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Arts Services Initiative of Western New York 95 Perry Street, Suite 402 Buffalo, New York 14203 Phone: (716) 362.8389 asiwnyinfo@gmail.com www.asiwny.org In This Issue Article Headline Calls for Work Funding Opps Other Opps Quick Links Visit ASI Website Contact ASI Arts Access Program Cultural Cards - BUY NOW! Arts/Culture News Workshops/Trainings Arts Services Initiative We would like to thank our major funders for their support Fund for the Arts        New York State Council on the Arts    Erie County    John R. Oishei Foundation M&T Bank                                                   Jan 2015 Arts & Cultural Opportunities Newsletter From Arts Services Initiative ASI Job Opening: Development Director (Full-Time) Apply By: January 30 Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) is seeking a full time Development Director to raise funds for the organization and its programs, including a strong focus on its Give for Greatness initiative. The successful applicant must have a thorough knowledge of fundraising principles and have a proven track record in multiple forms of fundraising and development. They should also have excellent writing, editing, research, planning, communication, and organizational skills. A college degree in a relevant field is required; an advanced degree is desirable. A working knowledge of GiftWorks fundraising software is preferred. The Development Director will work closely with the Executive Director, staff, Board of Directors, and appropriate committees. Click here for more information and how to apply. 2015 Buffalo River Grants RFP and Application Deadline: February 11 The RFP and Application for 2015 Programming along the Buffalo River is NOW AVAILABLE. VISIT www.asiwny.org/programs/buffalo-river-programming/ for materials. The purpose of the Buffalo River Programming is to develop a calendar of events and recurring programming that will activate the existing features, public spaces and water at multiple sites on and along the Buffalo River. ASI administers this program on behalf of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC). Click here for more information and types of funding available. The Big Easy in Buffalo Mardi Gras Jam Friday, February 13 6PM Sportsmen's Tavern 326 Amherst, Buffalo Come celebrate the 8th Annual Mardi Gras Jam at Sportsmen's Tavern in Buffalo, NY. Featuring: The Joe Krown Trio with Walter "Wolfman" Washington and Russell Batiste Click HERE to purchase tickets. The Big Easy in Buffalo is a program of ASI that brings New Orleans and Louisiana music and culture to the Western New York region. Spark Award Nominations Deadline February 27 Nominations are now open in the categories below from Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara Counties! CLICK HERE to vote now! Anyone can submit a nomination including those for your own organization or for yourself. Winners will be chosen by a panel made up of representatives of the ASI Board of Directors and other community leaders. 2015 Spark Award Categories: -Lifetime Achievement -Organization of the Year -Individual Artist of the Year -Rising Star -Supporter of the Cultural Sector -Advocate for the Cultural Sector -Volunteer of the Year -Arts Integration Click HERE for the nomination form and more information. Calls for Work Calls for Art If you have a call for work or art email asiwnyinfo@gmail.comto be included in our newsletter. Call for Work CEPA Gallery/Big Orbit Deadline: January 24 Big Orbit Gallery's exhibition will open Saturday, January 31, 2015 with a reception from 8p-11p. The exhibition will be open to work in all media except photography. Drop-off for Big Orbit will be the week of January 19-January 24 from 12p-6p, with the exception of Wednesday January 21, which will have a drop-off time of 3p-9p. All work is due at Big Orbit by 6 PM Saturday January 24, 2015. All current, new, and renewing CEPA and Big Orbit Members are invited to participate in the upcoming 2015 CEPA Gallery Members Exhibit. All work should be matted and/or framed and ready to hang All work should be labeled with the artist's name, title, process, date, and sales price Click here for more information. Call for Sculptors Lockside Art Center Deadline: February 2015 Lockside Art Center invites sculptors to participate in our "Made by Hand" sculpture exhibit opening Saturday February 7, 2 - 4pm, and continuing through March 14. We seek a broad variety of sculpture for our first exhibition of 2015. This is a juried exhibition. We invite sculptors to submit several pieces. For a description of the exhibition or an application please e-mail info@locksideartcenter.org or call 716-478-0239. Lockside Art Center is an intimate art center located in downtown Lockport, NY, overlooking the Erie Canal at the Flight of Five Locks, walking distance to restaurants and tourist attractions. We provide a display gallery, studios, art research library, and a