{"id":10712,"date":"2021-04-05T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/?p=10712"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:36:42","slug":"bi-weekly-recap-april-5-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.wearecreativewest.org\/fil\/bi-weekly-recap-april-5-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi-Weekly Recap: Abril 5, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mga pagbati sa tagsibol, mga katiwala at kasamahan ng WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This gorgeous Denver spring weather almost made me forget that we\u2019re now officially <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">half way through<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> WESAF\u2019s fiscal year! How did this happen? Let us skim right over that, and convey that we are so very joyful to welcome Anika Kwinana to WESTAF (her first day is today, April 5!) and also to announce that Moana Palalei Hoching is also joining us as a senior policy associate working with David. More information about Moana is included below. These sharp and savvy experts will provide much needed leadership, oversight and support in our SRI and AAP divisions, and we couldn\u2019t be more thrilled that they\u2019re joining the WESTAF community. From there, lots to report \u2014 including a chockablock marketing\/communications check-in from a very busy Leah, and some newsy and very cool business updates \u2014 so let\u2019s get to it, shall we? But wait! Before we go any further, let\u2019s kick this off right with news of a superb trustee achievement&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WESTAF TRUSTEE BRANDY REITTER NANALO CITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR SA COLORADO CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inalerto kami ng Trustee na si Mike Lange na winalis ng Eagle County ang manager of the year awards ceremony ng Colorado City at County Management Association noong Lunes, kasama ng CCCMA na kinikilala ang Eagle town manager at WESTAF trustee na si Brandy Reitter bilang city manager of the year. Sinabi ni Eagle Mayor Scott Turnipseed na ang kanyang propesyonal na diskarte ay gumawa ng malaking pagkakaiba para sa bayan. &quot;Siya ay hindi kapani-paniwala sa pagbuo ng isang koponan at nagtatrabaho upang magawa kung ano ang sinusubukan naming gawin,&quot; sabi niya. Malaking pagbati kay Brandy para sa karangalang ito!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WESTAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagpulong ang executive committee para sa kanilang buwanang pagpupulong noong 3\/24 na may maraming napapanahong mga bagay na dapat takpan, na nagbunga ng isang nakakaganyak na malawak na talakayan. Sinimulan namin ito sa isang pagtatanghal mula sa aming auditing firm na Plante Moran na nagturo sa amin sa aming huling mga dokumento sa pag-audit at kumuha ng ilang mga katanungan. Higit pang mga detalye tungkol dito sa update ni Amy sa ibaba. Naghawak din kami ng ilang espasyo para sa karahasang naranasan namin bilang isang komunidad \u2014 patungo sa komunidad ng AAPI gayundin sa Boulder. Pinangunahan ni Chair Alvarado ang mga opisyal sa isang pag-uusap tungkol sa pangangalap ng pondo, at nagkaroon din kami ng magandang talakayan tungkol sa patuloy na mga plano at pag-unlad ng WESTAF tungkol sa pagiging isang distributed na lugar ng trabaho. Magboboto rin kami sa dalawang bagong miyembro ng board sa pulong ng Mayo. Napakagandang usapan!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>FEBRUARY FINANCIALS (AH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February financials are available for your review. February is the 5th month of our fiscal year. Here are the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1b5_4YPUYW9-P8YX8hUXNanmsiCQXZY4X\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February cash summary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the accompanying <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14oNxztISMRFTp6OXOyZJbFuXxf6T8KXca4eeYySp-vE\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aFzCukkZVH1lg4LFR1xu7UH7feqxmIad\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The March end of year projections<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also available. This is the first month we see the second Paycheck Protection Program loan which is on line 33. Otherwise, income and expense are in a good position and our projected deficit at year end has been significantly reduced from the budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>PANANALAPI AT ADMINISTRASYON (AH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are considering changes to our HR &amp; Operations post-pandemic and planning for the shared use of our offices until the lease expires in Dec. Amy researched state tax and legal implications of staff traveling and working from other states per the recommendation of the Employers Council. Amy scheduled time with Anika and Becky for training on how to manage SRI financials. The 990 tax form and audit draft were approved by the excom and the full board via emailed unanimous consent. The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19SNEcrfRtwDNZnIr1VodeCNs2bCjkv6YI9edDNAIMeI\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> document retention policy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was reviewed by the excom and shared with all staff who are asked to consider the policy and how it applies to their paper files. An overview of the benefits provided with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vz_njkWRPeE9rx5cJyXBXHrHeVfu9gWg\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">membership for WeWork<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was also discussed with the excom and shared with the full staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>LEADERSHIP RESOURCE TEAM FACILITATED TRUST\/FEEDBACK SESSION WITH VAL ATKIN (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This past week, the leadership team participated in a two-hour coaching session with Val Atkin from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wellsstreet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well Street Consulting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This was a powerful level-set meeting with the team around components of trust and psychological safety as well as how to develop a safe and effective feedback culture within the whole organization, something that we\u2019re angling towards as a component of our professional development and evaluation process with Insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>INSIGHTS CHECK-IN (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/insightsapp.