Silicon Valley Creates
For The Merger Of Arts Council Silicon Valley And 1stACT Silicon Valley Into Silicon Valley Creates
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Amount$20,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/28/2013
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Arts Council Silicon Valley is the largest nonprofit arts council in California, providing a comprehensive suite of funding, technical assistance, and marketing services to more than 600 local arts and cultural organizations, and individual artists throughout Santa Clara County. The organization has been through a three-year period of leadership and programmatic transition, and has ambitious plans to develop a larger arts funding pool, test and launch community philanthropy tools to increase support for the arts, and a build an online arts education directory. The arts council is in the process of merging with 1stACT Silicon Valley, which has provided leadership and programs to inspire cultural investment and participation. Together, the two organizations will form Silicon Valley Creates, one cohesive unit to serve the cultural sector and the people of the region. This grant will provide support for the merger hard costs.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
svcreates.org
Address
310 South First Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Silicon Valley Creates, better known as SVCreates, is a regional arts service organization whose mission is to uplift and empower the creative culture of Silicon Valley. Focused on the creative sector of the South Bay, including San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, it builds capacity, raises value and visibility, and increases access to arts and creativity. Its grantmaking supports scores of creative enterprises through a variety of awards for arts organizations and projects. SVCreates also provides customized support and coaching for a portfolio of approximately 100 small and mid-sized multicultural nonprofit organizations, artists, and creative professionals, year-round professional development workshops, advocacy for the region’s arts and culture sector, and increased visibility for the arts through publishing and events. Support of SVCreates advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
