{"id":13847,"date":"2022-07-25T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/?p=13847"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T14:36:49","slug":"bi-weekly-update-july-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.wearecreativewest.org\/sm\/bi-weekly-update-july-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fa&#039;afouga ta&#039;ilua-vaiaso: Iulai 25, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Iulai 25, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pele WESTAF Community:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are now well into our fourth and final quarter of the year; the WESTAF team is focused on budgeting, planning and goal-setting for FY23, beginning October 1. The business team (overseeing our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/web-services-for-the-arts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five Software as a Service (SaaS) web services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) have worked diligently to develop a set of detailed OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to guide their priorities in the coming year. This year, in particular, they are a special achievement, taking our web businesses to new heights of sharp focus, transparency and accountability. Thank you, business team! Lots more services, programs and activities to learn about in the updates below, including new CaF\u00c9 client the Society of American Graphic Artists (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagaprints.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAGA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), a thought-provoking new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicartarchive.org\/belmar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virtual show<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on PAA, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cvsuite.org\/resources\/dataed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DataEd by CVSuite\u2122 video series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that dives into questions, methodologies, and best practices for understanding and analyzing creative economy data. Also, don\u2019t miss the upcoming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiansforthearts.org\/calendar\/2022\/7\/26\/advancing-arts-amp-justice-with-congresswoman-barbara-lee\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7\/26 webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featuring Congresswoman Barbara Lee and State Senator Ben Allen of Santa Monica \u2014 lots of super CA happenings this biweekly! Also, updates on the great work being done by the State Arts Agency Innovation Fund (SAAIF) steering committee \u2014 huge thanks to you, too. Learn the latest about this fall&#8217;s Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit, also how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/tourwest-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taamilo i Sisifo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is shaping up and lots more besides. I am so grateful to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/westaf\/staff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amazing WESTAFers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014so keenly focused on the work while also showing up with warmth and humor over Slack or Zoom, at our space at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealliancecenter.org\/ourtenants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alliance Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here in Denver, or at a board or business meeting. Thanks, all! See anything here you want to learn more about? Don\u2019t hesitate to be in touch! Let\u2019s jump in:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>PISINISI LAUTELE (CV)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le lua vaiaso talu ai o se asiosio i totonu o le pisinisi pisinisi. O Christina sa matua&#039;i taula&#039;i i le pulega ma le fa&#039;afoega o galuega a le WACESP ma Kelly, fa&#039;aopoopo i le iloiloga ma le au&#039;ili&#039;iliga o tupe maua