{"id":9346,"date":"2020-05-05T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:36:36","slug":"bi-weekly-recap-may-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.wearecreativewest.org\/de\/bi-weekly-recap-may-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Zweiw\u00f6chentlicher R\u00fcckblick: 4. Mai 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">Hallo nochmal WESTAF-Kuratorium:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">In den letzten Wochen gab es bei WESTAF einige bedeutende Entwicklungen. Vielen Dank also, dass Sie diesem zweiw\u00f6chentlichen Bericht besondere Aufmerksamkeit schenken! Dieses Update ist etwas lang (tut mir leid), aber es gibt einige tolle Sachen darin, versprochen!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">Hochqualifizierte WESTAF-Teammitglieder managen die Arbeit der Organisation weiterhin effektiv virtuell. Das Leadership Resource Team (LRT) f\u00fchrt weiterhin t\u00e4glich 30-min\u00fctige Check-ins am Morgen durch, um mitzuteilen, was in jeder WESTAF-Abteilung ansteht. Einzelne Gesch\u00e4fts- und Projektteams treffen sich h\u00e4ufig und virtuell, ebenso wie Einzelpersonen zu Einzelgespr\u00e4chen. Tools wie Slack, Zoom und G Suite ersetzen weiterhin Schreibtische, pers\u00f6nliche Treffen und Konferenzr\u00e4ume. Obwohl wir physisch getrennt sind, konnten wir eng miteinander kommunizieren, und eine beeindruckende Tatendrangigkeit treibt Projekte, Programme und Unternehmen unerm\u00fcdlich voran. Weitere Informationen zum aktuellen Status unseres Homeoffice-Programms sowie zum ersten Vorgeschmack auf einen Plan zur R\u00fcckkehr ins B\u00fcro finden Sie weiter unten. Los geht\u2019s:<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ARBEITEN AUS DER FERNE UND R\u00dcCKKEHR IN DAS B\u00dcRO<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">You may recall that our current WESTAF Working-from-Home (WFH) directive lasted until Thursday, April 30. As that date approached, we determined that the health and safety of the team would continue to be our number one priority. One important source of information for us is the State of Colorado, and Governor Polis recently announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.colorado.gov\/safer-at-home\">Safer-at-Home<\/a> program. This Level 2 phase is intended to incrementally reopen Colorado after the Level 1 Stay-at-Home order was lifted on Sunday, April 26. At WESTAF, we\u2019re developing our own Back-to-the-Office plan with these directives in mind. We are developing this plan on the premise that staying at home as much as possible in these first Safer-at-Home days keeps us healthy and also contributes to the overall public good. We are also fortunate to be a company that is able to work from home relatively efficiently. For these reasons, <strong>we extended all current WESTAF WFH protocols for an additional two weeks, until Friday, May 17<\/strong>. We have begun work on a Return-to-the-Office plan, and we will start reviewing on a weekly basis the possibility of returning to our physical office space. We\u2019ll do this with a close eye on all of the available data and only if it indicates a promising, steady and consistent decline in new cases over time. Our situation does not require us to be early pioneers in this effort, or to return hesitant WESTAFers to our physical office space. Our Back-to-the-Office planning kicked off with two detailed staff surveys (one for all staffers and one for supervisors) that went out this week to develop a clearer sense of our collective appetite around a return to the office. Our in-development plan may include voluntarily phasing in team members, developing alternate day in-office schedules, maintaining social distancing, and requiring masks, hand washing and other safety measures in our workplace for an extended period.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WESTAF COVID-19-ANTWORT<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAF continues to revise the COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/westaf-covid-19-update\/\">Update<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/covid-19-resources-information\/\">Ressourcen<\/a> web pages on our website, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/19Xmuy4RHpgLLqGVDxUnr7dJ_DBbV4bzunh2kGye5nZg\/edit?usp=sharing\">presentation\/resource<\/a> that provides deeper insights is also being revised on a weekly basis and continues to be shared with arts service organizations and arts funders in the West and nationally as we discuss ways to provide relief to the field. Hundreds of responses have been received for the WESTAF COVID-19 Arts Impact Survey, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1UxVC1KLEm4YXpkiy0kS39Z9LwO02XwEzNwVWM5Es3W4\/edit?usp=sharing\">this report<\/a> analyzes the initial survey findings. The survey closed on May 1 and full findings will be released later that month.