2020-883-E Arts Commission - Sisters Voices arts grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID: BDE99989-21A4-456A-ACA8-6963430CBDD3 Describe the impact Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Sisters' Voices (SV) experienced a deficit of COVID-19 on your for our 2019-2020 fiscal year and is projecting a deficit for our 2020- organization including 2021 fiscal year. SV had to cancel their spring concert for groups SV1 financial loss and and SV2 and the spring opera for SV3. These events, while free to the staff/operating public, would typically bring in around $340 in donations. In addition, changes: some girls did not participate once the rehearsals were forced to move to Zoom, so SV was short $3840 in monthly tuition payments for 2019-2020. Due to these factors and some one-time larger expenses earlier in the year, we ended 2019-2020 in a deficit of over $6,600. For 2020-2021 we will not be able to hold concerts, nor will be able to hold our big fundraising event, SingFling. These two sources combined typically generate between $3,500 and $5,000 in revenue. Furthermore, our programming will all be virtual. We adjusted our tuition prices and the expected number of registrants to reflect this, resulting in a decreased tuition revenue compared to previous years. We have tried to cut back on expenses where possible but are still left with a deficit. To combat this, we are hoping to increase our community donations through fundraising campaigns, such as the annual Giving Tuesday event in our community. Despite the challenges, Leandra has been able to create a virtual program and performance opportunities via Zoom. Instead of performing a spring concert and opera, SV held a virtual open mic with -50 participants and a virtual choral recording with 19 of the singers produced by Leandra. This summer, Leandra adapted SV's camp offerings to a 3 week virtual format, July 13-31. Sessions included a leadership workshop open to the oldest singers and recent graduates. The other two weeks offered a 2-hour morning session, CAMP, for 2nd-5th graders and an afternoon session, Writing Workshop, for 4th-8th graders. This fall, Leandra is offering regular weekly Zoom rehearsals for SV1, SV2 and SV3 and additional small group classes for singers based on age and experience. In order to continue creating virtual singing recordings of the chorus and to create a promotional video, we are requesting funds to pay for a video/audio editor to create these recordings. In addition, SV's Board of Directors has re-established the position of Managing Director. This position will require a commitment of -10 hours per month. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, banking, assisting the Artistic Director with recruitment and online registration processes, communicating with various vendors, and helping keep website and social media sites up to date. Having a Managing Director will streamline the administrative responsibilities for Sisters' Voices and allow the Artistic Director to focus on music programming, teaching, outreach to the community, and conducting. In addition, it will allow the Board of Directors to focus on annual planning, special events planning, supporting the Artistic Director, grant writing, legal aspects, fundraising, and supporting SV's values of inclusivity and accessibility.