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Aloha Kai\u0101ulu WESTAF:<\/span><\/p>\n Wowza \u2014 already time for another biweekly! So much outstanding activity in all corners of the organization these past few weeks. This time of the year, we\u2019re deep in planning for FY22, and the Mackenzie Scott gift we received recently has added a wonderful, if complex, dimension to our thinking. In addition to the planning that we\u2019ll be doing in various upcoming meetings and retreats (see below),<\/span> this article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy<\/span><\/a> by Bianca Casanova Anderson has also kept us grounded and inspired. Additionally, we\u2019ve been thinking a lot about mission-aligned investing and what that means to our organizational values, and we have also drawn valuable direction from<\/span> this 2018 Grantmakers in the Arts blog post<\/span><\/a> about their investing journey. Some more comings-and-goings at WESTAF as well. We\u2019re thrilled to have some new WESTAFers to the SRI team (but we\u2019re holding off on the official welcome for now until they begin the week of August 2 \u2014 more below!). We\u2019re also excited to welcome Tim Carmichael to the ZAPP coordinator role, as well Raymond Wilson and Sara Graydon, who will start this week in part-time roles that provide customer support to CaFE and ZAPP customers. Welcome, Tim, Raymond, and Sara; we\u2019re so glad to have you! I\u2019m kicking off this biweekly, though, with news of a departure from the leadership team:<\/span><\/p>\n ALOHA ALOHA ALOHA O ADAM SESTOAKS I WESTAF (CG)<\/b> CREATIVE VITALITY SUMMIT PARTNER AND SPEAKER LINEUP AND REGISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT (DH)<\/b> He \u02bbumik\u016bm\u0101h\u0101 mau kono ha\u02bbi\u02bb\u014dlelo, panelist, a me n\u0101 mea k\u014dkua. \u02bbO 57% o n\u0101 mea ha\u02bbi\u02bb\u014dlelo, panelist, a me n\u0101 mea k\u014dkua i kono \u02bbia he BIPOC a \u02bbo 66% n\u0101 wahine. Ma hope koke iho, e ho\u02bbomaka ka hui \u02bbo Convenings, alaka\u02bbi \u02bbia e Leah Horn, i ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bba inoa hanana ma o ka p\u016bnaewele Aventri i k\u016bkulu \u02bbia e Natalie Scherlong. Ua h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbo Kelly Ernst i ke kuhikuhi ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 no ka ho\u02bbomohala \u02bbana i ka \u02bbike maka o ka \u02bbaha \u02bbaha. Ua ho\u02bbomohala \u02bbo Sam Ortega i kahi ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 media no ka \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101. Ke alaka\u02bbi nei \u02bbo Moana HoChing i ka noi\u02bbi hope no ka pepa mua o ka h\u0101l\u0101wai k\u016bk\u0101 a me ka ho\u02bbonohonoho \u02bbana i n\u0101 kumuwaiwai a me n\u0101 waiwai i k\u0101kau \u02bbia no ka \u02bbaha k\u016bk\u0101. Ke ho\u02bbomohala nei \u02bbo David i ka papahana o ka h\u0101l\u0101wai k\u016bk\u0101, ke kono \u02bbana a me ka h\u014d\u02bboia \u02bbana i n\u0101 mea ha\u02bbi\u02bb\u014dlelo, ke k\u016bkulu \u02bbana i kahi papa inoa kono mua o n\u0101 alaka\u02bbi no\u02bbono\u02bbo, ke k\u0101kau \u02bbana i ka pepa pre-conference a me ka ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 \u02bbana i n\u0101 h\u0101l\u0101wai me k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia hoa k\u016bk\u0101 a me ka papa i n\u0101 pule e hiki mai ana e hana p\u016b ana me Summit Co-Director Randy Engstrom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n COLORADO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SUMMIT RURAL ARTS SESSION CONFIRMED (DH)<\/b> K\u0100M\u0100N\u0100 K\u0100N\u0100 K\u0100N\u0100 K\u0100N\u0100 (DH)<\/b> K\u0100HEA \u02bbia n\u0101 hoa hana WESTAF, MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE, INSPIRE