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WESTAF CARES \u2013 HILFSFONDS F\u00dcR ORGANISATIONEN<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As previously shared, WESTAF has been working closely with the Arts Endowment as well as our sister RAOs on the development and implementation of a COVID-19 relief program for arts organizations in the western states. Led by Chrissy Deal and David Holland, and with input from key stakeholders, including the WESTAF Executive Committee as well as our western states arts agencies, we\u2019re pleased to say that the program will begin accepting applications this Wednesday, May 6. Not that it\u2019s a competition (it isn\u2019t, of course), but it\u2019s worth mentioning that we will be the first RAO to launch our CARES relief program, thanks to our team&#8217;s dedicated and driven efforts to get this program set up. The application, panelist review, grantee notification, agreement execution and funds disbursement process will happen between now and mid-July. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/13fEOY0yK7iWEq1l-nRpPw1xDlypzgnBw-3_HAF_qSzA\/edit?usp=sharing\">Here\u2019s a rough draft<\/a> of the press release scheduled to go out this week, for more information.<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CARES-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WESTAF CARES \u2014 COMMONWEALTH DER N\u00d6RDLICHEN MARIANEN<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAF wurde vom Arts Endowment gebeten (und wir haben zugestimmt!), auch CARES Act-Mittel f\u00fcr gemeinn\u00fctzige Kunstorganisationen auf den N\u00f6rdlichen Marianen zu verwalten, da deren Kunstagentur, der Commonwealth Council of Arts and Culture (CCAC), aufgrund von Schwierigkeiten infolge von COVID-19 nicht in der Lage ist, diesen Zweck angemessen zu erf\u00fcllen. Wir haben letzte Woche telefonisch mit Parker Yobei, dem Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer des CCAC, Kontakt aufgenommen und einen Bewerbungsprozess entworfen, der sich so eng wie m\u00f6glich an unser Hauptprogramm WESTAF CARES anlehnt, auch wenn der Zeitplan und das Auswahlverfahren abweichen k\u00f6nnen. Wir erwarten, dass sich etwa acht berechtigte Organisationen auf den N\u00f6rdlichen Marianen bewerben werden.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">MELLON REGIONAL ARTS RESILIENCE FUND (*VERTRAULICH*)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>For the past month, the six Regional Arts Organization (RAO) executive directors have been in touch with the Mellon Foundation, which has been interested in developing a relief and recovery fund for national arts organizations, utilizing the RAOs as a national network for this process. As you might know, Mellon has already committed significant funds to both a New York-based and a national relief fund for artists. This past Friday, we had a final meeting about this possibility, and I am very excited to report that the Mellon Regional Arts Resilience Fund will be a $10MM fund, apportioned between the six RAOs in a similar method to Arts Endowment funding, so it\u2019s likely that WESTAF will receive around $2MM for redistribution to arts organizations in the western states. Rather than an open call for funding like WESTAF CARES, the consensus among Mellon and the RAOs seems to be to work with individual SAAs in each state to put forward recommendations based on eligibility criteria that would include a balance of urban vs. rural orgs, equity and a focus on marginalized communities, survivability of orgs, etc. They are mindful that each RAO will have an independent administrative process based on capacity, timing of CARES disbursement and some other factors, but that we\u2019re together in philosophical unity and conceptual alignment. Mellon had originally expressed an interest in a 25% regional match, but upon further conversations, its interest is more about providing RAOs with an incentive to help raise more dollars regionally using the Mellon imprimatur, rather than as a hard