Agosto 9, 2021<\/p>\n
Pagbati sa komunidad ng WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n Napakaraming aktibidad sa lahat ng sulok ng organisasyon nitong mga nakaraang linggo! Isang mainit na pagtanggap kay Ashanti McGee...ang paglulunsad ng pagpaparehistro ng Creative Vitality Summit ng WESTAF ay nakaakit na ng higit sa 120 mga nagparehistro sa mga unang araw pa lamang ng pagpaparehistro...ang napakalaking paglulunsad ng bagong CaFE admin User Interface...mga panelist na nakapila para sa ARP Fund for Organizations \u2026isang abalang executive committee meeting...pagpaplano para sa ilang mahahalagang personal na pagpupulong na magaganap sa mga darating na buwan...pag-aayos sa Alliance Center...basahin sa ibaba para sa mga update sa mga item na iyon at marami pang iba pang mahahalagang bagay!<\/span><\/p>\n WESTAF WELCOMES ISANG BAGONG GRANTS AND ACCESS MANAGER: ASHANTI MCGEE (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> PANANALAPI AT ADMINISTRASYON (AH)<\/b> EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (CG)<\/b> Paparating na IN-PERSON RETREATS AND MEETINGS (CG)<\/b> UPDATE NG MGA PANELIST: WESTAF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONS (AK)<\/b> MGA LIDER NG COLOR NETWORK FUTURE PLANNING: ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (AK)<\/b> CREATIVE VITALITY SUMMIT REGISTRATIONS TOP 125 AT MAHIGIT 25 SPEAKER AND PANELISTS ANG KUMPIRMA NGAYON (DH)<\/b> Dinadala nito ang kabuuang bilang ng mga tagapagsalita at panelist na nakumpirma sa 26. Ang NALAC (ang National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures) ay nakumpirma bilang isang kasosyo at makikipagtulungan sa amin upang ayusin ang panel na "Creative Vitality and Social Cohesion". Nitong nakaraang linggo, 126 na tao ang nagparehistro para sa Creative Vitality Summit pagkatapos magbukas ng rehistrasyon noong 7\/30. Magsisimula ang mga pulong sa pagpaplano ng panel ngayong linggo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WESTAF ENDORSES ARTS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LETTER TO US SECRETARY OF EDUCATION (DH)<\/b> WESTAF AY SUMALI MAGING ARTS HERO\/ARTS WORKERS UNITED NETWORK NA SUMUSUPORTA SA CREATIVE ECONOMY REVITALISATION ACT (DH)<\/b> WESTAF, SUMALI SA PERFORMING ARTS VISA WORKING GROUP (DH)<\/b> WESTAF'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DISART (CG)<\/b> PAG-UPDATE NG FUNDRAISSING NG PUNDASYON (CG)<\/b> ALLIANCE CENTER (CG)<\/b> PACIFIC ISLAND TERRITORIES (CG)<\/b> MARKETING (LH)<\/b> KOMUNIKASYON (LH)<\/b> STRATEGIC PLANNING (CGREEN)<\/b> PANGKALAHATANG NEGOSYO (CV)<\/b> CAFE (RV)<\/b> CVSUITE (KE)<\/b> GO SMART (JG)<\/b> PUBLIC ART ARCHIVE (LG)<\/b> ZAPP (MB)<\/b> <\/p>\n Magalang na isinumite,<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kristiyano<\/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
\nNoong Lunes, Agosto 2, sinimulan ni Ashanti McGee ang kanyang tungkulin bilang SRI Grants and Access Manager. Si Ashanti McGee ay isang artist at arts advocate na tinawag na tahanan ng Las Vegas, Nevada sa loob ng mahigit 25 taon. Sinimulan niya ang kanyang gawaing pang-administratibo sa sining na tumutulong sa mga lokal na katutubo at nonprofit sa pagsulat at pamamahala ng grant at nagpatuloy sa pagtatrabaho sa lugar na ito nang mahigit isang dekada. Noong 2014, napili siya bilang kinatawan ng Nevada para sa WESTAF's Emerging Leaders of Color program at nagsilbi bilang panelist para sa Arts Leadership and Advocacy Seminar ng WESTAF. Siya ay nagsilbi kamakailan bilang kinatawan ng distrito para sa Nevada Congresswoman Susie Lee, na tumutuon sa outreach para sa Black, Native American, at LGBTQ+ na mga komunidad sa paligid ng sining at kultura, at kapaligiran at pampublikong lupain. Isang ipinagmamalaki na ina ng