9 de agosto de 2021<\/p>\n
Saludos comunidad WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a1Mucha actividad en todos los rincones de la organizaci\u00f3n estas \u00faltimas semanas! Una c\u00e1lida bienvenida a Ashanti McGee... el lanzamiento de la inscripci\u00f3n a la Cumbre de Vitalidad Creativa de WESTAF ya ha atra\u00eddo a m\u00e1s de 120 inscriptos en tan solo los primeros d\u00edas de inscripci\u00f3n... el lanzamiento herc\u00faleo de la nueva interfaz de usuario de administraci\u00f3n de CaFE... los panelistas se alinean para el Fondo ARP para Organizaciones... una reuni\u00f3n del comit\u00e9 ejecutivo muy concurrida... la planificaci\u00f3n de varias reuniones presenciales clave que se realizar\u00e1n en los pr\u00f3ximos meses... la instalaci\u00f3n en el Alliance Center... \u00a1siga leyendo a continuaci\u00f3n para obtener actualizaciones sobre esos temas y muchas otras cosas importantes tambi\u00e9n!<\/span><\/p>\n WESTAF DA LA BIENVENIDA A UNA NUEVA DIRECTORA DE SUBVENCIONES Y ACCESO: ASHANTI MCGEE (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> FINANZAS Y ADMINISTRACI\u00d3N (AH)<\/b> REUNI\u00d3N DEL COMIT\u00c9 EJECUTIVO (CG)<\/b> PR\u00d3XIMOS RETIROS Y REUNIONES PRESENCIALES (CG)<\/b> ACTUALIZACI\u00d3N DE LOS PANELISTAS: FONDO DEL PLAN DE RESCATE AMERICANO (ARP) DE WESTAF PARA ORGANIZACIONES (AK)<\/b> RED DE L\u00cdDERES DE COLOR PLANIFICACI\u00d3N FUTURA: REUNI\u00d3N DEL COMIT\u00c9 ASESOR (AK)<\/b> LAS INSCRIPCIONES PARA LA CUMBRE DE VITALIDAD CREATIVA YA EST\u00c1N CONFIRMADAS LOS 125 MEJORES ORADORES Y PANELISTAS DE M\u00c1S DE 25 (DH)<\/b> Esto eleva a 26 el n\u00famero total de oradores y panelistas confirmados. NALAC (la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Artes y Culturas Latinas) ha sido confirmada como socio y trabajar\u00e1 con nosotros para organizar el panel \u201cVitalidad creativa y cohesi\u00f3n social\u201d. Hasta la semana pasada, 126 personas se hab\u00edan registrado para la Cumbre de Vitalidad Creativa despu\u00e9s de que se abriera la inscripci\u00f3n el 30 de julio. Las reuniones de planificaci\u00f3n del panel comenzar\u00e1n esta semana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WESTAF APRUEBA LA CARTA DE LA ASOCIACI\u00d3N PARA LA EDUCACI\u00d3N ART\u00cdSTICA AL SECRETARIO DE EDUCACI\u00d3N DE EE. UU. (DH)<\/b> WESTAF SE UNE A LA RED BE AN ARTS HERO\/ARTS WORKERS UNITED EN APOYO A LA LEY DE REVITALIZACI\u00d3N DE LA ECONOM\u00cdA CREATIVA (DH)<\/b> WESTAF SE UNE AL GRUPO DE TRABAJO DE VISAS PARA ARTES ESC\u00c9NICAS (DH)<\/b> ALIANZA DE WESTAF CON DISART (CG)<\/b> ACTUALIZACI\u00d3N SOBRE LA RECAUDACI\u00d3N DE FONDOS DE LA FUNDACI\u00d3N (CG)<\/b> CENTRO DE ALIANZA (CG)<\/b> TERRITORIOS DE LAS ISLAS DEL PAC\u00cdFICO (CG)<\/b> MARKETING (LH)<\/b> COMUNICACIONES (LH)<\/b> PLANIFICACI\u00d3N ESTRAT\u00c9GICA (CGREEN)<\/b> NEGOCIOS GENERALES (CV)<\/b> CAFETER\u00cdA (RV)<\/b> CVSUITE (KE)<\/b> Vu\u00e9lvete inteligente (JG)<\/b> ARCHIVO DE ARTE P\u00daBLICO (LG)<\/b> ZAPP (MB)<\/b> <\/p>\n Atentamente,<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n cristiano<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" August 9, 2021 Greetings WESTAF community: So much activity in all corners of the organization these past few weeks! A warm welcome to Ashanti McGee\u2026the registration launch of WESTAF\u2019s Creative Vitality Summit has already attracted over 120 registrants in just the early days of registration\u2026the herculean launch of the new CaFE admin User Interface\u2026panelists getting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"class_list":["post-11331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nEl lunes 2 de agosto, Ashanti McGee comenz\u00f3 su funci\u00f3n como Gerente de Subvenciones y Acceso de SRI. Ashanti McGee es una artista y defensora de las artes que ha llamado a Las Vegas, Nevada su hogar durante m\u00e1s de 25 a\u00f1os. Comenz\u00f3 su trabajo administrativo de las artes ayudando a las organizaciones de base y sin fines de lucro locales con la redacci\u00f3n y gesti\u00f3n de subvenciones y continu\u00f3 trabajando en esta \u00e1rea durante m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada. En 2014, fue seleccionada como representante de Nevada para el programa Emerging Leaders of Color de WESTAF y se ha desempe\u00f1ado como panelista para el Seminario de Liderazgo y Defensa de las Artes de WESTAF. M\u00e1s recientemente se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como representante de distrito de la congresista de Nevada Susie Lee, centr\u00e1ndose en la divulgaci\u00f3n para las comunidades negras, nativas americanas y LGBTQ + en torno a las artes y la cultura, el medio ambiente y las tierras p\u00fablicas. Una orgullosa madre de cuatro hijos, McGee ha comprometido su trabajo con las artes y la educaci\u00f3n, incluida la actualizaci\u00f3n de los est\u00e1ndares de educaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica para el Departamento de Educaci\u00f3n de Nevada; sirviendo como miembro de la junta de Cultural Alliance of Nevada, una organizaci\u00f3n de defensa de las artes a nivel estatal; cofundadora del Festival de Artes de Mujeres de Color de Las Vegas y miembro principal del complejo de Artes Culturales + Activismo de NUWU, un espacio de propiedad y operaci\u00f3n de personas de color en Las Vegas que trabaja para elevar a todas las comunidades mediante el fortalecimiento del conocimiento y la identidad cultural a trav\u00e9s de las artes, el activismo y la educaci\u00f3n. (Debido a circunstancias imprevistas, el nuevo Gerente de Subvenciones y Equidad anunciado previamente comenzar\u00e1 en una fecha posterior, con un anuncio conjunto pendiente).<\/span><\/p>\n
\nPlease find linked the <\/span>June Cash Summary<\/span><\/a> y el <\/span>corresponding memo<\/span><\/a> that was shared with the executive committee at their meeting on July 28. Please also find the <\/span>July cash projections<\/span><\/a>. As the memo states, June is 75% through the year (!!), and not surprisingly, we are behind in both income and expense due in part to the pandemic (67% and 70% respectively on line 38) per the cash summary report. A reminder that WESTAF provided ZAPP with a loan to help with cash flow (which results in the 42% of income from ZAPP on line 9), and the WESTAF executive committee voted to forgive that loan last month. We currently have a positive cash net balance when Mellon is removed from the totals (purple totals on line 39). We are 17% ahead of last June’s earned income per the far right section of the cash summary (not including ZAPP management fees), which indicates growth as we climb out of the pandemic. The McKenzie-Scott donation is included in the accrual net on line 43 and the cash reserve account on line 50. Since those funds went to our investments, we are planning on keeping them out of this year’s cash flow totals. While we continue to project a deficit, we are expecting it will be smaller than our budgeted deficit of $398,000.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe executive committee of the WESTAF board of trustees held their monthly virtual meeting on July 28. The conversation centered largely around the organization\u2019s re-energized approach to mission-driven, socially responsible investment. The committee reviewed WESTAF\u2019s current (and dated) investment policy and made some improvement\/updating the language therein. In addition, the committee reviewed several different mission-aligned investment resources, including <\/span>Angeles Investments<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Impact Shares<\/span><\/a>, as well as a customized ESG (environmental, societal and governance) proposal from our current investment manager ATON Advisors. The committee also heard a brief update on WESTAF\u2019s Pacific Island efforts (more on that below) and also received an update on the four key, upcoming in-person retreats and meetings (more on that below, as well). The committee also received an update on the compliance impact of <\/span>Colorado COMPS Order #37<\/span><\/a>. The meeting concluded with a finance update and an update from the EIC.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSe realizar\u00e1n cuatro retiros y reuniones presenciales clave en los pr\u00f3ximos 1 a 3 meses que realmente ayudar\u00e1n a informar las iniciativas y prioridades de la organizaci\u00f3n a medida que nos acercamos al a\u00f1o fiscal 2022:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nAfter a robust open call for nomination process that identified over 90 potential panelists, WESTAF confirmed the availability of more than 60 panel candidates. Staff reviewed each panelist application to ensure a mix of candidates from each of the 13 states whose experience aligns with the goals of the WESTAF ARP. To this end, 25 panelists have been confirmed and will engage in one of two panel orientation sessions on August 11. <\/span>Learn more about the panelists breakdown by state at this link<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOn August 6, the Leaders of Color Advisory Committee met with Anika and Ashanti. The purpose of the meeting was to review 1:1 conversations that Anika had with each committee member in the past few months and engage in a brainstorm on future planning for the network around the following activities for FY22: 1) creating compensated statewide representatives from the network to ensure that there is connection among members in each state and to act as WESTAF LOC ambassadors in each state; 2) providing thought leadership around mini \u201ccatalyst\u201d convenings each state to ensure intimate gatherings of the network for community building and activation; and 3) developing an artist-centered re-granting program where the