ma tupe fa&#039;aalu fuafuaina i le FY23 i pisinisi, i le ZAPP (e ese le paketi) ma tupe alu fa&#039;apitoa. Na auai foi Blair, Natalie, ma Christina i fonotaga uma e lima SaaS OKR toe fa\u02bbaleleia ma fa\u02bbamae\u02bbaina le fa\u02bbamaumauga o oloa mo oloa uma a SaaS. O le fa&#039;aputuga o oloa i lenei tausaga e aofia ai le tau fa&#039;atulagaina mo le fa&#039;aaliga i tulaga o a&#039;afiaga; o fa&#039;avasegaga nei e pei o se tagata e fa&#039;asaga i tagata, se fa&#039;atauga fa&#039;atau, se fa&#039;aleleia atili o galuega i totonu, ma isi mea ta&#039;itasi o le a aofia ai fo&#039;i se fa&#039;amuamua tau maketi e fesoasoani ia i tatou e va&#039;ai lelei i mana&#039;oga feso&#039;ota&#039;iga o lo&#039;o si&#039;omia ai fa&#039;asalalauga fou ta&#039;itasi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KAFE (RV)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na mae&#039;a e le &#039;au a le CaF\u00c9 le isi ta&#039;amilosaga o su&#039;ega o le fa&#039;aleleia atili o viti\u014d ma fa&#039;alogo i le faila a le tusiata. Mo ata vitio ma fa&#039;alogo leo, o lona uiga e mafai nei e le au tusiata ona tu&#039;uina atu galuega fa&#039;amalamalamaga maualuga nai lo faila fa&#039;atapula&#039;aina. Mo fa&#039;al\u0101potopotoga ma fa&#039;amasino, o lona uiga e mafai ona latou fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;iina galuega fa&#039;atino atoa e pei ona fa&#039;amoemoe le tusiata. O lo&#039;o sauni fo&#039;i le CaF\u00c9 e fa&#039;amatu&#039;u atu le fa&#039;atonuga i le fau tusi talosaga. I le fausiaina o latou valaau mo fesili pepa ulufale, o le a mafai nei e le au pulega ona seti fesili e fa\u02bbatatau i tali. Ole vaega lea ole tele o fa&#039;alapotopotoga o lo&#039;o talosagaina ma o le a sili ona aoga mo le fa&#039;amaoniaina o le agava&#039;a sui, mana&#039;oga nofomau tusiata, ma le tele o isi mea. Ia Iuni, na matou fa&#039;afeiloa&#039;ia ai le Sosaiete a American Graphic Artists (SAGA) i le CaF\u00c9, ma, ia Iulai, na matou fa&#039;afeiloa&#039;ia ai le Vincent Price Art Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CVSUITE (KE)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ua tu&#039;uina atu e le &#039;au faufautua mo le WACESP le fa&#039;aaliga lona lua, le fa&#039;amatalaga galue o le tamaoaiga, ina ua mae&#039;a ona talosagaina se fa&#039;aopoopoga lua vaiaso e gata ai. O lo&#039;o fa&#039;aauau pea ona fa&#039;atautaia e le &#039;au ma fai fuafuaga mo fonotaga ma pa&#039;aga ma fa&#039;aauau su&#039;esu&#039;ega i le su&#039;esu&#039;ega o le tamaoaiga ma le fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;iga o le fa&#039;anatura, o le isi la tatou fa&#039;asoa. O le CVSuite na faia lana uluai fonotaga e uiga i le CVSummit ma le MarComm Team. I le fonotaga, na talanoaina ai e le &#039;au le fa\u02bbatulagaina o le fa\u02bbatulagaina, o matafaioi ma matafaioi a le au ma faia se talanoaga e uiga i sini o mea na tutupu. Na auai foi Keli i le fonotaga a le au a le AAP a o latou talanoaina a latou laulau. I le itu tau pisinisi, o le Common Notice sa fuafua e fa\u2019amae\u2019a ai le fa\u2019atalatalanoaga fa\u2019ai\u2019u o le poloketi i lenei vaiaso, peita\u2019i e le\u2019i maua e le \u2018au se fa\u2019afouga tulaga. Talu ai e tuai tele le poloketi, o le a galue Keli e toe fa\u02bbamuamua le poloketi ma le taimi fa\u02bbatasi ma le Common Notice. Mulimuli ane, na fa&#039;amae&#039;a e le &#039;au le latou fonotaga o le OKR i le kuata lona tolu ma sa fa&#039;aalu le lua vaiaso talu ai e galue ai i le QBR, ma fuafua masina o totoe o le FY.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ALU LOTO (JG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leai ni fa&#039;afouga GO Smart ile taimi nei. O loo fiafia Jessica i se masina lagomeli ua toe faatulaga. Ioe!