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Christian had a productive catch-up conversation with our Insights representative Kirsti Tcherkoyan regarding our integration of this evaluation and feedback tool at WESTAF. The adoption of Insights is going well since we introduced it to the team last year. The more use the system gets, the more useful it will become to the whole organization in a feedback, personal and professional development capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR SEARCH (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have received dozens of resumes for the position of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NER6RIYnQUfOFfL9as0T7K_1LPT9ctPr\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">executive coordinator.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We hope to identify a successful candidate by the beginning of May so that Natalie S. will be able to train this new person through the organizational process leading up to May board meeting, then have the new executive coordinator full onboarded through the summer and into the fall board meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>US REGIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION CHAIRS AT ED RETREAT (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lumahok sina Tamara at Christian sa taunang US RAO chair at ED retreat nitong nakaraang linggo kasama ang mga upuan at ED ng aming limang kapatid na RAO. Ito ay isang pagkakataon hindi lamang upang mag-check-in, ngunit upang ilarawan at mailarawan din ang mga collaborative na proyekto na nasa pagbuo, kabilang ang posibilidad ng isang pambansang RAO-led ELC program, isang Regional Arts Resilience Program v. 2.0, at isang update sa ang National Coalition of Arts Preparedness and Response (NCAPER\/AIR). Nakatanggap din kami ng masusing update sa $15B SVOG program ng NIVA mula sa Hal Real, chair ng Mid-Atlantic Arts. Ang SVOG ay pinangangasiwaan sa pamamagitan ng SBA, at nagkaroon kami ng inspirasyong talakayan tungkol sa pagbawi ng pandemya at ang papel ng mga RAO sa naaangkop na sukat, pagpopondo sa hinaharap para sa sining. Ang katamtamang dalawang oras na session na ito ay ang unang retreat na nag-iimbita sa mga upuan ng RAO mula noong aming pag-urong sa Burlington noong 2019 at pinalitan ang aming retreat na naka-iskedyul para sa Fort Collins, CO na nakansela dahil sa pandemya.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NASAA NEW ADVOCACY MATERIALS SESSION (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian attended a virtual session on NASAA\u2019s Updated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nasaa-arts.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=91318ed679b9085966f05465c&amp;id=664633cfb6&amp;e=5c98ab27cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Creative Economy State Profiles<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, describing the value of arts and cultural production in every state prior to the global coronavirus pandemic. The data, published by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nasaa-arts.us18.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=91318ed679b9085966f05465c&amp;id=288897cf6b&amp;e=5c98ab27cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (BEA) in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endowment), are an authoritative source for the value of the creative economy in every state. In addition, NASAA also released the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nasaa-arts.org\/nasaa_advocacy\/arts-and-creativity-strengthen-our-nation-a-narrative-and-message-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Arts and Creativity Strengthen Our Nation<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows advocates how to make a case for public support of the arts as a core necessity\u2014rather than as an optional nicety. Its recommendations originate from extensive message testing and research on the values that motivate elected officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS 202ND MEETING (CG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian attended the virtual public portion of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov\/about\/leadership-staff\/national-council-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Council on the Arts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 202nd Meeting. There were opening remarks and routine voting on recommendations for grant funding, followed by updates on arts endowment activity from the Acting Chairman Ann C. Eilers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>NATIONAL ARTS ACTION SUMMIT SESSION ON LEGISLATING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY AND DISASTER RECOVERY (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inimbitahan si David na magsilbi bilang panelist para sa isang advocacy briefing session sa National Arts Action Summit na tututuon sa dalawang aspeto ng patakaran sa creative economy: una, sa pagsusulong ng for-profit at nonprofit