WASHINGTON, a me CULTURAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF OREGON, i loko o ka CULTURAL ADVOCACY GROUP (DH)<\/b> \u00a0<\/span>Ua ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbia ka po\u02bbe k\u0101ko\u02bbo o ke komohana ma luna o $830,000,000 ma ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina a me ke k\u0101l\u0101 ho\u02bbiho\u02bbi k\u0101l\u0101 no ka \u02bboihana no\u02bbeau a me ka mo\u02bbomeheu a hiki i k\u0113ia l\u0101 (DH)<\/b> LUNA O KA LEHULEHU A ME KA HULI (DH)<\/b> KA HO\u02bbOPI\u02bbI HOU: WESTAF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONS (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> KOHO N\u0100 PANELISTS: WESTAF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONS (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> HO\u02bbOPI\u02bbI KA HULI (AK)<\/b> HUI LRT, RAO A ME BOT (CG) e hiki mai ana<\/b> KA AHAHUI KULA (CG)<\/b> WAIWAI a me ka hooponopono (AH)<\/b> MAKEMAKE (LH)<\/b> KA HOIKE (LH)<\/b>
\nWe\u2019re saddened to report that Adam Sestokas, director of technology and innovation, will be leaving WESTAF. Adam\u2019s last day will be Thursday, August 12. Since arriving at WESTAF in March 2013, Adam successfully migrated the organization to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and led the change to Atlassian\u2019s technology-management ecosystem. Adam completely transformed and stabilized the technology infrastructure of our business platforms and the IT infrastructure of the organization as a whole. We all have loved watching Adam and his partner Trish become such wonderful parents to their son Ryder (who is beyond adorable), and we\u2019re really going to miss the Sestokas family in our WESTAF community. Adam has big plans, and his wide range of technical competencies and experiences make him an extremely attractive and highly sought-after prospect within the technology sector, so watch out, world! Our search for Adam\u2019s successor has already begun, but in the meantime, please join me in wishing him all the very best in the next chapter of an illustrious career! Read more about Adam <\/span>maanei<\/span><\/a>, and see below for more updates from the Technology department. Thanks for everything you have done for WESTAF, Adam!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUa h\u014d\u02bboia \u02bbia n\u0101 hoa, n\u0101 mea ha\u02bbi\u02bb\u014dlelo, n\u0101 mea k\u014dkua, a me n\u0101 panelists no ka Creative Vitality Summit:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nDavid will be moderating a case study workshop \u201cArts and the Rural West – Regional trends and Colorado leadership\u201d with Mandy Ritter, program manager of the Sterling Creative District, and Richard Saxton, founder and director of <\/span>M12 Studio<\/span><\/a> (an artists collective), at the Creative Industries Summit organized by Colorado Creative Industries in October. Both Ritter and Saxton are creative entrepreneurs who have gained local, statewide, and national recognition for their work to advance arts, culture, and creativity in rural communities. Ritter is an artist and creative entrepreneur who has designed and managed a downtown beautification grant learning the ins and outs of community projects. Ritter has also been a part of the Sterling Creatives Cooperative and the Creative District from their early planning stages. The M12 Collective founded by Saxton\u00a0 is an interdisciplinary group based on Colorado\u2019s American High Plains that creates context-based art works, research projects, and education programs. M12 is known for groundbreaking and award-winning creative projects that explore the aesthetics of rural cultures and landscapes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFollowing a conversation with Laura Way, executive director of Arts Greensboro and Nate McGaha, executive director, Arts North Carolina in May, David has been invited as a keynote speaker for a creative industries summit in October\/November being organized by this local arts agency and a number of university partners in North Carolina\u2019s Triad. Inspired by the NASAA Creative Economies and Economic Recovery report and conversations with WESTAF, Laura has developed <\/span>an advocacy platform for a $7.5 million arts and culture recovery investment in the Triad.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
\nUa kono \u02bbo David l\u0101ua \u02bbo CAG n\u0101 hoa hana \u02bbo Heather Noonan l\u0101ua \u02bbo Najean Lee o ka League of American Orchestras a kau i luna o WAAN Co-Chair Manny Cawaling a me Mid-America Arts Alliance Luna o Marketing and Communications Margaret Keough i CAG. Ho\u02bboikaika \u02bbia e n\u0101 k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 i ho\u02bbomaka \u02bbia e WESTAF e pili ana i ka ho\u02bbonui \u02bbia \u02bbana o ka hui e ho\u02bbokomo i n\u0101 mea k\u0101ko\u02bbo o ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina, ua ho\u02bbolaha aku \u02bbo \u02bbAmelika no n\u0101 \u02bb\u0100ina i kahi kono i ka State Arts Action Network no n\u0101 hui k\u0101ko\u02bbo no\u02bbeau moku\u02bb\u0101ina e hui p\u016b. Sue Hildick, luna ho\u02bbokele, Cultural Advocacy Coalition o Oregon; Nate McGaha, luna ho\u02bbokele, Arts North Carolina; \u02bbO Quanice Floyd, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, \u02bbOihana Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao ma n\u0101 Kula \u02bbo Maryland; \u02bbO Anne Katz, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, Arts Wisconsin; a \u02bbo Matthew Henry, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, Arts Council o Central Louisiana \/ Louisiana Citizens for Culture ua ne\u02bbe i mua. Ua hui p\u016b \u02bbo Ann S Graham, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, Texans for the Arts i ka hui me Claire Rice, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, \u02bbo Arts Alliance Illinois a me Julie Baker, ka luna ho\u02bbokele, California Arts Advocates, i kono mua \u02bbia e WESTAF. \u02bbO k\u0113ia ho\u02bbonui \u02bbia \u02bbana o ka l\u0101l\u0101 o CAG e ho\u02bbokomo i n\u0101 mea k\u0101ko\u02bbo o ka moku\u02bb\u0101ina he kuhikuhi hou no ka hui a pa\u02bba i ka \u02bb\u014dlelo ho\u02bbohiki no ka loli.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nMe kahi bila ho\u02bbokele k\u0101l\u0101 i ho\u02bbopa\u02bba inoa hou \u02bbia e Kia\u02bb\u0101ina Newsom o Kaleponi e komo p\u016b ana me $600 miliona i n\u0101 ho\u02bbopukapuka k\u0101l\u0101 i n\u0101 papahana no\u02bbeau a me ka mo\u02bbomeheu e k\u0101ko\u02bbo i ka ho\u02bbiho\u02bbi \u02bbana o ka \u02bb\u0101pana, \u02bbo ka huina o ke k\u014dkua aupuni a me ke k\u0101l\u0101 ho\u02bbiho\u02bbi i ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbia e n\u0101 mea k\u0101ko\u02bbo no\u02bbeau ma ke Komohana ua mana\u02bbo \u02bbia i k\u0113ia manawa. ma luna o $830 miliona. (\u02bbA\u02bbole k\u0113ia i komo i ka $65 miliona papahana waiwai ho\u02bbomohala hou i ho\u02bbolaha \u02bbia ma Colorado.) \u02bbO k\u0101 m\u0101kou mau hoa, Californians for the Arts and California Arts Advocates, he mea k\u014dkua i ka pae \u02bbike \u02bbole o ka ho\u02bbopukapuka \u02bbana ma Kaleponi ma ke \u02bbano o ka hui \u02bbana o ka \u02bboihana no\u02bbeau a me ka mo\u02bbomeheu. n\u0101 hui.