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE (LG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PAA team continues to work with Boulder artist Kara Fellows on the finalization of the PAA Anniversary Map Project &#8211; we imagine the artwork will be completed by the end of July, and PAA will work with MarComm and Business to solidify a distribution plan. The PAA and Business teams have made great progress on the migration of Sarah Conley Odenkirk\u2019s Public Art in Private Development database (PAPD) into the PAA\u2019s network of resources. The team hopes to launch this in late summer. Many thanks to the organizational skills of Natalie Villa and Blair Carpenter, who have streamlined efforts for this large undertaking. PAA completed the work on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicartarchive.org\/belmar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Belmar History + Art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project, a special virtual exhibition organized by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and now available digitally on PAA. This is an incredible project led by artist April Banks and historian Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson &#8211; so make sure you explore the project on PAA, and if you\u2019re in Santa Monica, go check it out in person! Finally, work on PAA\u2019s new front-end design with technology firm Bilberrry have made great strides &#8211; including the redesign of mobile in addition to desktop. To check out the look and feel, you can visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/proto\/p6iaAfiVBOooRY67bmx1Ek\/PAA-UI?page-id=2204:16608&amp;node-id=2205:16692&amp;viewport=352,1112,0.18&amp;scaling=min-zoom&amp;starting-point-node-id=2205:16692\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these wireframes on Figma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you\u2019d like a more in-depth look at what we\u2019re working on, feel free to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reach out to the PAA team<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ZAPP (CV)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na maua e le ZAPP e tusa ma le valu ta&#039;ita&#039;i fou i vaiaso e lua ua tuana&#039;i, e tulaga ese le maualuga mo lenei taimi o le tausaga e masani ona tutupu ai mea. Na mafai ona aoina e Ken o se tagata tauva, BoothCentral, talu ai nei na faailoa mai o latou vaaiga tau tupe e le o mautinoa ma latou te le o mautinoa pe o le a le umi e mafai ona latou fa\u02bbaauau ai pisinisi. Na vave ona oso le &#039;au i le gaioiga, faatasi ai ma Mareike na tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia se Google ad campaign ma fa\u02bbaogaina le $500 credit mai Google, a\u02bbo Ken na tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia se lisi o tagata fa\u02bbatau ma fausia se fuafuaga e aapa atu i tagata ta\u02bbito\u02bbatasi ma fa\u02bbamalosi mo le auai i le ZAPP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF NA VAVALIA E AUAI I LE NATIVE ARTS &amp; CULTURE COUNCILS GROUP GROUP E FAI MA FAIGA FA&#039;AFEAGAI MA FA&#039;AMATALAGA (MPH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le poloketi o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbatupeina e le Ford Foundation ma o lo\u02bbo i lalo o le ta\u02bbita\u02bbiga a le Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM). O se sini o le poloketi o le fa\u02bbamalosia lea o sootaga i le va o nu\u02bbu ma nu\u02bbu ma ofisa o faatufugaga a le Setete ma Fa\u02bbaitulagi, e fa\u02bbaaoga ai fa\u02bbalapotopotoga fa\u02bbapitoa e fitu e fai ma fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga o le auala e mafai ai ona fausia ma fa\u02bbamalosia sootaga aoga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WEBINAR NA FA\u2019A\u2019OA\u2019OINA E LE CONRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE, CALIFORNIANS FOR THE ARTS, MA WESTAF E FA\u2019A\u2019OA\u2019O IA IULAI 26 (CC\/DH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Tuesday, 7\/26 at 12 p.m. Mountain Time, artist Sabra Williams will moderate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.californiansforthearts.org\/calendar\/2022\/7\/26\/advancing-arts-amp-justice-with-congresswoman-barbara-lee\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> featuring remarks by Congresswoman Barbara Lee and State Senator Ben Allen of Santa Monica and a discussion featuring artist and elected official Kirstina Wong, formerly incarcerated artist Major Bunton, and David focused on the