2022-430-E-Arts Commission-Voices the Chapel Hill Chorus-2022-23 Arts grants

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Has your organization undergone any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training? If so, please explain. If not, please explain any barriers that have prevented you from receiving this training. Yes. Our President, Emily Shuman, our Director for Membership, Becca McDaniel, and our W ebmaster, Adam Jacks, hav e all receiv ed DEI training through their workplaces. That's three out of our current eight-member Board. Training for the whole Board has been a topic of interest for sev eral years. In 2019 Voices applied for a project grant from the Mary Duke Biddle foundation for funding to hire a DEI professional to conduct training for Voices' Board. Unfortunately, the grant was denied and Cov id suspended further efforts. The expense of DEI professional training has been the barrier keeping the the Voices Board from formal training. As a result of my attendance at the webinar hosted by Katie Murray to discuss this grant, I learned from Katie of free DEI resources av ailable for informal training and that is the av enue we are now pursuing. Voices' entire Board has receiv ed the following materials for indiv idual rev iew: 1) Article: Guide to Achiev ing Div ersity and Inclusion in the W orkplace https://www.tsne.org/div ersity-and-inclusion-initiative-step-step-guide 2) Webinar: How to Change Your DEI Culture in One Month (North Carolina Center for Nonprofits) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ec8uxHGH--U 3) Article: A Guide Toward Div ersity, Equity, and Inclusion in Data Collection https://www.schusterman.org/sites/default/files/More%20than%20Numbers- %20A%20Guide%20Toward%20Div ersity%2C%20Equity%20and%20Inclusion%20%28DEI%29%20in%20Data%20Collection.pdf 4) Ov erv iew of DEIA and implementing it into internal organizational systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =NwimgfEyihM&list=PLwVmpbcpMU9Op3ZDJupxN_ErbJZJ17eqw&index=1 5) Incorporating DEIA Externally through Community and Program Engagement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-hmtXxkHKzs&list=PLwVmpbcpMU9Op3ZDJupxN_ErbJZJ17eqw&index=2 Voices' Board has a retreat coming up in mid-June at which we will discuss these resources and how we can apply them to our organization. During FY22-23, will your organization receive operational support funding from the North Carolina Arts Council or the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources? Yes Organization's EIN 581450444.0 Organization Website https://www.v oiceschapelhill.org Authorizing Official's Name Tamara Sheldon Authorizing Official's Title Board Member, Grants and Dev elopment Authorizing Official's Phone 6266441520 Authorizing Official's Email tamara.sheldon@v oiceschapelhill.org Applicant Race W hite Financial Overview FinancialOv erv iew_Submittable.xlsx Organizational Financial Statements FY21_Profit_and_Loss.pdf Budget_2021-2022.pdf VOICESChapel_Hill_FY2021_Form_990EZ_-_Rev.pdf FY23_Budget_Draft.pdf Deficit/Surplus Voices is grateful to hav e only a minor deficit this fiscal year ending on July 31, 2022, following a record surplus of $27,121 for our prior fiscal year. These results are due to fundraising efforts on the part of Voices Board. Knowing that Covid would affect both concert income and income from membership, the Board made a concerted effort to increase grant income. Grant income has trended from $2,276 (FY2020) to $17,776 (FY2021) and $19,130 (FY2022E). Likewise, the Board stepped up efforts to solicit donations from our membership, supporters, and corporations. Donations hav e trended from $16,474 (FY2020) to $22,446 (FY2021) and $22,446 (FY2022E). (That's not a typo. Donations were equal in FY2021 and FY2022.) During that same period concert income bounced from $11,324 to $0 and $8,583(E) this fiscal year, and membership dues from $24,816, to $12,905, $23,817 this fiscal year. Our financial results this fiscal year are also impacted by increased spending in the celebration of our 40th anniversary season (originally planned for FY 2021 and postponed to FY2022 due to Cov id.) Voices paid Dr. Todd Coleman $10,000 for his commissioned piece 'Hav ing Seen Afar Off' written to celebrate our 40th anniversary, paid approximately $5,000 extra to rent premium concert space (UNC's Memorial Hall), and also increased advertising to promote the concert. In summary, Voices' Board is grateful to hav e come through the past few tumultuous years in good financial shape. We don't expect the extraordinary donations from the last two years to continue at this pace in the future because two of our most generous donors hav e left the community. We expect that we will hav e to work to rebuild both our membership and audiences. DocuSign Envelope ID: 4B2B49D2-B4B4-4397-AE2C-5AA9D33F13C3