integrity of the Organization or depleting needed reserves. The final goal of the purchase of a computer, printer and related accessories, although not finalized in 2016, was able to be completed in January of 2017.
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