2013-370 Arts - Chapel Hill Carrboro Children's Musum 2013 Spring Art Grant Agreement $1,500 (2)

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Kidzu Children's Museum 2013-2014 OCAC General Support Application Narrative Kidzu Children's Alusetull �tr.ttogia t oa 3 t)C�ieel ke Strategic Goals Objectives 1. Create a Much Larger 1-1. Conduct facility design(in progress) New Museum Facility 1-2. Conduct exhibit development(in progress) with Engaging 1-3. Recruit and select exhibit designers Exhibits and 1-4. Develop/enact design processes to ensure that Kidzu's exhibits and Educational facility incorporate products and input from a range of community Experiences.Develop artists,craftspeople,and other individuals&organizations,including a significantly larger children(in progress) museum with a set of 1-5. Conduct exhibit design process,including exhibit prototyping dynamic exhibits and 1-6. Conduct educational planning,including piloting select programs and playful educational other educational initiatives,especially those with community partners experiences that (in progress) support Kidzu's 1-7. Engage educational/creative advisors to ensure that the new museum educational vision, is: (in progress) meet the informal --Designed and planned to maximize Kidzu's potential to fulfill its learning needs of vision for educational innovation with academic and community Kidzu's target collaborators audience,including --Designed and planned to engage and celebrate diverse families those in need,and that including children and families in need and those with special needs celebrate our 1-8. Secure necessary permits and approvals community 1-9. Construct new museum facility 2. Enhance Fundraising 2-1. Collaborate with newly-hired campaign consultants and volunteer Capacity and professional campaign advisors to: Financial 2-1.1.1.Update development plan for raising remaining funds(in progress) Sustainability. 2-1.1.2.Continue recruiting capital campaign cabinet members (in progress) Enhance and expand 2-1.1.3.Implement campaign fundraising training for new cabinet members fundraising capacity; 2-1.1.4.Continue raising funds for new museum with an immediate focus on Maximize financial meeting next challenge grant fundraising goals (in progress) sustainability of current 2-2. Plan new museum to maximize financial sustainability with ample site and new museum exhibits,programming, and public spaces to engage a broad age range, encourage repeat visits,and keep the museum fresh and engaging, maximizing attendance and encouraging diverse revenue streams(in progress) 2-3. Sustain Kidzu's small museum/educational services during the new museum transition(in progress) 3. Expand and Diversify 3-1. Secure support to hire additional team members to assist with new Kidzu's Team museum planning,preparations,and fundraising(in progress) 3-2. Explore strategies to expand/enhance volunteer corps (in progress) Create Diversity Committee or similar group charged with developing strategies to enhance team diversity 4. Expand Community 4-1. Sustain and expand network of volunteer professional advisors(also Engagement and applies to objective 3 above)(in progress) Public Awareness. 4-2. Offer meaningful opportunities for public engagement in Kidzu's new Expand engagement museum planning by children and families from diverse backgrounds with public and (in progress) community/regional 4-3. Expand and deepen educational collaborations with community partners agencies and organizations serving diverse families,particularly with those in need(in progress) 4-4. Expand Kidzu's publicity/marketing efforts to reach beyond Chapel Hill/Carrboro to the broader Triangle region(in progress) 4-5. As funding and space permit,offer enhanced,new,and/or pilot exhibits and programs in our small museum to serve a wider age range and to increase visitorship from throughout the region(in pre aration) 10