requirement or obligation. Over the next week, RAOs will be working together to craft a concept paper to present to Mellon, which will present that for final approval at a June 3 Mellon Foundation board of trustees meeting, with funds disbursed to RAOs not long after. This will be the first time that WESTAF has ever worked with the Mellon Foundation. The funds will provide further welcome relief and recovery assistance to arts organizations in western states and will also open up the possibility for additional fundraising for ongoing regional recovery funds. <strong>Because we\u2019re still developing this program, I am asking that you please keep the news of this new program especially confidential until you receive a notification that it\u2019s public \u2014 thanks!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">LISTE DER KREATIVEN VITALIT\u00c4T<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This week, CVSuite released its first Creative Vitality List \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/cvsuite.org\/the-30-most-creative-cities\/\">The 30 Most Creative Small Cities in America<\/a> We worked with destination marketers in each city on the list, and provided them with social media kits to give the list some traction. We were really pleased with this launch. You can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/westafs-cvsuite-reveals-list-of-30-most-creative-small-cities-in-america-301048863.html\">the complete press release here<\/a>. I am particularly excited about this project because it gets us a major step closer to a WESTAF strategic goal \u2014 telling stories about the projects, people and places that manifest every single day through our data, policy, technology and advocacy work. The Creative Vitality List project also looks really good \u2014 good information, nice design, interesting pictures and a bold social media thumbnail finish that sets the bar high for future communications efforts similar to this. In a future biweekly, we\u2019ll get you some hard data on how this campaign performed on social media, but we immediately saw some great share-outs from Boulder, Missoula, Santa Fe, Iowa City and other cities on the list, as well as super-strong open rates on the email campaign. We expect to release 3-4 new lists like this per year \u2014 each giving a voice to and taking us to places that our CVSuite data represent. Leah Horn, Kelly Ernst, Ben Casalino and Sam Ortega among others did a great job here, and we\u2019re excited about the future of this program!<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9352 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-29-at-9.28.35-AM-1024x734.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">TOURWEST<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>With the advent of COVID-19, Chrissy Deal, Lani Morris and Madalena Salazar have worked diligently to review and refine our existing <a href=\"https:\/\/tourwest.gosmart.org\/\">TourWest program<\/a> \u2014 extending both the application deadline date until May 1, as well as extending the grant\u2019s performance period to December 31, 2020. Seyan Lucero, who owned this project in previous years, has also lent her valuable advice and expertise to making sure this goes as smoothly as possible. This past Friday, May 1 was the deadline for TourWest applications and the total number of applications to the program has been on par with previous years. Kudos to this team for modifying this program in light of COVID-19 and for keeping it on the rails, even while prepping the WESTAF CARES program simultaneously!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">TREFFEN DES WESTERN ARTS ADVOCACY NETWORK<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAF investiert seit einiger Zeit in staatliche und bundesstaatliche Bem\u00fchungen zur F\u00f6rderung der K\u00fcnste und hat am 24. April die Leiter von Organisationen zur F\u00f6rderung der K\u00fcnste aus der gesamten Region zu einem Treffen des Western Arts Advocacy Network \u00fcber Zoom zusammengerufen. WESTAF erw\u00e4gt seit einiger Zeit, Kunstaktivisten aus der gesamten Region zusammenzubringen, da dieses Netzwerk den staatlichen Leitern der Kunstaktivisten offiziell dabei hilft, auf die dringendsten Bed\u00fcrfnisse der Gegenwart zu reagieren und in die Zukunft zu blicken. Ein ausf\u00fchrlicherer Bericht wird in den kommenden Wochen folgen, aber David Holland hat hervorragende Arbeit geleistet, indem er eine Gruppe einberufen und moderiert hat, die fast alle unsere westlichen Staaten vertrat, und es gab gute Kommentare, Kollegialit\u00e4t und weit verbreitete Begeisterung daf\u00fcr, diese Gruppe weiterhin einzuberufen, um sich auf westliche, bundesstaatsspezifische Interessenvertretungsthemen zu konzentrieren.