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFollowing the announcement of the new Manager of Public Policy and Advocacy position on 7\/14, WESTAF has already received 72 applications for the position. The application deadline is 8\/20\/21. Please share <\/span>the job posting<\/span><\/a> with your networks if you know of people who may be interested in applying. This position is partially funded by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust over the next three years.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUa pani \u02bbia n\u0101 noi no ka WESTARP i ka P\u014d\u02bbalima, Iulai 15. Eia kekahi mau \u02bbike e pili ana i n\u0101 noi.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\nWESTAF has received more than 90 nominations for its upcoming review panels for the<\/span> \u02bbO ke k\u0101l\u0101 ho\u02bbopakele \u02bbAmelika (ARP) no n\u0101 hui<\/span><\/a>. Panels will take place on August 23 – 26, with a total of four panels and each panelist reviewing approximately 75 applications. Panelists will receive a stipend of $750 each, and WESTAF anticipates approximately 25 panelists.\u00a0 Invitations have gone out to 20+ nominees with a deadline of August 2 to confirm their participation.\u00a0 All 90+ nominees will be kept on a database for consideration in future panels and to broaden our networks.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUa ho\u02bbolimalima \u02bbo WESTAF i kahi Luna H\u0101\u02bbawi a me ka Access a me kahi Luna Ho\u02bbokele a me ka Equity. E ho\u02bbomaka ana n\u0101 ho\u02bbolimalima hou \u02bbelua ma \u02bbAukake 2. E ho\u02bbouna \u02bbia kahi ho\u02bbolaha hui me n\u0101 mo\u02bbolelo pilikino no n\u0101 ho\u02bbolimalima \u02bbelua i k\u0113l\u0101 pule. \u02bbO ke ka\u02bbina hana he \u02bbeono pule \u02bboi aku ma mua o 40 mau moho like \u02bbole no k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia k\u016blana mai ka \u02bb\u0101ina WESTAF a ma waho. \u02bbO ke ka\u02bbina \u02bbimi i loa\u02bba i \u02bbelua p\u014d\u02bbai ninaninau a me ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbana i n\u0101 ki\u02bbi ki\u02bbi i m\u0101lama \u02bbia e n\u0101 limahana WESTAF mai n\u0101 ke\u02bbena like \u02bbole. \u02bbO n\u0101 mea hope \u02bbeh\u0101 ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe he \u02bbekolu mau l\u0101l\u0101 o ka Leaders of Color Network. Mana\u02bbo m\u0101kou i ka h\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbana i n\u0101 kiko\u02bb\u012b hou a\u02bbe i ka w\u0101 i ho\u02bbomaka mua ai ka po\u02bbe ho\u02bbolimalima hou i ko l\u0101kou k\u016blana.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nHe mau mahina pa\u02bbahana m\u0101kou e hiki mai ana me n\u0101 hui like \u02bbole (gasp!) o ka hui alaka\u02bbi, alaka\u02bbi RAO, ke k\u014dmike ho\u02bbok\u014d WESTAF a me ka papa luna o \u02bbOkakopa:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nNot a whole lot new to report on this fron<\/span><\/a>t, except to say that David, Anika and Christian are working on around four funding concepts for the Satterberg Foundation, following our great meeting with CC Gardner-Gleser. For FY22, we have put a placeholder of $300K (up from $200K) in the FY22 planning budget for new foundation funding. We\u2019re also monitoring closely the areas that can be funded through new fundraising sources, as opposed to areas currently restricted through other funding sources.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUa h\u014d\u02bbulu\u02bbulu \u02bbia ka mana k\u0101l\u0101 1 a ke ho\u02bboponopono nei ka hui alaka\u02bbi no ka mana 2 ma ka hopena o k\u0113ia pule a\u02bbe. Ma ke \u02bbano o ke ka\u02bbina hana k\u0101l\u0101, e h\u0101l\u0101wai n\u0101 luna e k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 i n\u0101 alaka\u02bbi no l\u0101kou e k\u0101ko\u02bbo i k\u0101 l\u0101kou mau hui e pili ana i n\u0101 ho\u02bboponopono uku ho\u02bbopau makahiki. Ma k\u0113ia P\u014d\u02bbalima, ua m\u0101ka\u02bbika\u02bbi ka hapa nui