intersection of the arts and social justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FAIGA FA&#039;AVAE MA LE TA&#039;ITA&#039;I FAIGA FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE (CC\/MPH\/DH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le Faiga Fa&#039;avae Fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;i ma Ta&#039;ita&#039;i a le Bay Area na fono mo le fa&#039;atolu taimi toetoe lava o Iulai 19th. I le vasega lona tolu, na faia ai e le vaega se fa\u02bbagasologa e fausia ai se faiga fa\u02bbavae e fa\u02bbavae i luga o mataupu na fa\u02bbaalia i vasega muamua e lua. O mataupu autu o lo&#039;o alia&#039;e mai talanoaga fa&#039;avae e aofia ai le fa&#039;alauteleina o le tutusa ma le toe fa&#039;aleleia o tupe fa&#039;aalu; gafatia ma punaoa mo tusiata, laiti, ma faalapotopotoga e taitaia e le BIPOC; maufetuuna&#039;i tau tamaoaiga ma aganu&#039;u; ma fale taugofie, avanoa avanoa ma avanoa fa&#039;afofoga mo le aufaigaluega foafoa ma tagata nonofo uma. O le a fa&#039;aauau pea le atina&#039;eina o faiga fa&#039;avae i le isi fonotaga, lea o le a fa&#039;atasi ai le vaega fa&#039;atasi ma le au fa&#039;atupe tumaoti, ta&#039;ita&#039;i fa&#039;alapotopotoga o faatufugaga fa&#039;alotoifale, ma le au fa&#039;alauiloa. O le fonotaga o le a faia i le tagata lava ia ia Aokuso 23, 2022 i le Oakland Asian Cultural Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CREATIVE VITALITY \u2122 SUMMIT CO-DESIGN TEAM FAATUINA FAIGA FAAVAE MO LE KONAFESI MA SESI ASO I NOVEMA 2022 (MPH\/DH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Creative Vitality \u2122 Summit Co-Design team, along with the WESTAF Convenings Team are proud to present four dynamic panels at this year\u2019s gathering, which will feature timely topics such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tech and the Creative Economy, Digital Placekeeping, Belonging and Civic Imagination, and Liberatory Investment Models for the Creative Economy.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To increase reach and engagement, the 2022 Summit will now be openly offered to virtual audiences with an in-person event for invited speakers, panelists, activists, and facilitators on the forefront of the aforementioned panel topics. The 2022 Creative Vitality Summit will be convened in Colorado from November 30 &#8211; December 1, with more information, registration links, and resources projected to be available at the end of August. The co-design team has been expanded and currently includes\u00a0 Cezanne Charles, rootoftwo; Koven Smith, Knight Foundation; Randy Engstrom, Third Way Creative; Abdiel Lopez, Roanhorse Consulting; Lauren Ruffin, Crux; Moana Palelei HoChing, WESTAF; Cameron Green, WESTAF; and David Holland, WESTAF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WASHINGTON CREATIVE ECONOMY FUAFUAGA FUAFUAGA TUUINA E LE AU FAAMATALAGA GALUEGA O LE CREATIVE ECONOMY I LE MATAGALUEGA O PISINISI MA ASO MO LE FONOTAGA MUAMUA A LE FAIGALUEGA FAATUATUA MO SETEMA (DH\/CV\/PN\/KE\/CC\/MPH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na fa&#039;amanuiaina e le &#039;au o le poloketi le tu&#039;uina atu o le ki lona lua e mafai ona tu&#039;uina atu mo le poloketi a Washington Creative Economy Strategic Plan, o se fa&#039;amatalaga galue o le tamaoaiga foafoa. I lenei la&#039;asaga o le fa&#039;asologa o galuega, ua toe iloilo e le au su&#039;esu&#039;e le tele o fa&#039;amatalaga fa&#039;amatala (po&#039;o manatu) ae na taula&#039;i lenei mea e mafai ona tu&#039;uina atu i le fausiaina o se fa&#039;amatalaga e fa&#039;atatau i fa&#039;amatalaga ina ia mafai ai ona fa&#039;avae se fa&#039;avae fa&#039;avae mo le poloketi. O lenei fa&#039;auigaga galue e aofia uma ai fa&#039;alapotopotoga ma fa&#039;alapotopotoga fa&#039;ailoga fa&#039;apitoa e maua mai i le tele o fa&#039;amaumauga, e aofia ai fa&#039;amaumauga a le Lightcast ma le CVSuite na fa&#039;aogaina e le Matagaluega o Pisinisi ma ArtsWA. O se fa&#039;amatalaga fa&#039;amatalaga o le a maua mai i su&#039;esu&#039;ega atili o tusitusiga, fa&#039;atalanoaga ma paaga i le setete atoa, ma felafolafoaiga ma le Matagaluega o Pisinisi ma fa&#039;atagaina. O