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Coaching\/Team-Happy-Hour<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>I\u2019ve mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/wellsstreet.com\/\">Val Atkin of Well Street Consulting<\/a> before in previous biweeklies, and she was instrumental in helping us to launch our strategic planning process in May 2019. Val was able to drop in during a WESTAF Zoom Happy Hour last Friday, April 24 and provide some good coaching and pointers around physical, emotional and mental resilience during the time of coronavirus. The LRT will also be spending more time with Val between May and September in five 90-minute sessions that will consider topics like awareness, trust, leadership, trust and productive conflict. It\u2019s important to continue with our professional development efforts \u2014 perhaps more important than ever \u2014 during this challenging time. Thanks also to Tamara for joining us on the call \u2014 it was truly great for the whole team to have the WESTAF chair be a part of this cathartic happy hour!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">PLANUNG DER KURATORIUMSSITZUNG IM MAI<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Planning continues on the agenda for our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12sZJFv8xZYwcEnpLSScqzVV_FSYpz1qvYSKE6XM1PoY\/edit?usp=sharing\">2.5 hour Zoom board of trustees meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 21 from 2pm \u2014 4:30pm MDT<\/a>. Our plan is to move through the agenda as efficiently as possible, while also leaving plenty of time for discussion around some key issues. For example, May is traditionally the time at WESTAF for the first organizational budget narrative, which will help to inform the construction of a FY21 budget which then is formally adopted at our October meeting. Is there something that you believe we need to talk about, or something specific you would like to add to the agenda? While the chair has final authority, trustees may always request items to be placed on the agenda.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Planung der Sitzung des Kuratoriums im Oktober<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Derzeit planen wir mit vorsichtigem und verhaltenem Optimismus die Herbstsitzung des Kuratoriums in Denver, die f\u00fcr den 28. und 29. Oktober 2020 geplant ist. Wir arbeiten erneut mit dem Brown Palace zusammen, um Unterk\u00fcnfte f\u00fcr die Kuratoriumsmitglieder sowie einen Sitzungssaal f\u00fcr unsere Aussch\u00fcsse bereitzustellen, einschlie\u00dflich der Er\u00f6ffnungssitzung des neuen Ausschusses f\u00fcr Gleichberechtigung und Inklusion (EIC), die urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr Mai geplant war und nun auf Oktober verschoben wurde. Wir tun unser Bestes, um die M\u00f6glichkeit zu haben, auf eine virtuelle Sitzung umzusteigen, wenn bis dahin nicht gen\u00fcgend Vertrauen in die Reisebereitschaft besteht. Keine Sorge \u2013 wir werden Sie nie zu etwas zwingen, bei dem Sie sich nicht wohl f\u00fchlen!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meinungsbeitrag von Treuh\u00e4nderin Vicki Bourn im Salt Lake Tribune<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAF trustee Victoria Panella Bourns offered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/04\/23\/victoria-panella-bourns\/\">a heartfelt Op-Ed in the April 23 edition of The Salt Lake Tribune<\/a> on the resilience and the importance of the arts during these unprecedented times. Thanks, Vicki!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">BRIEFING MIT VORSTANDSSEKRET\u00c4RIN KARMEN ROSSI<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAF Chair Alvarado, Secretary Rossi and myself had a really productive meeting about <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1nPWLLiQabpMrLKSRMmgzhAeFCgEToBOcbG7H3mFJgE4\/edit?usp=sharing\">the roles and responsibilities of the secretary of the WESTAF board of trustees<\/a>. Thanks, Karmen for assuming these responsibilities and making our board processes even more organized and efficient!