network work guides WESTAF on all aspects of the grant design. <\/span>Review the brief slide deck from this meeting here<\/span><\/a>. As part of the next steps, the SRI team will meet for further concept development and continue conversations with the committee and network as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFive new speakers and panelists have been confirmed for the <\/span>Cumbre de la Vitalidad Creativa<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nWESTAF recently <\/span>endorsed a letter<\/span><\/a> to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona as part of an early effort to engage the Arts Education Partnership, a national network of over 100 organizations dedicated to advancing arts education. The letter asks the U.S. Department of Education to commit to data collection regarding access to arts education and student learning in the arts; issue a letter to state Title I Directors, Chief State School Officers, and Secretaries of Education specifying the eligibility of arts education for use of Title I funds; and create staff leadership positions to advise on the arts and arts learning.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEl 26 de julio, Be An Arts Hero\/Arts Workers United organiz\u00f3 una reuni\u00f3n de defensa de la Ley de Revitalizaci\u00f3n de la Econom\u00eda Creativa (CERA) para discutir un esfuerzo de defensa coordinado en todo el campo en apoyo de la legislaci\u00f3n cuando se presente, priorizando a los miembros del Caucus de las Artes del Congreso, los miembros del Comit\u00e9 de Peque\u00f1as Empresas y los miembros del Comit\u00e9 de Energ\u00eda\/Comercio. El grupo WAAN organizado por WESTAF fue fundamental para pedir este esfuerzo conjunto. El nuevo grupo ha desarrollado un canal de Slack y ha compartido documentos de trabajo y se reunir\u00e1 quincenalmente en el \u00ednterin. Be an #ArtsHero es una campa\u00f1a de base interseccional dirigida por voluntarios de 100% compuesta por trabajadores de las artes y la cultura, sindicatos e instituciones en los Estados Unidos que presionan al Senado para que asigne un alivio proporcional al sector de las artes y la cultura de la econom\u00eda estadounidense.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOn Monday, August 2, David joined the Performing Arts Visa Working Group, a national network of organizations including the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), American Federation of Musicians, the Recording Academy, Tamizdat, and others, that advocate for international artist mobility and engage USCIS and the State Department on issues affecting international artist mobility in the U.S. context. The group is in discussions on USCIS Processing, Consular Visa Processing, and COVID-19 NIE (National Interest Exemption) Restrictions. The group is actively advocating for <\/span>the ARTS Act,<\/span><\/a> which would reestablish the Arts Requiring Timely Service provision at the Immigration Service. WESTAF\u2019s AAP division regularly issues advisory opinions, consultation letters, and no objection letters for foreign guest artists seeking entry to the U.S. for artistic and cultural projects. In recent months, Moana and David have processed 10 letters requested by host organizations, law firms, and artists. WESTAF has also taken a more active role in international artistic exchange through our management of the Performing Arts Discovery program on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts in 2021. Joining the Performing Arts Visa Policy Working Group increases our access to intelligence on changes to visa policies and larger international artist mobility issues, particularly during the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWESTAF has pledged to develop its competency, build understanding and deepen relationships within the disability community. To help us along our journey, we have engaged <\/span>DisArt<\/span><\/a>, a nonprofit dedicated to cultivating and communicating disability cultural identity. DisArt recently released two newsletters that go a long way to helping us understand their work \u2014 <\/span>one which centers DisCourse<\/span><\/a>, their consulting and coaching group, and <\/span>another newsletter<\/span><\/a> that focuses on various partnerships, podcasts and disability-related topics. I highly recommend these newsletters if you want to learn more about DisArt and their work!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWe received a pass from our <\/span>AWS Imagine Grant application<\/span><\/a>\u2014their loss! It\u2019s a superlative project, and we are left with some excellent description language about our fundraising plans around the Public Art Archive that will serve us well into the future. Another follow up to <\/span>the Sloan Foundation,<\/span><\/a> this time a new connection. Thank you Tamara, for helping us initiate a personal connection to the<\/span> Patrick J. McGovern Foundation<\/span><\/a>\u2014we are optimistic that an introductory meeting is forthcoming there. After a promising introductory meeting, Christian has drafted a response to CC Gardner Gleser at the <\/span>Satterberg Foundation<\/span><\/a>, outlining four potential funding directions. Hope to get that out this coming week.