le fa&#039;amoemoega o le fa&#039;atupuina o se fa&#039;amatalaga i le tulaga o le fuafuaga fa&#039;ata&#039;atia o le fausia lea ma fa&#039;alolotoina galuega ua mae&#039;a faia e paaga autu i le fa&#039;amalamalamaina o le tamaoaiga o le foafoaga o le setete o Uosigitone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE O LE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE O LE STATE AGENCY AGENCY&#039; FA&#039;ASA&#039;E I LE FY23 (CGREEN\/DH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le Komiti Faafoe o le Faaputugatupe Faufautua a le Setete o Arts Agency ua faalauteleina lona taimi e mamanuina ai le tupe fou ia Fepuari ma Mati o le 2023. O le faaiuga e faalautele le taimi o le faamautinoaina lea e mafai e le polokalame ona fesoasoani fou i ofisa faatufugaga a le setete i le itu i Sisifo e faia galuega suia, fa&#039;atupu le tutusa, fai le fa&#039;atupuina o le agava&#039;a, ma toe fa&#039;afo&#039;isia i totonu o fa&#039;avae o le malo lelei fa&#039;aletagata ma fa&#039;atasi. O aso o fonotaga a le komiti faafoe mo Oketopa, Novema, ma Tesema o le a faamautu i le faaiuga o le vaiaso nei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AVAE LE HEWLETT FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE I FAIGA FA&#039;AVAE FA&#039;AVAE MA LE TA&#039;ITA&#039;I SEMINAR (DH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ua fa&#039;ateleina e le Hewlett Foundation ana tupe fa&#039;afaigaluega i le Bay Area Arts Policy and Leadership Seminar ina ia fa&#039;alautele le lagolago i le tusa ma le 30 fa&#039;alapotopotoga ma tagata ta&#039;ito&#039;atasi o lo&#039;o auai i le vaega. O lo&#039;o iloiloina nei e le Hewlett and Rainin Foundations se isi tausaga e lagolago ai le polokalame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF FA&#039;ATA&#039;ITA&#039;I 2022 TAGATA FA&#039;AMATALAGA FA&#039;ATUNUU (AM\/SVB\/JG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I le aluga o aso e lua, na faia ai e le aufaigaluega a le WESTAF iloiloga a le vaega o le 2022 TourWest Grant Applications. E 199 talosaga na iloiloina e le au fono mo le taamilosaga o loma. Grant and Access Manager Ashanti McGee ma Grant and Finance Manager Sharon Van Boven o le a toe iloiloina le agavaa mulimuli mo tagata talosaga ma o le a auina atu i latou i le komiti fa\u02bbafoe mo se iloiloga mulimuli. O le a maua e tagata talosaga le fa\u02bbamatalaga o latou fa\u02bbameaalofa i le amataga i le ogatotonu o Aukuso. Toe iloilo vaega o lo&#039;o fai ma sui o le sili atu i le 60% o setete i le WESTAF itulagi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>WESTAF E AUAI I LE KONAFESI TA&#039;ITA&#039;I (AM)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le a auai le SRI i le Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference i Raleigh, North Carolina, mai Aokuso 1-5, 2022. Fa\u02bbafeiloa\u02bbi e le National Endowment for the Arts ma le Kennedy Center, o le LEAD Conference e fa\u02bbafeiloa\u02bbi i latou fou i le fanua. o fofo avanoa fa&#039;ale-aganu&#039;u ae ofo mai le fa&#039;aauauina o le a&#039;oa&#039;oina lagolago, fa&#039;auo, ma le fa&#039;aosofia. O le fonotaga a le LEAD e tu\u02bbuina atu ai fo\u02bbi le atina\u02bbeina fa\u02bbapolofesa mo ta\u02bbita\u02bbi, ogatotonu o galuega, ma tagata faigaluega fou o lo\u02bbo galulue i avanoa, DEI, ma isi mea. O se tasi o sauniga o le fonotaga o lo\u02bbo talimalo ai se fa\u02bbatalanoaga i luga o le upega tafa\u02bbilagi lea e toe iloilo ai e tagata tomai fa\u02bbapitoa le upega tafa\u02bbilagi a le WESTAF. O fa&#039;amatalaga na maua mai i lenei fa&#039;atalanoaga ma isi a&#039;oa&#039;oga fa&#039;aopoopo o lo&#039;o aofia i le fonotaga o le a ofoina atu ai fa&#039;amatalaga ma meafaigaluega talafeagai e fa&#039;aauau ai le atina&#039;eina o le tautinoga a le WESTAF e fa&#039;ailoa ma fa&#039;ateleina le avanoa i totonu o le fa&#039;alapotopotoga ma fa&#039;alapotopotoga faatufugaga ma lala o lo&#039;o tatou lagolagoina ma faipaaga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FAALAPOTOPOTOGA O FAIGA FA&#039;AVAE (RAO) (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westaf.org\/regional-arts-organizations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">six