classroom. Lockside Art Center is located at 21-41 Main Street at Pine, Suite 208, Lockport NY, 14094. Click here for more information. Call for Artists 100 American Craftsmen Show Deadline: February 13 The Kenan Center is seeking poster designs for the 45th annual 100 American Craftsmen show to be held May 29-31, 2015. Application with design specifications are available atwww.kenancraftshow.com. Student designs are welcome and encouraged. Application and design must be submitted by February 13 by email to info@kenancenter.org, or by mail to Kenan Center, 433 Locust St, Lockport, NY 14094. Mailed materials should note "POSTER CONTEST" on outside of envelope. No phone calls please. Click here for more information. Call for Artists 2015 Infringement Poster Contest Deadline: February 15 Buffalo Infringement Festival is excited to announce the 2015 Buffalo Infringement Festival Poster Design Contest! Qualifications: -Designs should capture the grassroots, DIY atmosphere of Infringement; -Should be designed for 11x17(poster) and 3x5(postcard) size in mind; -Submissions should be Hi-Res and in .jpg or .pdf format; -We will also require a copy of the original source file (layered .psd or .ai file) Please send submissions to: postercontest@infringebuffalo.org Funding Opportunities If you have a funding opportunity email asiwnyinfo@gmail.comto be included in our newsletter. Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo Letters of Intent Deadline: February 2 The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for our 2015 Competitive Grants.  The LOI is the first mandatory step in the Community Foundation's 2015 competitive grant process. It involves completion of a brief electronic form allowing the grant review committee to determine if a project merits further consideration in light of available resources and current priorities. This will be the only competitive grant opportunity in 2015.    For more information, or to apply for a competitive grant CLICK HERE. Art Works Grant National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Deadline: February 19 The NEA recognizes these catalytic effects of excellent art, and the key role that arts and design organizations play in revitalizing them. To deepen and extend the arts' value, including their ability to foster new connections and to exemplify creativity and innovation, we welcome projects that: Are likely to prove transformative with the potential for meaningful change, whether in the development or enhancement of new or existing art forms, new approaches to the creation or presentation of art, or new ways of engaging the public with art; Are distinctive, offering fresh insights and new value for their fields and/or the public through unconventional solutions; and Have the potential to be shared and/or emulated, or are likely to lead to other advances in the field. For details, guidelines, and how to apply, CLICK HERE. Challenge America Grant National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Deadline: April 16 The Challenge America category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. This category encourages and supports the following two objectives: Engagement: Engaging the public with diverse and excellent art. Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts. For details, guidelines, and how to apply, CLICK HERE. Other Opportunities If you have an opportunity email asiwnyinfo@gmail.com to be included in our newsletter. The Phantom Unmasked Education Program Now accepting applications. Deadline: January 23 Shea's is now accepting applications for The Phantom Unmasked education program. This free program is designed for high school students who are passionate about the performing arts. Participants will examine the characters from The Phantom of the Opera, work with local professionals, attend Skype sessions with cast members from the Broadway tour and attend a performance of the show at Shea's.  Visit  www.sheas.org  to download an application or contact Jennifer Fitzery at jfitzery@sheas.org, 716-829-1152. Wave Farm Residency Deadline: February 1 The Wave Farm Residency program provides artists with a valuable opportunity to concentrate on new transmission works and conduct research about the genre using the Wave Farm Study Center resource library. In conjunction with their residencies, artists perform, are interviewed, and create playlists for broadcast on Wave Farm's WGXC 90.7-FM, a creative community radio station serving over 78,000 potential listeners in New York's Upper Hudson Valley, and international listeners online. Click here for more information. Arts Services Initiative of Western New York promotes the cultural sector's vital role in economic development and the community through capacity building, collaboration, and advocacy.                   Keep up to date on funding opportunities and similar opportunities by Liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, and receiving our e-newsletters.