o n\u0101 limahana i k\u0101 m\u0101kou ke\u02bbena ke\u02bbena hou ma ka Alliance Center. Hau\u02bboli m\u0101kou i ka lilo \u02bbana i \u02bb\u0101pana o k\u0113ia kai\u0101ulu hou: ua kono \u02bbia k\u0101 m\u0101kou limahana i \u02bbeh\u0101 mau hanana kanaka e hana nei i Iulai, me kahi ho\u02bbok\u016bk\u016b olakino olakino! Ua k\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 \u02bbo Amy & Christian i ka ho\u02bbopukapuka \u02bbana i ka hopena me k\u0101 m\u0101kou mea k\u016b\u02bbai aku, \u02bbo Tim Schott, n\u0101na e h\u0101\u02bbawi i kekahi \u02bbike hou aku i ke komite ho\u02bbok\u014d e pili ana i k\u0113ia kumuhana. Ua ka\u02bbana like \u02bbia ka helu \u02bbana o ka papahana i ka hapaha 3 me ke alaka\u02bbi me n\u0101 helu FY20 ma ke \u02bbano he p\u014d\u02bbaiapili. Ke ho\u02bbomau nei \u02bbo Amy l\u0101ua \u02bbo Becca i n\u0101 manawa ho\u02bboma\u02bbama\u02bba he nui no ka \u02bb\u014dnaehana \u02bbike HR hou, \u02bbo Paylocity. E ho\u02bbohana ana \u02bbo Becca i ka \u02bb\u014dnaehana hou e kau i ka h\u0101\u02bbawi k\u0101l\u0101 hou a me n\u0101 l\u0101l\u0101 o ka hui \u02bbike mea k\u016b\u02bbai aku e ho\u02bbomaka ana i \u02bbAukake. Eia kekahi, ke ho\u02bbolimalima hou nei m\u0101kou no ke k\u016blana ho\u02bboponopono k\u0101l\u0101 ma hope o ka ha\u02bbalele \u02bbana o John Carpenter i kona w\u0101 a\u02bbo: \u02bba\u02bbole k\u016bpono k\u0113ia kuleana i\u0101 ia, no laila ua ho\u02bbopuka hou m\u0101kou i ke k\u016blana! Ke ho\u02bbomau nei \u02bbo Amy me ka helu \u02bbana i ka \u02bbauhau \u02bbauhau a ke ho\u02bbomaka nei \u02bbo ia i ka ho\u02bbopa\u02bba \u02bbana i ke kala kala \u02bbana o ka polokalamu palekana uku uku.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe MarComm team just launched a new <\/span>GO Smart Features page<\/span><\/a>, a paid social media campaign on Facebook, another Google Ads campaign, and its<\/span> newest blog<\/span><\/a> on arts, culture and the American Rescue Plan. We also sent out a Q4 Public Art Archive newsletter that highlighted PAA\u2019s newest features, functionality, and collection spotlights, and launched our first-ever Google Ads campaign for PAA, which got 459 clicks in its first week. We are also working towards launching a new paid social media campaign that will start at the beginning of August. The team continues to work on the Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit social media strategy and toolkit and is finalizing the main event pages on the Aventri site as we prepare to officially open summit registration on July 30!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe MarComm team has also been working on numerous communications for the Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit as well as other announcements. We are heavy into the build phase of the Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit website, with the team collaborating on final touches to be added throughout the site. The team <\/span>recently announced Adri Norris<\/span><\/a> as the artist for the Women\u2019s Suffrage Mural Project, a collaborative project between the Social Responsibility & Inclusion team and Public Art Archive. We are also in the process of compiling a list of items to be included in next month\u2019s NEA newsletter. The team also launched <\/span>a brand new News page<\/span><\/a> on <\/span>westaf.org<\/span><\/a> with a fresher, more modern layout and a new search feature so that our many audiences can easily get to the content that is most relevant to them. We are also finalizing a communications plan for a mailing address change, as along with our transition to a fully distributed workplace, we are shifting to a mail service that will open and scan our mail and deposit our checks.<\/span><\/p>\n