RAOs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been transitioning well into the new co-leadership of Torrie Allen (Arts Midwest) and Todd Stein (Mid-America Arts Alliance). We are building clarity and understanding around two major grant programs to launch in 2023: Lessons in Thriving in partnership with the Wallace Foundation and the NEA\u2019s Pilot Equity Initiative. RAO EDs and staff have been meeting regularly to continue to hammer out these details. The RAOs are also developing an MOU that reflects the values and intent of the RAO Collective, and a job description for an emerging National Director position is in draft mode. A new RAO website that better reflects the RAO partnerships, programs and activities is in development and should launch shortly. Grantmakers, marketers, and finance professionals from across the six RAOs meet regularly to compare notes and explore collaborative efficiencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;ATA&#039;ITA&#039;I LE &#039;AU FA&#039;ATA&#039;I (CG)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of August and two months before the beginning of the new fiscal year, the Leadership Resource Team (Amy Hollrah, Anika Kwinana, Christian Gaines, Christina Villa, David Holland, Leah Horn, and Paul Nguyen) will be heading into a two-day retreat in nearby Colorado Springs. This year, the retreat will be facilitated by Kate Schenot with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deicreative.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEI Creative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the agency that is handling WESTAF\u2019s rebranding. DEI will facilitate the strategic planning session of the retreat by clarifying our intent and vision through interactive activities, deep listening into what&#8217;s said and unsaid, thoughtful questions, and looking closely at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SYMIyBi_MlEvfT9l3ZEuHW9IfYyCM20HQ1g5qPMZI1Y\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organizational initiatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with an eye to update and revise for FY23. It\u2019s a hectic time, but this is such valuable time spent together!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AMATIKA (LH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that the Q3 OKR business meetings have wrapped up, the team will be updating our Asana initiatives and tasks to ensure we are successfully meeting our year-end goals. The team is currently in the process of building out a project plan for a technical SEO audit of the GO Smart site. Once this has been completed, we will begin work on similar plans for CaF\u00c9 and the other tech products. We will also be launching a GO Smart paid social media campaign this week that will run on Facebook for one month and sharing our CVSuite <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1I0bKh5aQauxPiAWtfRrfSTB7T3mw59nsrW66HG_b3pg\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DataEd social media toolkit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to increase awareness of the project. If you know someone who is interested in learning more about how to analyze creative economy data, please help us spread the word by sharing the toolkit with them and with your networks!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FESOOTAIGA (LH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E le o toe mamao ae amata galue le &#039;au i le tusiaina o se mamanu mo le tusitaulima paaga fa\u02bbaitulagi i le galulue fa\u02bbatasi ma le vaega o faiga fa\u02bbavae. O lo\u02bbo tu\u02bbuina atu fo\u02bbi ni fa\u02bbasalalauga mata\u02bbina mai le SRI Team, e aofia ai le matou fa\u02bbasalalauga muamua i le lautele e uiga i le BIPOC Artist Grant fa\u02bbapea fo\u02bbi ma le Leaders of Color Pilot Fellowship program. Na matou faia foi le matou kickoff Creative Vitality\u2122 Summit fuafuaina fonotaga ma le AAP team i le vaiaso talu ai ma ua fiafia e amata fausia le microsite, fuafuaga o feso\u02bbota\u02bbiga, fuafuaga fa\u02bbasalalau lautele ma meafaigaluega, ma isi mea!