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and Foundation Center Form Strategic Alliance

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Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and Foundation Center Form Strategic Alliance  Nationwide Partnership Will Expand Access to Data on Philanthropy, Improve Foundation Effectiveness New York, NY — October 6, 2014. Washington, DC-based Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and New York-based Foundation Center have announced a new partnership to improve the quality and effectiveness of grantmaking through the strategic collection and sharing of data on philanthropy. The Forum is a national network of 34 geographically organized philanthropic associations that together have a membership of more than 5,500 participating organizations, making it the largest network in American philanthropy. Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit that is known as the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. "The philanthropic sector talks increasingly about such things as field alignment, strategic collaboration, and leveraging core competencies," said Bradford K. Smith, president of Foundation Center. "This partnership is a golden opportunity to put those principles into action." The Forum's mission is to leverage the collective knowledge of its association members so that each can be the highest quality provider of philanthropic support services in their regions, while a Foundation Center priority is to empower donors with the knowledge tools they need to be strategic. The partnership will tap the unique strengths of each organization in order to achieve shared goals. "The Forum Network has both deep regional roots and a broad national reach, and our regional associations' members are key to strengthening connections and knowledge sharing across the giving sector. However, at present, only a handful of our associations has access to up-to-date grantmaking data on their membership, and none have sophisticated online tools that allow the data to be queried and explored in real time," said Michael Litz, president and CEO of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. "Opening these new resources to the Forum Network will be a game-changer for those striving to be more strategic and impactful in their philanthropy." The partnership will entail establishing platforms and systems for collecting data contributed by Forum members and translating it into knowledge services that will benefit not only the Forum membership, but the broader philanthropic sector. Specific plans include the following: Philanthropy Data: To support a vibrant and effective philanthropic sector, the partnership will launch a "donor data campaign" to encourage members of regional associations to centralize and standardize giving data at Foundation Center. This current data will be accessible to all members through an interactive mapping platform helping to inform funding decisions and track trends in each region.  Philanthropy Research: Templates for research reports will be created so that information about regional giving can be more easily and efficiently published and shared, providing regionally focused funders with critical information about funding patterns in their communities. Philanthropy Tools: Data visualization, benchmarking, and knowledge management tools will provide regional associations with continuous access to comprehensive data on the work of their member foundations and empower users to draw actionable conclusions from the information. In recent years, Foundation Center and individual Forum member associations have partnered on a wide variety of projects, including more than 40 research reports and fact sheets, and Forum members have participated in Foundation Center's Funding Information Network. This partnership is a natural evolution of those preceding collaborations, all of which have in common the goal of spreading knowledge to strengthen philanthropy and the good it can achieve. The national scope of the partnership, however, will introduce efficiencies and broaden its impact. "Recent advances in information technology have put us in a position to collect and share knowledge far more efficiently than ever before," said Lisa Philp, vice president for strategic philanthropy at Foundation Center. "When this system for data gathering, sharing, and visualization is applied across an entire network of grantmakers, the opportunities for donors to collaborate and achieve their visions of a better world will multiply exponentially."  ### Share on Twitter: Strategic alliance btwn @givingforum and @fdncenter will improve quality and effectiveness of grantmaking. bit.ly/FCforum14 About Foundation Center Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center's website each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 470 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.orgor call (212) 620-4230. About the Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers Established in 1998, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers is a national philanthropic leader and network of 34 regional associations of grantmakers with a combined membership of more than 5,500 participating organizations. The Forum facilitates effective philanthropy by fueling connections and knowledge sharing across the giving sector, delivering efficiencies and cost savings for our 34 member associations, and providing tools and resources to advance policy change. For more information, please visit givingforum.orgor call (888) 391-3235. 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Grant Announcement - Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nonprofit organizations can apply for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Awards that add up to a total of $85,000 to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York.

Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s 31-county upstate New York region are invited to apply for an award of up to $4,000 each. The award can be used for programs that have clear goals to improve the health or health care of a specific population. Programs that improve the health status of the community, reduce the incidence of specific diseases, promote health education and overall wellness will be considered.

“The company’s Community Health Awards demonstrate a corporate commitment to support local organizations that share our mission as a nonprofit health plan,” said Arthur Vercillo, M.D., regional president, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. “These awards complement our existing grants and sponsorships with agencies that work to enhance quality of life, including health status, in upstate New York.”

The deadline to submit an application to be considered for an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Award is Feb. 9. 

Applications and additional information are available online at www.excellusbcbs.com/wps/wcm/connect/be9377e9-bde9-43d0-ba46-807e3e9a612c/CommunityAwardsAppInteractive1.8.2015+Blue+Regions.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Organizations in Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence or Tompkins counties are asked to email the completed application toCommunity.Health.Awards.CNY@ Excellus.com. Applications received after Feb. 9 will not be considered.  Awards will be announced in March.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Thank you,
Jacqueline Iacovelli, MPA, FAHM
Community & Regional Affairs Director
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
jacqueline.iacovelli@Excellus.com
333 Butternut Drive
Syracuse, NY 13214
Ph: 315 671 6947
Fax: 315 671 6407

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