Professional Development Opportunities – Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

RISCA staff to assist in navigating the grant application process; Deadline is April 1

February 12, 2021March 31, 2021fayezuckerman

Help includes workshops, drop-in office hours and one-on-ones

Our helpful and friendly RISCA staff can assist you with your grant application needs. In addition, we are available to meet with you about your grant ideas. We are offering grant writing and budgeting workshops, drop-in hours, and more during February and March so you can meet our April 1 deadline.

A key reminder: Get your questions to staff prior to 6 p.m. on deadline day, April 1; portal closes at 11:59 p.m.

During our workshops, we offer an overview of our major grant programs, and you’ll have time to ask questions and meet with program staff.

View the video of our FY22 grant workshop.

If you’re new to submitting a grant application to RISCA, or just want a refresher on the “good and less good” of grant writing, join us for one of our virtual meetings.

You can see a copy of the Grant Workshop PowerPoint Presentation. A copy of an example Grant Budget is available here.

Open Drop-in Office Hours on Zoom

Need last-minute help with your RISCA grant? Or, do you need a place to write and get your questions answered at the same time? RISCA staff will be there during drop-in virtual office hours to answer questions; help with technology; read drafts; or support whatever other needs you may have. Virtual Zoom drop-in office hours are as follows:

Thursday, April 1, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., click here to register.

Workshops

Grant writing/budgeting workshops occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Tuesday, March 2. You can view a copy of the Grant Workshop PowerPoint Presentation here.

How to schedule a one-on-one meeting

Arts Access Grant

Todd Trebour, Organizations Program Director, will be holding one-on-one virtual meetings for non-profit organizations interested in Arts Access Grants organizations. He will answer any questions you have about the grant program. He can also help you with the budget forms; review any specific answers you’ve written; or any other assistance you need with your grant application.

You can sign up for either a 30 minute or 1-hour meeting slot. To schedule a meeting with Todd, click here.

If none of the dates or times listed works for you, email Todd at todd.trebour@arts.ri.gov for alternate date/time.

Project Grants for Education and Project Grants in Education for Individuals

Maggie Anderson, Director of Arts In Education, will be holding one-on-one meetings for non-profit organizations, artists and schools interested in Project Grants in Education and Project Grants in Education for Individual.

You can sign up for a 1 hour slot, and ask her any specific questions you have about the grant program. She can also help you with the budget forms; review any specific answers you’ve written; or assist you need with your grant application.

Maggie is scheduling appointments for February 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26; March 3, 4 and 5, between 9 am and 2 pm. To arrange an appointment, email Maggie Anderson at Maggie.Anderson@arts.ri.gov.

Project Grants for Individuals

Mollie Flanagan, Individual Artists Program Director, will be holding one-on-one virtual meetings for artists interested in project Grants for Individuals. She will be answering any questions you have about the grant program.

You can sign up for either a 30 minute or 1-hour meeting slot. To attend a meeting with Mollie, click here.

Resources for Teaching Artists during Virtual/Distance Learning

October 22, 2020mollieflanagan

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce the release of a new resource for Teaching Artists. RISCA enlisted the help of 5 talented RI Teaching Artists to form a committee to research local, regional and national sources to build a robust repository of Resources for Teaching Artists during Virtual/Distance Learning. This Google drive folder contains templates, models, research and guidance for all manner of teaching artists. Arranged by artistic discipline and pedagogical approach, the drive can be found here.

The Teaching Artist committee intends for this resource to continue to grow as the needs of the field change during this school year. If you have a resource that you would like to submit to the committee for consideration to be included in the Resource Drive please use this form

To compliment this drive, RISCA will be offering a series of 5 professional learning webinars for RI Teaching Artists and one informal “Coffee Hour” to share experiences with your peers. Please be on the lookout for dates and times of these sessions in the coming weeks via RISCA’s Social Media.

Peer Support Calls for Arts and Culture Organizations Return for Fall 2020!

August 27, 2020January 12, 2022Todd Trebour

RISCA’s Peer Support Calls for Arts and Culture Organizations are back! We will be hosting 2-4 calls a month, typically on Fridays from 12-1 PM. See call schedule and descriptions below, and call-in credentials at the bottom of this page. This page will be updated regularly with the schedule of upcoming calls.

