Keyword: Capacity Building

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Objective 3: Strengthen connections between the cultural sector and governmentStrategy A: Create opportunities for dialogue and partnership between the City and cultural organizations to address the needs of diverse communities
ActionReleased Arts and Cultural Inventories for Bushwick, Far Rockaway, and Morissania through the Building Community Capacity program, where community-based development organizations and cultural nonprofits collaborated to survey arts and culture engagement as reported by neighborhood residents.
Fiscal Year: 2020 | $249K
Occurrence: One-time
Links: WebsitePress Release
Keywords: Capacity BuildingFundingNeighborhood DevelopmentTechnical Assistance
Objective 1: Increase equitable funding and support for culture, especially in historically underserved communitiesStrategy E: Fund energy expenses at cultural organizations, and provide technical support to organizations to lower their environmental impact
ActionProvided technical assistance to help Materials for the Arts & 15 CIG members secure over $5.25 million in FY 21 funding from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services for 54 energy-saving retrofit projects with a projected annual total carbon reduction of 1,944 metric tons.
Fiscal Year: 2020
Occurrence: One-time
Links: Website
Keywords: Capacity BuildingCIGDCASEnergyMFTASustainabilityTechnical Assistance
Objective 1: Increase equitable funding and support for culture, especially in historically underserved communitiesStrategy F: Leverage private resources to advance funding equity
ActionOrganized two meetings, in partnership with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) and Americans for the Arts (AFTA), on how private philanthropy can contribute to board development for cultural organizations.
Fiscal Year: 2018
Occurrence: One-time
Keywords: Capacity BuildingPhilanthropy
Objective 1: Increase equitable funding and support for culture, especially in historically underserved communitiesStrategy E: Fund energy expenses at cultural organizations, and provide technical support to organizations to lower their environmental impact
ActionProvided technical assistance to help 14 CIG members secure over $3.2 million in FY 20 funding from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services for 43 energy-saving retrofit projects with a projected annual total carbon reduction of 1,630 metric tons.
Fiscal Year: 2019
Occurrence: One-time
Links: Website
Keywords: Capacity BuildingCIGDCASEnergySustainabilityTechnical Assistance
Objective 2: Cultivate inclusive practices in the cultural sectorStrategy A: Encourage affirmative and inclusive employment and programmatic policies among DCLA grantees
ActionLaunched Community Organizing 101: Engagement Tactics for Cultural Organizations, a course that introduced 30 cultural organizations to strategies for sustained engagement with historically marginalized communities.
Fiscal Year: 2019 | $61.76K
Occurrence: One-time
Links: Website
Keywords: AccessCapacity BuildingCUNYEquity
Objective 3: Strengthen connections between the cultural sector and governmentStrategy B: Include arts and culture in the City’s neighborhood and resiliency planning
ActionAwarded $95,000 to El Museo del Barrio to implement arts and culture recommendations from the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan.
Fiscal Year: 2018 | $95K
Occurrence: One-time
Links: Website
Keywords: Capacity BuildingCIGNeighborhood Planning

Glossary

Cultural Institutions Group (CIG)

A 34-member group of cultural organizations located on City-owned property and receiving significant capital and operating support from the City.

Cultural Development Fund (CDF)

The Department of Cultural Affairs’ annual grant-making process for New York City's nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.

Fiscal Year (FY)

The New York City budget cycle starts on July 1 of a given year and ends on June 30 of the following year.

One-time

An action that occurred in the stated fiscal year.

Multi-year

An action that was initiated in the stated fiscal year and repeats for a finite number of years.

Ongoing

An action that was initiated in the stated fiscal year and occurs annually without a defined end date.

 
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