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TUPE MA PULEGA (AH)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O lo&#039;o fa&#039;aauau pea ona fa&#039;aleleia e Amy lipoti i le meafaigaluega fou o tinoitupe ma ua maua ai se auala e sili atu ona sa&#039;o e siaki ai tupe maua a le CaFE. O le fa&#039;agasologa fou na fa&#039;asoa ma le &#039;au a le CaFE ma o le a fa&#039;atinoina mo le isi vaega o lenei tausaga fa&#039;aletupe. Ua aoina e Becky le taimi o le aufaigaluega na fa\u02bbaalu i le kuata talu ai i fale fou e fa\u02bbafouina ai a tatou aseta tumau ile Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Sa faamaopoopoina Sharon ma Amy e aoina lipoti tau tupe e pei ona talosagaina e le Ford Foundation talosaga. Ua talosagaina le au pule o le paketi ina ia ave le latou taamilosaga muamua o numera o paketi i totonu o se pepa fa\u02bbasoa e le COB i le Aso Faraile na te\u02bba nei. O le a amata iloiloina e Amy ma Christian numera i lenei vaiaso. O lo&#039;o fa&#039;atulaga e Amy ma Becky le auala sili e fausia ai le fa&#039;asologa o fa&#039;ata&#039;ita&#039;iga fa&#039;alemasina o le FY23 mo pule o le paketi. Ua fa&#039;amaonia mai e le &#039;au ta&#039;ita&#039;i o le a matou fa&#039;asolo atu i le auala fa&#039;aputu o le fa&#039;amaumauga mo le fa&#039;asologa o fa&#039;asologa o le FY23. O lo&#039;o fa&#039;amaopoopoina e Amy le matou faioloa ma le &#039;au ta&#039;ita&#039;i ina ia mautinoa o lo&#039;o i ai a matou tinoitupe mo le isi kuata o lo&#039;o soso&#039;o mai a matou poloketi &quot;teuga tupe pu&#039;upu&#039;u&quot;. Amy, Christina, ma Lauren o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaauauina talanoaga e fa\u02bbaleleia mana\u02bboga o le au pisinisi i tulaga tau tupe ZAPP ma CaFE. O lo&#039;o fa&#039;atalanoaina Amy ma Moana e uiga i le lagolago e totogi atu i Pulega a le Pasefika.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>PUNAOA TAGATA (RD)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O le vaiaso talu ai, na mae\u02bba ai fa\u02bbatalanoaga Paul, Christina, Jon, Natalie, ma Becca mo le tulaga SysAdmin. O lo&#039;o matou feiloa&#039;i lata mai e fa&#039;atalanoa sui fa&#039;atalanoaina ma fa&#039;amoemoe e aga&#039;i i luma ma se ofo. O lo&#039;o fa&#039;amae&#039;a pea e Becca tala o le tupe FY23 ma ua ia aapa atu i le Fono a le Aufaigaluega ina ia mautinoa e tutusa le faiga fa&#039;avae o taui a le WESTAF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FUAFUAGA FUAFUAGA FUAFUAGA (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The equity cohort hosted the first of three anti-bias training sessions with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamdynamicsmn.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Dynamics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The first session went really well, with excellent staff attendance. Next steps will be organizing a coaching session with each of the cohorts. We also sent out the third quarter Equity Snapshot survey and hope to have responses by the end of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FUNIGA I LE LUMANAI (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The September WAAN and Executive Committee Meeting will meet concurrently at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucrossfoundation.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UCROSS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Sheridan, Wyoming, September 26-27. Cameron submitted an RFP to the Marriott Fairfield Inn in Sheridan and continues to look for a location for the joint dinner between the two groups. Cameron and Leah continue to have discussions regarding hotels for the Annual October Board of Trustees Meeting in Denver, CO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FA&#039;AIGA PULEGA I LOTO O LE VAEGA (CGREEN)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Friday, the leadership resource team completed creator training for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onboardmeetings.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OnBoard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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