Gently facilitated by RISCA staff, colleagues working at RI arts and culture organizations, and special guests, these calls are spaces for people working at arts and culture organizations to listen, talk, share resources, brainstorm ideas, and co-create solutions. Most calls will have a topic focus.

In addition to being a form of peer support, these calls will inform RISCA staff as to how they can best support your arts and culture organization at this difficult and uncertain time.

Interested in co-facilitating a call or suggesting call topics? Fill out this short form.

Call Schedule

–Friday, September 11th, 12 – 1 PM. It’s Been a Couple Months – How Are You? With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. This first call will be free-form, but will help determine the content and thematic tracks for future calls. Share where you and your organization are at, what you are learning, what you might be struggling with, and the ways you think peer support calls could be focused in the future to help you.

–Friday, September 25th, 12 – 1 PM. Virtual Programming: What Have We Learned and What We Need to Know. With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. In this call, participants can share about what they learned these past six month doing programming virtually, from reformatting programming to using new technology platforms – and also what questions they still have!

–Friday, October 2nd, 12 – 1 PM. Changing Timelines and Donor Engagement: Fundraising During (and Beyond) the Pandemic. With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. How are you keeping your donors engaged? How has the pandemic changed your fundraising timelines? Are you converting annual funds to campaigns? Or making different adjustments related to a constantly changes in your programming? Share what you are learning and the questions you still have!

–Friday, October 9th, 12 – 1 PM. Planning During a Pandemic: Is There Such a Thing??? With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. I’ve spoken with MANY of you about this – how are you planning out your organization’s programming or work in the near – or not so near – future? Are you scenario planning, using a different process, or just shooting from the hip? How are you engaging those you serve in your planning?

–Friday, October 16th, 12 – 1 PM. Organizations Working in the Arts in Education Space: Update and Check-In. With Maggie Anderson, RISCA’s Arts in Education Director, and Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. Maggie will update us on the education funding landscape, including possible updates about virtual field trips and RISCA’s Big Yellow School Bus grants, and other exciting upcoming programming in the Arts in Education portfolio. We will also have a discussion about virtual programming, where you can share what you have learned and where you still have questions.

–Friday, October 23rd, 12 – 1 PM. Small and Grassroots Organizations: An Hour Just for You! With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. You might be small, but you are DEFINITELY mighty! This call is a space just for small or grassroots organizations to talk about whatever you are facing. If you are unsure if you are a small organization, an annual budget under $250K and/or having 0-3 staff people will be our working definition.

–Friday, November 6th, 12 – 1 PM. Virtual Galas: What Works and What Doesn’t. With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. Gently facilitated, Peer Support Calls are spaces to listen, talk, share resources, brainstorm ideas, and co-create solutions

–Friday, November 13th, 12 – 1 PM. Planning During a Pandemic: Is There Such a Thing??? With Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. I’ve spoken with MANY of you about this – how are you planning out your organization’s programming or work in the near – or not so near – future? Are you scenario planning, using a different process, or just shooting from the hip? How are you engaging those you serve in your planning?

–Friday, November 20th, 12 – 1 PM. Organizations Working in the Arts in Education Space: What You’ve Learning Doing Virtual Educational Programming. With Maggie Anderson, RISCA’s Arts in Education Director, and Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. Maggie and Todd will facilitate a discussion on what arts organizations have learned – and what questions still linger – translating their programming to virtual platforms.

–Friday, December 4th, 12 – 1 PM. This Peer Support Call has been canceled – please join us next week!

–Friday, December 11th, 12 – 1 PM. Organizations Working in the Arts in Education Space: The Ins and Outs of Title 4a Funding for Schools With special guest Dustin Loehr, Director of Arts Education and Title IV-A at the AZ Department of Education; Maggie Anderson, RISCA’s Arts in Education Director; and Todd Trebour, RISCA’s Organizations Program Director. Maggie and Dustin will provide an introduction (or review!) of how Title 4a funding works for schools and how arts and culture organizations can partner with schools to access those funds.

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