Two-Year Operating Support Grant
Two-Year Operating Support Grant
To create a fundraising/marketing plan, upgrade computer system, subsidize additional rental cost.
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist
Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Our goals are to cover our rent on our additional space while we complete a workable financial plan with the guidance of a consultant to cover increased operating expenses and allow the continuing growth in our programming, including more adult classes, continuing to improve our summer art program and provide more community performances, exhibits and collaboration; refine and establish a professional marketing plan which will continue to increase our visibility and membership/volunteer base. Purchase and upgrade technology, a wireless printer, QuickBooks and Microsoft Office to provide us with the tools necessary to carry out our financial and marketing plans. As a result of this project : We will have an expanded and workable financial plan with increased revenue strategies to meet our increased expenses as we continue to expand our programming to meet our mission and goals and a strengthened marketing plan to broaden our membership and visability.. We will have two new committees as a part of our Board; a financial and marketing committees, recruiting members who show demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with these crucial areas of development as well as having knowlege of NWFA and its goals and objectives. . We will increase our use of the extra gallery space by providing more classes as determined by our questionnaires. We will also seek feedback from area artists about their need for meeting spaces, hopefully adding to the groups that regularly meet. We will continue to provide ôartist spotlightsö, focusing on new and innovative arts whenever possible. With the technological updates, we will be able to expand our membership drive by creating fliers and mailings to a broader audience and build our membership revenue with more members or higher membership dues. Updating current software will increase our ability to track and note trends in membership and provide additional data security. We will also offer increased efficiency for our members with a wireless, faster printer.
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