apat, ipinagkatiwala ni McGee ang kanyang trabaho sa sining at edukasyon, kabilang ang pag-update ng mga pamantayan sa edukasyon sa sining para sa Nevada Department of Education; naglilingkod bilang isang miyembro ng lupon para sa Cultural Alliance of Nevada, isang organisasyong nagtataguyod ng sining sa buong estado; cofounding ang Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival, at kumikilos bilang isang pangunahing miyembro ng NUWU Cultural Arts + Activism complex, isang POC-owned at operated space sa Las Vegas na gumagana upang iangat ang lahat ng mga komunidad sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalakas ng kaalaman sa kultura at pagkakakilanlan sa pamamagitan ng sining, aktibismo, at edukasyon. (Dahil sa mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari, ang bagong Grants at Equity Manager na dating inanunsyo ay magsisimula sa ibang araw, na may nakabinbing magkasanib na anunsyo).<\/span><\/p>\n
\nPlease find linked the <\/span>June Cash Summary<\/span><\/a> at ang <\/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
\nMayroong apat na pangunahing in-person retreat at pagpupulong na darating sa susunod na 1-3 buwan na talagang makakatulong upang ipaalam ang mga inisyatiba at priyoridad ng organisasyon habang patungo tayo sa FY22:<\/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>Creative Vitality Summit<\/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
\nNoong Hulyo 26, nag-organisa ang Be An Arts Hero\/Arts Workers United ng Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA) Advocacy meeting para talakayin ang coordinated field wide advocacy effort bilang suporta sa batas kapag ito ay ipinakilala, na inuuna ang mga miyembro ng Congressional Arts Caucus, mga miyembro ng Small Business Committee , at mga miyembro ng Energy\/Commerce Committee. Ang grupong WAAN na inorganisa ng WESTAF ay naging instrumento sa panawagan para sa magkasanib na pagsisikap na ito. Ang bagong grupo ay bumuo ng isang Slack channel at nagbahagi ng mga gumaganang dokumento at magpupulong dalawang beses sa isang linggo sa pansamantala. Ang Be an #ArtsHero ay isang 100% volunteer-run, intersectional grassroots campaign na binubuo ng mga manggagawa sa Arts & Culture, Unyon, at institusyon sa United States na nagtutulak sa Senado na maglaan ng proporsyonal na tulong sa sektor ng Arts & Culture ng ekonomiya ng Amerika.\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
\nSinimulan na rin ng team ang pagbalangkas ng master communications plan para sa FY22, na kinabibilangan ng mga patuloy na komunikasyon ng WESTAF (tulad ng WESTAF Now), mga kumperensya at trade show (tulad ng taunang Americans for the Arts Convention), WESTAF-hosted convenings, at mga paunang plano sa komunikasyon. para sa mga programa at serbisyo sa ilalim ng Social Responsibility and Inclusion (SRI) at Alliances, Advocacy, and Policy (AAP) divisions. Kasalukuyang nagko-compile ang team ng content para sa WESTAF Now ng Agosto, na may mga planong ibahagi ang newsletter sa Agosto 18, pati na rin ang paggawa ng mga detalye para sa personal na pulong ng board noong Oktubre sa Denver at ilang item para sa Leadership Resource Team retreat sa Colorado Springs. Sa ganap na pagpaparehistro para sa Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit, ang koponan ay tumutugon din at kumukuha ng feedback mula sa mga nagparehistro. Ngayong linggo, isasagawa ng MarComm team ang kanilang unang taunang retreat, na bahagi nito ay magsasama ng isang pinadali na session kasama si Valerie Atkin, na nagtatrabaho kasama ang mga staff ng WESTAF at iba't ibang team mula noong Mayo 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNagpulong ang communication cohort para sa kanilang buwanang pagpupulong noong Hulyo 29, kung saan tinalakay