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Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Inc requested funds to build a more strategic and efficient Board of Directors.
Make A Difference – Wisconsin Inc.
Make A Difference – Wisconsin Inc requested funds to help build a strategic business plan for their organization and their Board of Directors.
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Arts in Education Initiative
Goal: To strengthen the infrastructure of small arts organizations so that they may better fulfill their missions.
A grant of $36,500 per year for three years was awarded to the Nonprofit Management Fund for a total of $109,500. With this grant 12 small nonprofit arts organizations were awarded diagnostic clinics that assessed the organization’s infrastructure. The final report for each group made recommendations in each of the following areas: Corporate Structure, Board of Directors, Planning, Programs & Services, Personnel, Finance, Technology, Fundraising, and Marketing.
Thus far, the following groups have received a diagnostic clinic:
Upon completion of each clinic, the organizations were encouraged to reapply to the Fund for grants that would assist them in implementing the recommendations. Since the clinics have been completed 13 grants totaling $52,130 have been awarded by the Fund to these organizations.
In addition, each group received a media kit valued at $1,100 containing a video camera, digital camera, microphone, tripod, flip video, MP3 player, extra memory, and a really cool carrying case. This media kit will enable each group to use these tools in teaching, documenting their educational and performance programs, and promoting their organizations on their web sites.
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