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAnother WESTAF crew got a tour of <\/span>the Alliance Center<\/span><\/a> this past weekend, and got to spend some time together in-person. <\/span>Here are some photos<\/span><\/a> of our space and the get-together afterwards!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nWESTAF attended the Regional Arts Representation for Island Territories meeting organized by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) in September 2019. This meeting drummed up enthusiasm to explore and create a way to connect Pacific Island Territories and WESTAF. Historically, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and Guam (Pacific Territories) have lacked representation as a region within the US arts sector and have been excluded from national conversations surrounding art advocacy. Continuing from talks and conversations pre-pandemic,<\/span> WESTAF has taken recent measures<\/span><\/a> to holistically develop next steps and programs <\/span>with<\/span><\/i> Pacific Territories to create a partnership that includes Pacific values, culture, and priorities. Although the details of the collaboration are very loose, WESTAF seeks to expand networks to the artists and arts organizations of the Pacific territories and offer resources.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe MarComm team recently launched its Q4 CaF\u00c9 marketing campaign, which includes an email drip campaign to a targeted list of local arts councils and agencies, as well as paid social media ads and Google Ads that will run through the end of September. On Friday, we opened <\/span>registration<\/span><\/a> for our 2021 Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit and launched the initial version of our <\/span>event site<\/span><\/a> on the Aventri platform and have already received an overwhelming number of registrations. The team is also preparing for FY22, beginning to draft the marketing plans for WESTAF\u2019s technology products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEl equipo tambi\u00e9n ha comenzado a redactar el plan maestro de comunicaciones para el a\u00f1o fiscal 22, que incluye las comunicaciones en curso de WESTAF (como WESTAF Now), conferencias y ferias comerciales (como la Convenci\u00f3n anual de Americans for the Arts), reuniones organizadas por WESTAF y planes preliminares de comunicaciones para los programas y servicios de las divisiones de Responsabilidad Social e Inclusi\u00f3n (SRI) y Alianzas, Defensa y Pol\u00edticas (AAP). Actualmente, el equipo est\u00e1 recopilando contenido para WESTAF Now de agosto, con planes de compartir el bolet\u00edn el 18 de agosto, as\u00ed como trabajando en los detalles para la reuni\u00f3n presencial de la junta de octubre en Denver y algunos elementos para el retiro del Equipo de Recursos de Liderazgo en Colorado Springs. Con la inscripci\u00f3n para la Cumbre Creative Vitality\u2122 en pleno apogeo, el equipo tambi\u00e9n ha estado respondiendo y recopilando comentarios de los inscritos. Esta semana, el equipo de MarComm llevar\u00e1 a cabo su primer retiro anual, parte del cual incluir\u00e1 una sesi\u00f3n facilitada por Valerie Atkin, quien ha estado trabajando con el personal de WESTAF y varios equipos desde mayo de 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEl grupo de comunicaci\u00f3n se reuni\u00f3 para su reuni\u00f3n mensual el 29 de julio, donde discutieron su proyecto actual de compilar el informe de descubrimiento. Han establecido un cronograma para que el proyecto avance hasta la reuni\u00f3n de la junta y est\u00e1n planeando extender una invitaci\u00f3n a sus asesores de la junta para que revisen y critiquen el primer borrador del informe. El grupo de pol\u00edticas ha distribuido la encuesta del manual de socios regionales a 24 contactos en agencias de arte estatales y organizaciones de defensa del arte estatales. El siguiente paso es analizar los comentarios y utilizar la informaci\u00f3n para planificar el desarrollo del proyecto. Mientras tanto, el grupo ha estado pensando en ideas para talleres y posibles facilitadores para la reuni\u00f3n de octubre. Su pr\u00f3xima reuni\u00f3n est\u00e1 programada para m\u00e1s adelante en agosto. El liderazgo del grupo se reunir\u00e1 el lunes 16 de agosto de 2021 para un almuerzo de trabajo. La ubicaci\u00f3n a\u00fan est\u00e1 por determinar. El grupo espera determinar los talleres para la reuni\u00f3n anual de este octubre.