Saturday & Sunday MAY 17 & 18, 10am to 4pm $200 prior to MAY 1 $225 after MAY 1 In this workshop we will cover the essential processes related to grantwriting, both for individuals and small organizations ($250,000 or under annual operating budget). We will work from both an educational and practical (hands-on) approach. After introducing an extensive resource guidebook, and other materials, information and resources, we will get down to the business of doing the work. Students will receive constructive feedback, and have the opportunity to begin to sharpen their skills. Topic areas covered will include: artist statement, mission statement, fiscal sponsorship, fundraising (from public and private organizations and foundations to individual donors and benefit parties), program and activities template, budget creation and tracking, proposal narratives, and support materials. Instructors: Tanya Calamoneri is an independent grant writer and arts administrator who has worked with a number of organizations in the Bay Area including serving as the Executive Director of Dancers' Group, Co-Administrative Director of 848 Community Space, Temescal Arts Center, inkBoat, violent dwarf, Company Manager of Epiphany Productions, and Development Director of the Experimental Performance Institute at New College of California. She is a choreographer, teacher and dancer who produces her own work in the Bay Area. Krista DeNio is a movement theater performer and director, teacher, and administrator. She has been producing, directing, administering, and fundraising for performing arts productions since 1997. In addition to her own work, she has fundraised and/or administered work for Epiphany Productions, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Dancers' Group, 1000GreyBirds/ Angus Balbernie, violent dwarf. In 2002 she co-founded the Experimental Performance Institute, (a program in residence at the New College of California), where she is a faculty member and formerly served as the Administrative Director. |