2016-605-E Finance - Hillsborough Arts Council - Outside Agency Performance Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: DBF0775B-3A75-4D97-9EA7-5AC7933304BF t A - continued Provider's Outside Agency Application MAIN APPLICATION position Indicate the type of program for which you are requesting funding: Program/Project Description (Label your responses as outlined below; not to exceed 3 pages.) Please provide the following information about the proposed program/project: b) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address the chosen Town/County priority? Summary of Program For thirty years, the Hillsborough Arts Council (HAC) has created venues for "community" and "creativity" to joyfully connect. In doing so, we generate benefits that range from the personal pleasure in attending a concert or purchasing an artist's product to broader social and financial benefits for this area. We bring people together to enjoy parades, music, and poetry, with spillover interactions with downtown merchants. We intentionally capture and share our diverse history in community events. We provide venues for local artists to showcase and share their talents. Our traditional community services include well- known events such as the Last Friday concerts and arts walks, the handmade puppet parade, parlor concerts, Music Masters Series, and Free Spirit Freedom. Comprehensive information is available at our website athttp.;;L http..liwww.hillsborouEhartscouncil.orE/ In late 2015, not only did we initiate two successful new events (Stickworks and the Solstice Paper Lantern Parade), but we also hired our first Program Coordinator who will serve as the key liaison between the HAC and the community. We ask Orange County to partner with the Town of Hillsborough and private donors to initially sustain this position through the first three years. 2016 is a year to reframe the work of the Hillsborough Arts Council. The community interest in and demand for our services requires that we shift from being an informal but effective grassroots effort to professionalizing our nonprofit organization. We are also aware that most of the work has been enabled by a relatively small number of core volunteers. We need to both institutionalize their knowledge of the logistical support required to host these special events and teach others how to provide support, relieving the original volunteers of the sole responsibility for our success. c) Describe the local need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Consolidated Plan or other community priorities (i.e. Council/Board Goals). Cite local data to support the need for this program and the population being served. Description of Identified Need We have a strategic planning process underway now. While the final goals have yet to be defined, we anticipate that they will include interests such as these: • Shift information storage from individuals to the organization so we have centralized records of our transactions, progress, and history (in progress, now that we have a Program Coordinator). Main Application 1/22/2016 8:56:04 AM Page 6 • f 2