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\u95ee\u5019 WESTAF \u793e\u533a\uff1a<\/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 \u6280\u672f\u4e0e\u521b\u65b0\u603b\u76d1\u4e9a\u5f53\u00b7\u585e\u65af\u6258\u514b\u65af\u5411 WESTAF (CG) \u544a\u522b<\/b> \u521b\u610f\u6d3b\u529b\u5cf0\u4f1a\u5408\u4f5c\u4f19\u4f34\u53ca\u6f14\u8bb2\u5609\u5bbe\u9635\u5bb9\u53ca\u6ce8\u518c\u516c\u544a (DH)<\/b> 14 \u540d\u6f14\u8bb2\u8005\u3001\u5c0f\u7ec4\u6210\u5458\u548c\u4e3b\u6301\u4eba\u7684\u9080\u8bf7\u6b63\u5728\u7b49\u5f85\u4e2d\u3002\u53d7\u9080\u6f14\u8bb2\u8005\u3001\u5c0f\u7ec4\u6210\u5458\u548c\u4e3b\u6301\u4eba\u4e2d\u6709 57% \u662f BIPOC\uff0c66% \u662f\u5973\u6027\u3002\u4e0d\u4e45\uff0c\u7531 Leah Horn \u9886\u5bfc\u7684\u4f1a\u8bae\u56e2\u961f\u5c06\u901a\u8fc7 Natalie Scherlong \u5efa\u7acb\u7684 Aventri \u7f51\u7ad9\u542f\u52a8\u6d3b\u52a8\u6ce8\u518c\u3002Kelly Ernst \u4e3a\u4f1a\u8bae\u7684\u89c6\u89c9\u5f62\u8c61\u5f00\u53d1\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e86\u8bbe\u8ba1\u6307\u5bfc\u3002Sam Ortega \u4e3a\u4f1a\u8bae\u5236\u5b9a\u4e86\u793e\u4ea4\u5a92\u4f53\u7b56\u7565\u3002Moana HoChing \u6b63\u5728\u4e3a\u4f1a\u524d\u8bba\u6587\u8fdb\u884c\u80cc\u666f\u7814\u7a76\uff0c\u5e76\u4e3a\u4f1a\u8bae\u7ec4\u7ec7\u8d44\u6e90\u548c\u4e66\u9762\u8d44\u4ea7\u3002David \u6b63\u5728\u5236\u5b9a\u4f1a\u8bae\u8bae\u7a0b\u3001\u9080\u8bf7\u548c\u786e\u8ba4\u6f14\u8bb2\u8005\u3001\u5efa\u7acb\u601d\u60f3\u9886\u8896\u7684\u4f18\u5148\u9080\u8bf7\u540d\u5355\u3001\u8d77\u8349\u4f1a\u524d\u8bba\u6587\u5e76\u8ba1\u5212\u5728\u672a\u6765\u51e0\u5468\u4e0e\u6bcf\u4e2a\u4f1a\u8bae\u5408\u4f5c\u4f19\u4f34\u548c\u5c0f\u7ec4\u4e3e\u884c\u4f1a\u8bae\uff0c\u5e76\u4e0e\u5cf0\u4f1a\u8054\u5408\u4e3b\u4efb Randy Engstrom \u5bc6\u5207\u5408\u4f5c\u3002\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u79d1\u7f57\u62c9\u591a\u5dde\u521b\u610f\u4ea7\u4e1a\u5cf0\u4f1a\u4e61\u6751\u827a\u672f\u4f1a\u8bae\u5df2\u786e\u8ba4 (DH)<\/b> \u827a\u672f\u683c\u6797\u65af\u535a\u7f57\u521b\u610f\u7ecf\u6d4e\u5cf0\u4f1a\u4e3b\u9898\u6f14\u8bb2\u9080\u8bf7\u51fd (DH)<\/b> WESTAF PARTNERS\u3001MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE\u3001INSPIRE WASHINGTON \u548c CULTURAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF OREGON \u5df2\u53d7\u9080\u52a0\u5165\u6587\u5316\u5021\u5bfc\u5c0f\u7ec4 (DH)<\/b> \u00a0<\/span>\u897f\u65b9\u827a\u672f\u5021\u5bfc\u8005\u8fc4\u4eca\u5df2\u4e3a\u827a\u672f\u548c\u6587\u5316\u9886\u57df\u4e89\u53d6\u5230\u8d85\u8fc7 $830,000,000 \u7684\u5dde\u6551\u6d4e\u548c\u6062\u590d\u8d44\u91d1\uff08DH\uff09<\/b> \u516c\u5171\u653f\u7b56\u4e0e\u5021\u5bfc\u641c\u7d22\u7ecf\u7406\uff08DH\uff09<\/b> \u7533\u8bf7\u66f4\u65b0\uff1aWESTAF \u7f8e\u56fd\u6551\u63f4\u8ba1\u5212 (ARP) \u7ec4\u7ec7\u57fa\u91d1 (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> \u5c0f\u7ec4\u6210\u5458\u63d0\u540d\uff1aWESTAF \u7f8e\u56fd\u6551\u63f4\u8ba1\u5212 (ARP) \u7ec4\u7ec7\u57fa\u91d1 (AK)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span> SRI \u7ecf\u7406\u641c\u5bfb\u5df2\u5b8c\u6210 (AK)<\/b> \u5373\u5c06\u53ec\u5f00\u7684 LRT\u3001RAO \u548c BOT \u4f1a\u8bae\uff08CG\uff09<\/b> \u57fa\u91d1\u4f1a\u7b79\u6b3e (CG)<\/b> \u8d22\u52a1\u4e0e\u884c\u653f\uff08AH\uff09<\/b> \u5e02\u573a\u8425\u9500\uff08\u5de6\uff09<\/b> \u901a\u8baf\uff08\u5de6\uff09<\/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>\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><\/a>, and see below for more updates from the Technology department. Thanks for everything you have done for WESTAF, Adam!<\/span><\/p>\n
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\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
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\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
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\nWESTAF has received more than 90 nominations for its upcoming review panels for the<\/span> \u7f8e\u56fd\u6551\u63f4\u8ba1\u5212 (ARP) \u7ec4\u7ec7\u57fa\u91d1<\/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
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\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
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\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