nila ang kanilang kasalukuyang proyekto ng pag-iipon ng ulat ng pagtuklas. Nagtatag sila ng timeline para sa proyekto hanggang sa pulong ng lupon at nagpaplanong magpaabot ng imbitasyon sa kanilang mga tagapayo sa lupon para sa pagsusuri at pagpuna sa unang draft ng ulat. Ibinahagi ng policy cohort ang panrehiyong survey ng handbook ng kasosyo sa 24 na contact sa mga ahensya ng sining ng estado at mga organisasyong nagtataguyod ng sining ng estado. Ang susunod na hakbang ay i-dissect ang feedback at gamitin ang impormasyon para planuhin ang pagbuo ng proyekto. Samantala, ang cohort ay nag-brainstorming ng mga ideya sa workshop at posibleng mga facilitator para sa pulong ng Oktubre. Ang kanilang susunod na pagpupulong ay nakatakdang sa Agosto. Magpupulong ang pamunuan ng cohort sa Lunes, Agosto 16, 2021, para sa isang working lunch. Ang lokasyon ay hindi pa matukoy. Inaasahan ng grupo na matukoy ang mga workshop para sa taunang pagpupulong ngayong Oktubre.<\/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
\nNagbenta ang CVSuite ng isang bagong lisensya sa TRPTK, ang kumpanya ng marketing na nakabase sa New-York na binanggit namin sa aming huling update. Nilapitan ng organisasyon ang CVS habang gumagawa sila ng pagsusuri sa malikhaing ekonomiya para sa isang hindi kilalang kliyente ng pribadong sektor. Ang Wyoming Arts Alliance ay nag-renew ng kanilang kontrata at nakikipag-usap sa koponan ng CVS tungkol sa pagpapadali sa mga workshop ng pagsasanay sa data para sa kanilang mga malikhaing lungsod na pilot project. Nakipag-ugnayan si Kelly kay Christy Costello mula sa CCI tungkol sa Creative Districts Summit, kung saan kinumpirma ng CVSuite na mag-sponsor at mag-facilitate ng tanghalian sa paksa ng paggamit ng data at creative economy, bilang karagdagan sa aming presentasyon para sa mga distrito sa preconference. Ang koponan ay konektado sa dalawang malikhaing distrito (Durango at Colorado Springs) na ang data ay "mga kaso ng paggamit" ay itatampok sa aming presentasyon.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNakatanggap ang GO Smart ng PHP 7.4 upgrade at ang pagsubok ng team ay nagpakita ng matagumpay na pagpapatupad. Nakumpleto ng BRI ang paunang gawain sa isang bug na nagpapaikut-ikot sa data ng NEA sa isang custom na ulat at hinihintay namin ang paglabas ng pag-aayos na iyon. Nag-alok si Jessica ng demo sa Gottlieb Foundation pagkatapos kaming irekomenda ni Ken bilang alternatibo sa CaFE. Ito ang pangatlong demo ngayong buwan, isang malaking pagtaas sa aktibidad ng papasok na benta. Gumawa si Jessica ng Natatanging Proposisyon sa Pagbebenta at nasasabik itong simulan ang paggamit nito sa bagong collateral sa pagbebenta ng GO Smart. Nakakolekta kami ng tatlong testimonial ng kliyente upang idagdag sa aming site sa pagbebenta. Nagpatuloy ang matinding gusali para sa huling pag-overhaul ng ulat ng Miami Beach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNakumpleto ng PAA ang paglabas ng mga huling pag-aayos at pagpapahusay na kinabibilangan ng opsyon sa paghahanap ayon sa petsa, naka-link na koleksyon at mga website ng may-ari, at ilang menor de edad na pag-aayos ng bug na natukoy noong nakaraang release. Nakumpleto ng PAA ang pag-import ng mahigit 3,200 larawan mula sa 35-taong kasaysayan ng Mural Arts Philadelphia, na pinagkasundo mula sa isang legacy na database ng FileMakerPro. Kinukumpleto nito ang pinakamalaking paglipat ng imahe na isinagawa ng koponan mula noong paglipat ng database ng PAA mismo. Ang kasalukuyang Powtoon ad ng PAA na nagtatampok ng mga bagong app na partikular sa koleksyon ay mahusay na gumaganap at patuloy na ipapamahagi online sa buong buwan ng 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>DITO<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n