na creative economy sa pamamagitan ng federal na batas na may espesyal na pagtutok sa mga komunidad na sadyang kulang sa serbisyo. Kabilang sa iba pang panelist ang US Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-OR), Narric Rome, Americans for the Arts, Craig Nutt, CERF+, Carolyn Ryan, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Frank Cullen, US Chamber of Commerce, Jonathan Glus, San Diego Arts &amp; Culture Commission, at Amy Schwartzman \u2013 National Coalition for Arts&#039; Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WESTAF WELCOMES MOANA PALELEI HOCHING BILANG SENIOR POLICY ASSOCIATE (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumali si Moana Palelei HoChing sa WESTAF noong Abril 1 upang magsilbi bilang senior policy associate ng WESTAF, isang tungkulin sa pagkonsulta na namamahala sa mga pangunahing pampublikong patakaran at mga programa ng adbokasiya at nagbibigay ng payo sa direktor ng epekto at pampublikong patakaran. Nag-aambag ang HoChing sa mga komunikasyon sa pananaliksik at patakaran ng WESTAF at nakikipagtulungan sa kanyang grassroots advocacy network, na nakikipag-ugnayan sa isang hanay ng mga isyu sa patakaran sa sining at kultura sa pamamagitan ng equity lens. Kasalukuyan siyang nagsisilbi bilang vice chair ng Zoo, Arts, and Park (ZAP) Program Tier 1 Board, kung saan tumutulong siya sa pagdidirekta ng $14.3 milyon ng Utah taxpayer dollars sa 22 arts and cultural nonprofits, pati na rin sa tatlong zoo sa buong Salt. Lambak ng Lawa. Dati nang nagsilbi si HoChing bilang assistant director ng educational outreach ng Honoring Nations program sa Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Isa siyang multidisciplinary artist, technologist, at mabangis na tagapagtaguyod para sa Indigenous affairs at kumunsulta sa mga proyekto sa Kenya; Waikato, Aotearoa; New Orleans; New York; Las Vegas; Denver; at sa buong Indian Country at may sariling production company, Crazyhorse Productions. Ang HoChing ay isang ipinagmamalaking alumna ng National Pacific American Leadership Institute (NAPALI), Administrative Fellowship Program (AFP) ng Harvard University, at programa ng Emerging Leaders of Color (ELC) ng WESTAF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WESTAF MEETING WITH SURDNA FOUNDATION (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nakipagpulong sina Tamara at David kay Javier Torres-Campos, Direktor, Thriving Cultures, sa Surdna Foundation para talakayin ang anti-racism na paglalakbay ng WESTAF, equity work, Emerging Leaders of Color program, Leaders of Color Network, at mga paraan kung saan maaaring mag-intersect ang WESTAF sa kanilang trabaho sa Kanluran at sa buong bansa. Sumang-ayon si Javier na ikonekta kami sa mga pangunahing kasosyo sa kilusan sa kanilang trabaho sa rehiyon tulad ng Center for Cultural Power; gumawa ng mga pagpapakilala sa iba pang pribadong pundasyon na maaaring interesado sa aming trabaho; at ipagpatuloy ang mga pag-uusap tungkol sa isang partnership sa pagitan ng aming mga organisasyon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>INimbitahan ang WESTAF NA MAGSALITA SA NASAA GRANTS OFFICER PEER SESSION SA REGIONAL ARTS RESILIENCE FUND (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sa Huwebes 4\/8, sasali si David sa NASAA Grants Directors\/Managers group para sa isang peer session na tumatalakay sa WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund at kung paano inangkop ng WESTAF ang aming mga programang gawad para mas mapagsilbihan ang BIPOC at mga komunidad sa kanayunan. Si Jimmy Castillo mula sa Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) ay magsasalita tungkol sa kung paano nagsagawa ng pag-audit ang HAA sa lahat ng kanilang mga pampublikong proyekto sa sining upang subaybayan ang pagkakaiba-iba, pagkakapantay-pantay, at pagsasama ng mga artist na ginawaran ng mga kontratang ito sa buong buhay ng programa at paggamit. sa mga resulta upang repormahin ang kanilang mga pampublikong alituntunin sa sining at proseso ng pagpili at i-benchmark ang kanilang mga pagbabago.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>INimbitahan ang WESTAF NA SUMALI SA WESTERN ARTS ALLIANCE LGBTQ+ COMMITTEE (DH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumali si David sa unang pagpupulong ng Western Arts Alliance LGBTQ+ Committee noong 4\/2, isang bagong affinity group na inorganisa ng WAA upang iangat ang mga boses ng LGBTQ+; pagtibayin ang mga kultural na anyo tulad ng ballroom drag, at burlesque; at palawakin ang membership ng mga taong LGBTQ+ na lumalahok sa WAA. Kasama sa grupo ang mga indibidwal na artista, mga pinuno ng samahan ng gumaganap na sining, nagtatanghal ng sining ng pagtatanghal, at mga nagpopondo sa Kanluran. Ang WAA ay isang pangunahing kasosyo sa paghahatid ng mga pangunahing aspeto ng aming panrehiyong programa sa paglilibot na pinondohan ng National Endowment for the Arts, kasama ang Performing Arts Discovery. Ang WAA ay nakikibahagi rin sa mga grante ng TourWest na nagtatanghal ng mga indigineous artist sa pamamagitan ng Advancing Indigenous Performance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>STRATEGIC PLANNING (NS)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The communications cohort has settled into a monthly meeting scheduled which is feeling pretty good for the team. At our last meeting, cohort members reported on some internal research including refining a survey that will be sent to WESTAF internal and external stakeholders. In addition, we are finishing up an evaluation of WESTAF\u2019s brand assets. Our next meeting is scheduled for April 7th and we will be checking-in on the moving parts to this project. We will also be moving into a research compilation phase on that date. Once we compile the research we will move into the first phase of our recommendations. The policy cohort met with our Trustee Advisors on March 19th to