SAVE THE DATE: May 10, 2022
The Cultural Alliance has re-scheduled it’s “Coming out of COVID” conference for Tuesday, May 10, 2022. This is a gathering for all members - artists, EDs, board members, business owners, gallery staff, marketing staff, all staff - to remember and share what we have experienced since March 2020. We will discuss the new strengths and skills we have developed, and what's next for us all. Stay tuned for registration details. | | | SAVE THE DATE: June 15, 2022
We hope you'll join us for our 6th Annual Daniel E Offutt III Arts & Culture Empowerment (ACE) Awards Breakfast Nominations have now closed for the 2022 Daniel E. Offutt III Arts & Culture Empowerment (ACE) Awards. Awardees will be announced shortly. The awards breakfast will take place at the Norwalk Shore and Country Club, on Weds. June 15, 7:30am.The keynote speaker for 2022 is David Lehman, Commissioner for Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Also speaking will be Elizabeth Shapiro, Director of Arts, Preservation and Museums (DECD), and Jason Mancini, Executive Director, CT Humanities. The Master of Ceremonies will again be Tony Award winning actor, James Naughton. | | | | ANNOUNCING CAFC DATA TASK FORCE | In a response to many of our members’ frustrations with the increasing data demands of funders, and the lack of information and assistance about how to meet those demands, we formed a small group to discuss a range of data-related issues. Although CT Humanities is not the only subject of data-request concerns, it is the latest and, to its credit, it has taken the opportunity, with running the largest and broadest grant distribution in CT's cultural history, to survey the community, its activities and needs. Our ad hoc group formulated concerns, needs and questions and has had two extensive sessions with Scott Wands that resolved several concerns and came to an agreement to furthering conversations about other issues regarding data collecting tools, funding and possibly funding data expertise etc. We have now decided to open this group to all members in order to continue the conversations, get greater input, agree to possibly pool resources, hire consultants etc. If you are with a CAFC member organization, we invite you to sign up for our new CAFC Data Task Force. | | | | WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK!
By now, you have probably interacted with the new user interface on our website. Many of you have expressed your satisfaction with the changes, and we are delighted that this monumental task is nearly complete. As we constantly seek to meet your needs, please feel free to provide us with any feedback that might help us to fine tune the user experience. Email Lorie at marketing@culturalalliancefc.org | | | NEW CAFC PT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
We are proud to announce the appointment of Wendy Packer as the new part-time Development Director for the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. Wendy, a long-time Weston resident, has a deep and wide knowledge of Fairfield County. A career brand expert, Wendy has a rich marketing experience launching several regional and national publications, including for Condé Nast, Cottages & Gardens, Moffly Media, TownVibe and the recent launch of PARK Magazine NY. Her experience has given her an extensive knowledge of local markets across our region, and we look forward to Wendy deploying her network of relationships and her long-time support of the Cultural Alliance for a very fruitful time ahead. David Green, CAFC Executive Director commented “Our board and staff are very excited about Wendy’s appointment and confident that Wendy’s extensive experience and network will bring greater exposure to a wider audience for the Cultural Alliance." | |
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