<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STAATLICHE GESETZGEBUNG IN ZEITEN VON COVID-19<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>While our state arts agency executive directors on the board are recipients of NASAA bulletins and also immersed in these matters, I wanted to make sure I shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnetmail.net\/actions\/email_web_version.cfm?ep=pXoJ0TJjgj-kIKn05evv_LoZcgux-hivCdwVQGFhnWv8LRCJ6XD_OrA0ouZf_EjA6Aq09A2cSLhs2jXWY7oBYabH8fEturCM2lKA-D_mkT_vtiQY31ICETEpPlh_-5gE\">this recent update from Kelly Barsdate at NASAA<\/a> to the nation\u2019s state arts agencies on COVID-19 trends facing the arts community as well as some pointers on how to prepare a compelling response to the economic fallout. In particular, there is a sharpening of this important idea of the arts as &#8220;a recovery asset.\u201d The arts will be critical to the recovery from COVID-19. In our April 24 Zoom meeting of our region\u2019s state arts advocates convened by David Holland (referenced above), California\u2019s Julie Baker referred to artists and arts organizations as \u201cSecond Responders\u201d which is a term that resonated with me. This is a great reminder that in order to stay effective, advocacy must always adapt to a changing environment, and it may be facing its greatest challenge yet.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FINANZEN UND VERWALTUNG<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>WESTAFs Antrag auf die zweite Finanzierungsrunde des Paycheck Protection Program wurde Anfang letzter Woche bei der SBA eingereicht. Diesen Samstag erhielten wir von unserer Bank eine Benachrichtigung, dass unser Darlehen eingereicht und von der SBA genehmigt wurde und wir eine Darlehensnummer erhalten haben, die die Finanzierung vorbehaltlich eines erfolgreichen Abschlusses garantiert, also dr\u00fccken wir die Daumen. Das Finanzteam konzentriert sich seit letztem Freitag auf die Prozesse zum Monatsende, darunter ZAPP- und CaFE-Scheckl\u00e4ufe und Bankabstimmungen. Die R\u00fcckerstattungen f\u00fcr ZAPP-Stornierungen gehen weiterhin ein und das Team hilft Jessica bei Bedarf bei der Bearbeitung der R\u00fcckerstattungen. Amy arbeitet mit Christian am Zeitplan f\u00fcr das Budget f\u00fcr das Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2021 und Becca befragt die Mitarbeiter, um ein Gef\u00fchl daf\u00fcr zu bekommen, wie wohl sie sich bei der Arbeit von zu Hause aus f\u00fchlen und wie sehr sie sich freuen, wieder ins B\u00fcro zur\u00fcckzukehren. WESTAF wird von Google Docs auf das Online-Portal Paychex als unser Zeiterfassungstool umsteigen. Dies ist derselbe Anbieter, der unsere Gehaltsabrechnung verwaltet, daher wird es eine hilfreiche Erweiterung seiner Dienste zu geringen Kosten sein.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STRATEGISCHE PLANUNG<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Natalie hat sich an David Holland gewandt, um Einblicke und andere m\u00f6gliche Ressourcen f\u00fcr die strategische Planung zu erhalten. Sie werden sich n\u00e4chste Woche treffen, um die besten Wege zur Erreichung strategischer Ziele zu besprechen. Natalie hat sich freiwillig bereit erkl\u00e4rt, mit dem Marketing- und Kommunikationsteam an kommenden Projekten zu arbeiten, und trifft sich mit Leah, um die n\u00e4chsten Schritte zu identifizieren und zu arrangieren. Zusammen mit Jessica Gronich ist Natalie n\u00e4chste Woche auch dabei, um dem Tour West-Team bei der Bearbeitung von Bewerbungen und anderen Aufgaben vor der Auswahl zu helfen.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CAFE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Along with ZAPP, the CaFE team started using PandaDoc, a digital solution for sending and signing annual client contracts. In addition, Raquel has been working on a process to automate renewal reminders in our CRM platform, Zoho, for our clients who we\u2019re in the process of transitioning to annual contracts. Justine has started an #artoftheday campaign on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/callforentry\/\">CaFE\u2019s Instagram<\/a>, using artwork submitted by artists in the West as part of the Way out West call.