review<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1RXp4z0xSX_WCPPDbkATdUV8bt7ez3gw7oAvt8JeClLE\/edit#heading=h.q8t1dy7957hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the scoping doc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and address any concerns. The document is now finalized and will be utilized as a guide to identify upcoming initiatives for the cohort. Co-leaders, Janae and Justine, met with David on Tuesday, March 30th to recap their meeting with the TAs and identify project proposals for the group. The next cohort meeting will be on April 20th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>MARKETING AT KOMUNIKASYON (LH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alam na ng karamihan sa inyo, ngunit gusto naming opisyal na ibahagi ang magandang balita na si Natalie Scherlong ay sasali sa MarComm team bilang bagong communications coordinator ng WESTAF! Unti-unting lilipat si Natalie sa bagong tungkuling ito habang nagsusumikap kaming mag-recruit at kumuha para sa kanyang kasalukuyang posisyon. Inaasahan namin na ganap niyang gagampanan ang papel sa Mayo. Nasasabik kaming i-welcome si Natalie sa MarComm team! Kamakailan din ay nakipag-usap ang team sa Common Notice para iakma ang mga natitirang session ng storytelling para matugunan ang ilan sa mga hamon ng pagtatrabaho sa isang distributed na kapaligiran.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>MGA KOMUNIKASYON AT MGA ANNOUNCEMENT (LH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last few weeks, we released a handful of significant announcements, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/westaf-welcomes-new-director-of-social-responsibility-and-inclusion-anika-kwinana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our new Director of Social Responsibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ang <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/westaf-welcomes-the-2021-emerging-leaders-of-color-cohort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 ELC program cohort<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WesternStatesArtsFederation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ELC alumna joining David\u2019s team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the extension of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TourWest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2021 application deadline program, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/westaf-statement-on-murder-of-asian-american-women-and-others-in-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a statement on the murder of Asian American women and others in Georgia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In mid-March, Leah participated in a kickoff RAO communications meeting, to provide an opportunity for RAO communications staff to explore possibilities for increased information sharing and cross-promotion of stories and grant opportunities across the six regionals. As a first step, the group has created a shared document with all six RAO\u2019s tentpole activities for the year for better information sharing. We will meet again in mid-April to continue discussing the many great ideas that were shared in the March meeting and plan to meet on a monthly basis moving forward. The April edition of WESTAF Now is nearly complete and will be delivered in mid-April. We have been submitting content monthly for the National Endowment for the Arts Newsletter and are currently working on the Spring RAO Activity Report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>MGA PULONG AT PANGYAYARI (LH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After wrapping a successful 2021 Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar (ALAS), the MarComm team is now working on a plan to share out the recordings from the event more broadly. We are also planning to build a page on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WESTAF.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> devoted to the Seminar, which we hope to launch by May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>WESTAF.ORG<\/b><\/a><b> (LH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We continue to refresh portions of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WESTAF.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; most recently, Sam revamped the Technology page (now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/web-services-for-the-arts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web Services for the Arts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 and we hope to launch the newly formatted News page in April as well. We are also currently working with the SRI team on a plan to build out a designated TourWest page to better showcase the program and its grantees and, as mentioned earlier, a page specifically devoted to the Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT MARKETING (LH)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GO Smart \u2014 We recently launched our first paid social media video ads for GO Smart, which will run throughout the month of April, and are working on making further improvements to the GO Smart sales site, currently focusing on the Features page. Our 2021 blog and SEO strategy has been initiated, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosmart.org\/5-steps-for-creating-a-strong-grant-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a March blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (authored by WESTAF\u2019s new communications coordinator, Natalie Scherlong!) on tips for creating strong grant proposals. CaFE \u2014 the team recently wrapped up its Q1-Q2 campaign targeting galleries, which generated a list of 40 qualified leads for followup by Ken. With both the email and social media campaigns performing so well, we are working on further segmenting our marketing list of over 