[Imcamericorps] Fwd: [UCIMC-Finance] Grant Workshop - Illinois Cultural Data Project Workshop

[Nicole Pion]

I'll be there - it is part of our requirements as an recipient of the
Illinois Arts Council funding that we attend.  If anyone wants  to join,
they are serving refreshments...

Nicole

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought this may interest some of the Americorps, and may count towards
> "consultation" hours.
>
>  *November Arts Grant Workshop *
> co-hosted by
> 40 North | 88 West Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council
>  Learn how to write successful grant applications for public arts funding
> at this *free* workshop!
>
> *ILLINOIS CULTURAL DATA PROJECT WORKSHOP*
> Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 9:30 AM
> 40 North | 88 West - Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council
> Illini Plaza, 1817 S. Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois (see map)
> Co-hosted by The Cultural Data Project and 40 North | 88 West
>
>
> *ILLINOIS Cultural data project** WORKSHOP
> *with Staff from the Cultural Data Project (CDP)
>
>         Join us at the 40 North offices for a multi-media
> presentation/workshop on the Illinois Cultural Data Project-an exciting new
> system (as of FY10) for submitting grant applications electronically to many
> major arts funders, including the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) and gathering
> data on the arts in our state.  Nonprofit arts and cultural organization
> staff and representatives are welcome. Past and current IAC Program Grant
> *and* Partners in Excellence Grant recipients and applicants are
> especially encouraged to attend.
>
>         Attendees will learn:
> ·       be given a complete review of the CDP grant application process,
> including a review of all sections of the online application
>
>     - how the Cultural Data Project will serve the nonprofit arts in
>    Illinois
>
> ·       about the kinds of data that will be collected by the CDP
>
>         Complimentary refreshments served. *RSVP *by going to *<
> http://champaign.eventbrite.com/>*
>
> *Overview of the Illinois Cultural Data Project*
> The CDP is a powerful online management tool designed to strengthen arts
> and cultural organizations. This unique system allows users to track their
> own financial and program performance over time and to benchmark themselves
> against comparable organizations in specific disciplines, geographic regions
> and budget sizes. The CDP’s mission is to strengthen the national nonprofit
> arts and cultural sector by collecting and disseminating comprehensive,
> high-quality data that supports fact-based decision-making.
>
> *Benefits of Participating*
> The CDP will provide nonprofit arts and cultural organizations with the
> best tools to easily track trends in performance and benchmark against
> others. Organizations can quickly and effortlessly produce reports that will
> help them make their case for support to funders, board members and
> policymakers. After entering historical financial and operational data into
> a standardized online form at the end of each fiscal year, organizations can
> then rely on CDP technology to reformat their data to match the grantmaking
> requirements of different funders.
>
> *Cost of Participation*
> There is no cost for arts and cultural organizations to participate in the
> CDP. A statewide coalition of funders has provided the leadership support
> for the Illinois CDP as a service to the field and to advance the arts in
> Illinois and nationally.
>
> For more information, see the attachment or visit the Illinois CDP Web site
> at *www.ilculturaldata.org <http://www.ilculturaldata.org>*
>
>
>
> Megan Wolf
> Director of Resource Development
> 40 North/88 West
> Champaign County Arts, Culture Entertainment Council
> 1817 S. Neil, Suite 201
> Champaign, IL 61821
> 217-351-9841
>
> *Art Lives HERE!  www.40North.org*
>
>
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Nicole Pion
Outreach and Development Adviser
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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