upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
The Rotunda & Vision Driven Consulting are teaming up to bring resources and capacity-building workshops to self-producing artists/musicians and event curators in all disciplines. Workshops will be held: 2nd Monday of each month beginning in November, 6:00pm – 8:00pm at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia). All workshops in the series are FREE and OPEN to the public, but please sign up in advance to secure your spot.
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Nonprofit, LLC, or Fiscal Sponsorship (November 9th, 6-8pm)
• Discuss the pros and cons of various structures – pool experiences and get new ideas • Craft your mission statement to determine the structure that best suits your practice • Sole-proprietor, LLC, 501(c)3: understand the structures and how your projects fit into them 2016 Planning (December 14th, 6-8pm) • Plan your upcoming year of work • Identify your goals and break them into achievable tasks • Plot your tasks on a timeline for 2016 Fundraising Basics (January 11th, 6-8pm) • Learn the language of fundraising • Maximize opportunities beyond grants to support your projects • Brainstorm actual fundraising ideas for your work Grant Writing – Beginner (February 8th, 6-8pm) • Demystify the language and process behind grant writing • Receive tools for finding grants • Read actual grant proposals to learn common mistakes and important proposal components Grant Writing – Intermediate (March 14th, 6-8pm) • Review aspects of a strong grant proposal • Practice writing an actual grant • Receive feedback on your draft proposal Real Budgeting for Real Work (April 11th, 6-8pm) • Look at sample budgets and learn how to interpret the story behind the numbers • Create a budget tailored to your goals for 2016 • How to assemble a project budget for potential funders Crowdfunding 101 (May 9th, 6-8pm) • Learn how to tell if crowdfunding is right for your project or if it is not • Discover the pros and cons of various crowdfunding platforms • Receive a crowdfunding workbook to help you plan a campaign Getting New Projects off the Ground (June 13th, 6-8pm) • Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats of a new project • Think through the components of your project and its goals • Hone in on the details of your program or project and begin a draft project plan Getting People to Show Up (July 11th, 6-8pm) • Learn new techniques for building an audience, recruiting volunteers, and reaching your ideal participant • Troubleshoot issues with audience development that you may have had in the past • Identify tangible ways to keep people coming back in the future Balancing Your Practice (August 8th, 6-8pm) • Identify places of (im)balance in your practice • Discuss health, wellness, and your work • Share and obtain tools for successful time management Developing Campus/Community Collaborations (September 12th, 6-8pm) • Hear stories of successful campus and community collaborations • Learn how to find campus and community partners • Avoid common problems and learn how to build mutually beneficial partnerships Goal Identification & Measurement (October 10th, 6-8pm) • Identify what you want to achieve in your projects • Incorporate critical feedback and self-reflection into your arts practice • Brainstorm and receive tools for measuring success |