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CVSUITE<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As previously reported, CVSuite launched the WESTAF&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cvsuite.org\/the-30-most-creative-cities\/#top\">30 Most Creative Small Cities<\/a>, the first of a series of lists that the CVSuite team will be developing. Our goal was to highlight the work you can do with CVSuite as well as bring positive focus on the arts during these stressful times. We are encouraged with the feedback we have received so far. A marketing campaign has launched to align with the Top 30, list providing press kits for these amazing cities to share the good news.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WERDEN SIE SMART<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Weitere Kunden er\u00f6ffnen und verwalten weiterhin neue COVID-Hilfsprogramme. WESTAF verwendet GO Smart zur Verwaltung des j\u00e4hrlichen TourWest-Programms und WESTAF Cares, einem neuen COVID-Hilfsprogramm. Die Frist f\u00fcr TourWest ist der 1. Mai 2020, und das GO Smart-Team wird in der n\u00e4chsten Woche vor Ort sein, um bei Fragen von Antragstellern und allgemeinen Verwaltungsaufgaben vor der Auswahl zu helfen. Der CARES-Fonds wird am 6. Mai 2020 er\u00f6ffnet, und Jessica arbeitet eng mit dem Team f\u00fcr soziale Verantwortung und Inklusion zusammen, um den Aufbau abzuschlie\u00dfen.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00d6FFENTLICHES KUNSTARCHIV<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>PAA freut sich, berichten zu k\u00f6nnen, dass das Team trotz der durch COVID-19 verursachten Verz\u00f6gerungen den Rechnungs- und Vertragsprozess f\u00fcr Bartholomew County, Indiana, PAAs neuesten CMS-Kunden, abgeschlossen hat. Dar\u00fcber hinaus werden sowohl Broward County Public Art &amp; Design als auch die Texas Tech University ihre PAA CMS-Abonnements erneuern, wodurch PAA auf einen Verl\u00e4ngerungspreis von 100% zusteuert. PAA wird im dritten Quartal mit dem Marketingteam zusammenarbeiten, um eine Google Ad Words-Kampagne zu erstellen, um die Sichtbarkeit der Site zu erh\u00f6hen, w\u00e4hrend sie weiterhin daran arbeitet, das Engagement in den sozialen Medien zu erh\u00f6hen.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ZAPP<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As noted above, ZAPP has also transitioned to PandaDoc for sending new and renewal client contracts, a task slated for FY20 but moved up in priority because of staff and clients working remotely. We\u2019re still working through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapplication.org\/news_post.phtml?post_id=2888\">cancellations and postponements of 2020 events<\/a>, and expect to need our team to focus on that significantly throughout the third quarter. We dedicated our monthly admin webinar to discussing how ZAPP can help events that are canceled or postponed and had at least 70 attendees, our largest audience to date. We also started a 50% off e-blast campaign to help shows reduce advertising costs in light of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">IMTOUR<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>At WESTAF, our programs and platforms are always being evaluated. Since 2012, IMTour has evolved from a pilot touring program to a WESTAF web platform supporting independent roster musicians by offering grants to nonprofit presenters. Given the priorities and capacities of the WESTAF organization and the significant investment required to make IMTour a player in a competitive landscape, as previously reported, IMTour will be sunsetting shortly. As of April 1, 2020, all of the grant funds have been dispersed and the grant program has now closed. The <a href=\"http:\/\/imtour.org\/\">IMTour.org<\/a> website is no longer accepting new sign-ups, and on May 15 the site will shut down completely. As you know, this is the second business platform (along with YouJudgeIt) that WESTAF has sunsetted in the last year in order to focus, streamline and resource its most viable and mission-aligned web platform businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Das ist erstmal alles \u2013 vielen Dank wie immer f\u00fcr die Betreuung der Arbeit von WESTAF und f\u00fcr die Vertretung unserer westlichen regionalen und nationalen Netzwerke aus Agenturen, Allianzen und Kunden. Wir sch\u00e4tzen dich!<\/p>\n<p>Wie immer,<\/p>\n<p>Christian<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again WESTAF Board of Trustees: There have been some significant developments at WESTAF in the past few weeks, so thanks for giving this biweekly some extra special attention! This update is a bit lengthy (sorry), but there\u2019s some great stuff in here, promise! 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