2,800 potentials to identify additional audiences based on our CaFE personas to develop a Q3 marketing campaign focused on a smaller, more targeted group. CVSuite \u2014 the CVSuite team is making great progress on its third Creative Vitality List (see CVSuite biweekly recap for more info), expected to launch at the end of April. The MarComm team is launching a new Google ads campaign in April specifically around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cvsuite.org\/features\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CVSuite\u2019s Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in hopes of increasing traffic to the reports page to generate more sales around those offerings. We are also planning to launch our first set of paid social media video ads in Q3. PAA \u2014 Sam recently worked with Lori to design a fun, fresh newsletter to the PAA master list of 4,566 contacts. The newsletter highlighted special projects in collaboration with Mural Arts Philadelphia and featured some of PAA\u2019s collection spotlights, new features and enhancements. So far, the newsletter generated three leads and significantly increased traffic to the PAA website. We are currently working on drafting copy for PAA\u2019s first paid social media video ad, planned for an early Q3 launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>PANGKALAHATANG NEGOSYO (CV)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si Christina ay nagsusumikap na suriin at i-update ang mga kontrata ng ZAPP upang i-account ang paglipat sa mga pagbabayad sa EFT kasama ng isang na-update na force majeure clause na sinenyasan ng pandemya; Kasama rin sa gawaing ito ang pagsusuri sa patakaran sa privacy ng WESTAF na may karagdagang gawaing kailangan kay Leah para i-update ang ilan sa wikang iyon. Natapos na namin ang mga panayam para sa posisyon ng coordinator ng proyekto ng negosyo at umaasa kaming matanggap ang isang alok bago ang Abril 5. Magsisimula kami ng mga panayam para sa part-time na customer experience coordinator sa Abril 8. Gumawa rin kami ng ilang pagbabago sa aming panloob sales meeting, pagpapalit ng aming agenda mula sa isang sales figure na istilo ng pag-uulat tungo sa isang mas nakakausap na talakayan tungkol sa mga tagumpay at hamon sa mga benta sa bawat produkto ng SaaS at isang mas malakas na pagtuon sa aming estratehikong direksyon sa pagbebenta.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>CAFE (RV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CaFE team will be meeting in early April for an OKR Q2 recap. The team will use this time to report on goals, work in progress, update metrics, and summarize accomplishments and blockers. Testing rounds on the new admin ui continues; however, the release date planned for end of April may need to shift and is undetermined at this time. This month on the CaFE Corner blog we take a deeper look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.callforentry.org\/a-deeper-look-how-two-organizations-use-cafe-to-select-artworks-and-artists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;How Two Organizations Use CaF\u00c9 to Select Artworks and Artists.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lastly, here&#8217;s a small sample (from over 200!) of opportunities accepting entries on CaFE:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artist.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morean Center for Clay Artist in Residence 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artist.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RFQ for Creative Placemaking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artist.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8658\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dance: an Esther Rolle inspired exhibition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/artist.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comunidad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A Hispanic\/ Latinx Heritage Month Exhibition &amp; Residency Opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>CVSUITE (KE)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ang Cache at Arkansans for the Arts ay pinadalhan ng pinal na bersyon ng kanilang kontrata at nakumpirmang pipirma sila. Bumili din sila ng Specialized Impact Report mula sa amin. Nasasabik ang grupo sa tool at magpaplano kami ng data-training workshop sa kanila kapag naayos na nila ang access. Ang CVSuite ay may kick-off meeting para sa Data-Education project na paparating at naghahanda na ng mga materyales para sa meeting. Mayroon din kaming exploratory meeting sa SMU DataArts para talakayin ang posibleng partnership sa isang joint report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>GO SMART (JG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isang hindi inaasahang isyu ang lumitaw sa mga ulat ng NEA habang sinusubukan ni Lani na kunin ang data ng TourWest 2019 Final Report. Nakagawa si Natalie ng isang plano para sa pagtaas, ngunit natuklasan na ang isyu ay isang edge case na tatalakayin nang higit pa sa buwanang pagpupulong ng build at ilalagay sa pangkalahatang gawain ng NEA na darating. Patuloy kaming tumutulong sa Departamento ng Sining at Kultura ng San Antonio na nahihirapan sa isyu ng Intent to Apply workflow. Hinihintay namin ang pinal na kontrata at mga dokumento sa pag-renew para sa Massachusetts Cultural Council sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa CaFE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>PUBLIC ART ARCHIVE (LG)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAA has been busy working on a number of enhancements to artwork detail pages and collection-specific maps that will continue to improve the user experience and leverage more of PAA\u2019s technical infrastructure for the benefit of paid clients. 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