Fundraising Beyond Grants
- Learn about six different categories of fundraising (including, but not primarily, grants)
- Brainstorm more than a hundred methods for resourcing your work
- Create a simple budget that will help guide your fundraising choices
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more free workshops here, all presented by Vision Driven Consulting!
Fundraising Beyond Grants (January 13, 2020)
- Learn about six different categories of fundraising (including, but not primarily, grants)
- Brainstorm more than a hundred methods for resourcing your work
- Create a simple budget that will help guide your fundraising choices
Taxes for Artists (January 27, 2020)
- Learn about which expenses you can deduct on your taxes
- Find out how and when to send out 1099s
- Get your individual questions answered
Introduction to Arts Grants (February 10, 2020)
Our most popular workshop!
- Demystify the language and process behind grant writing
- Learn how to find and submit grants
- Read actual grant proposals to learn common mistakes and important proposal components
Intermediate Grant Writing & Funder Panel (March 9, 2020)
- Learn about local arts funding opportunities
- Receive personalized feedback on your grant proposals (bring 1 page for funders to review)
- Practice reading and scoring actual grant applications
Budgets & Finance for Artists (April 13, 2020)
-Learn why and how to use budgets for personal and project use
-Look at sample budgets and learn how to interpret the story behind the numbers
-Create a simplified budget tailored to your goals for this year
Social Media & Marketing (May 11, 2020)
-Identify marketing techniques for building and keeping an audience
-Talk about the advantages of using various social media channels
-Troubleshoot issues with audience development that you may have had in the past
- Learn how to tell if crowdfunding is right for your project
- Discover the pros and cons of crowdfunding platforms
- Hear from a panel of artists who have run successful crowdfunding campaigns
Creating an Artist Statement (September 14, 2020)
- 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
Website Design Basics (September 21, 2020)
-Learn about different software and platforms you can use to design and host your website
-Plan the basic building blocks of your website
-Look at other artist websites to learn what aesthetic appeals to you
Somatic Practice for Artists (October 12, 2020)
Facilitated by Lee Fogel, The Visioning Body
- Connect with your body to support emotional well-being and clarity through all your badass work!
- Learn to sustain your energy by following your body's needs and timing
- Organically awaken to your creativity and visions by listening to your body and heightening sensory awareness