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nChristina submitted the second draft of the business and technology budgets for FY22. She also has plans to begin work with Leah and the MarComm team to create a series of standardized templates for each product\u2019s sales kit now that the unique selling propositions are almost finalized. Business is also working through the technology team transition, identifying gaps in our resources and items that need to be prioritized, which also led to the creation of <\/span>a new tech priority process<\/span><\/a>. We recently launched a search for a DevOps System Administrator, and we hope to begin interviews in the next couple of weeks. We also had PHP and MySQL updated, important security maintenance items for ZAPP, CaFE, and GO Smart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe CaFE team is proud to say we\u2019ve launched our new CaFE admin UI! The CaFE team, business and tech teams all put in countless hours of work to make this happen, and while we still have a few tweaks and improvements to make in the coming weeks and months, we have received positive feedback and are happy with the updates. <\/span>Read more about what\u2019s new in the latest CaFE blog<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCVSuite vendi\u00f3 una nueva licencia a TRIPTK, la empresa de marketing con sede en Nueva York que mencionamos en nuestra \u00faltima actualizaci\u00f3n. La organizaci\u00f3n se acerc\u00f3 a CVS porque est\u00e1n trabajando en un an\u00e1lisis de la econom\u00eda creativa para un cliente no revelado del sector privado. Wyoming Arts Alliance renov\u00f3 su contrato y est\u00e1 en conversaciones con el equipo de CVS sobre la facilitaci\u00f3n de talleres de capacitaci\u00f3n sobre datos para su proyecto piloto de ciudades creativas. Kelly ha estado en contacto con Christy Costello de CCI sobre la Cumbre de Distritos Creativos, donde CVSuite ha confirmado que patrocinar\u00e1 y facilitar\u00e1 un almuerzo sobre el tema del uso de datos y la econom\u00eda creativa, adem\u00e1s de nuestra presentaci\u00f3n para los distritos en la preconferencia. El equipo se ha conectado con dos distritos creativos (Durango y Colorado Springs) cuyos "casos de uso" de datos se presentar\u00e1n en nuestra presentaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nGO Smart recibi\u00f3 una actualizaci\u00f3n a PHP 7.4 y las pruebas del equipo demostraron una implementaci\u00f3n exitosa. BRI complet\u00f3 el trabajo inicial sobre un error que est\u00e1 distorsionando los datos de NEA en un informe personalizado y estamos esperando el lanzamiento de esa soluci\u00f3n. Jessica ofreci\u00f3 una demostraci\u00f3n a la Fundaci\u00f3n Gottlieb despu\u00e9s de que Ken nos recomendara como una alternativa a CaFE. Esta es la tercera demostraci\u00f3n este mes, un gran aumento en la actividad de ventas entrantes. Jessica cre\u00f3 una propuesta de venta \u00fanica y est\u00e1 emocionada de comenzar a usarla en el nuevo material de ventas de GO Smart. Hemos recopilado tres testimonios de clientes para agregarlos a nuestro sitio de ventas. Continu\u00f3 la intensa construcci\u00f3n para la revisi\u00f3n final del informe de Miami Beach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nPAA complet\u00f3 el lanzamiento de las correcciones y mejoras finales que incluyen una opci\u00f3n de b\u00fasqueda por fecha, sitios web vinculados de colecciones y propietarios, y algunas correcciones de errores menores que se identificaron durante el lanzamiento anterior. PAA complet\u00f3 la importaci\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 3200 im\u00e1genes de los 35 a\u00f1os de historia de Mural Arts Philadelphia, conciliadas a partir de una base de datos heredada de FileMakerPro. Esto completa la migraci\u00f3n de im\u00e1genes m\u00e1s grande que el equipo ha realizado desde la migraci\u00f3n de la base de datos de PAA. El anuncio Powtoon actual de PAA que presenta las nuevas aplicaciones espec\u00edficas de la colecci\u00f3n est\u00e1 funcionando bien y continuar\u00e1 distribuy\u00e9ndose en l\u00ednea durante todo el mes de agosto.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe ZAPP team has been in full \u201ctraining mode\u201d as we work to teach our internal processes and site to our newest team members Tim, Sara, and Raymond! Additionally, we recently entered a sponsorship with <\/span>The Independent Artist Podcast<\/span><\/a> for the next couple of months. This podcast is hosted by artists Douglas Sigwarth and Will Armstrong and explores the struggles and successes of being festival artists. We are excited to be a part of a group that is bridging the industry for admins and artists. Another highlight for us was that our quarterly newsletter written by Julia was shared, in part, by ArtfairInsiders, a reputable industry website! You can find that blog <\/span>AQU\u00cd<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n