Creative Santa Fe

TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE CROSS-CULTURAL VIBRANCY & ECONOMIC VITALITY

DESIGN COLLABORATION - THROUGH THE DESIGN COLLABORATION PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION BRINGS THE EFFICACY OF DESIGN TO CLARIFY PURPOSE, RAISE AWARENESS, AND RALLY PUBLIC SUPPORT TO ADVANCE SOCIAL INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION SEES ITS CLIENTS AS PARTNERS IN CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND CHANGEMAKERS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY, IMPROVING COMMUNITY WELLBEING, AND BUILDING CAPACITY IN SANTA FE AND NEW MEXICO. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM MAY COME FROM OUR PARTNERS/CLIENTS, EXTERNAL GRANTS, OR FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN INTERNAL PHILANTHROPY. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH OTHER NONPROFITS TO ASSIST THEM IN ADVANCING THEIR MISSIONS CLIENTS INCLUDED: ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, THE SF PUBLIC LIBRARY AS WELL AS THE SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION (SKILL-UP) - THE ORGANIZATION IS ALL ABOUT PROVIDING TOOLS FOR SUCCESS WITH A GROWTH MINDSET TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS OF SOLVING PROBLEMS AND SKILLING UP ITS COMMUNITY. BUT HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE THIS MINDSET? THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERING WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO YOUTHS AND ADULTS ALIKE. THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE TWO SUCH WAYS WE DO SO, DESIGNED TO ADDRESS PEOPLES' DIFFERING ATTENTION SPANS. "BEYOND PROFIT" IS A ROLL-UP-YOUR-SLEEVES SERIES TO LEARN RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FROM BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNM ANDERSON SCHOOL. "STORY ME" IS THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESENTATION DESIGN AND PUBLIC SPEAKING CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO FOSTER CONFIDENCE IN EMERGING CREATIVE VOICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS.

PUBLIC EVENTS PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC EVENTS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE CREATIVE SANTA FE'S BRAND VISIBILITY, BROADEN OUR AUDIENCE AND DONOR BASES, AND BUILD GOODWILL IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ENABLES THE ORGANIZATION TO ELEVATE ITS DESIGN COLLABORATION INITIATIVES BY HIGHLIGHTING ITS PARTNERS/CLIENTS AND ITS WORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S 2022 PUBLIC EVENTS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) PECHAKUCHA NIGHT - A FAST-PACED AND HIGHLY VISUAL PRESENTATION SERIES. QUARTERLY EVENING EVENTS, CURRENTLY CO-HOSTED BY SITE SANTA FE. EIGHT TO TEN PRESENTERS PER THEMED EVENT FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION CURATES FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND RELEVANCY. THE PURPOSE OF PECHAKUCHA NIGHT IS TO SPOTLIGHT SANTA FE'S CREATIVES AND CHANGEMAKERS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, CULTIVATE PRIDE OF PLACE, BUILD CONNECTIONS ACROSS DISCIPLINES, CULTURES, AND GENERATIONS, CELEBRATE SHARED HUMANITY AND CREATIVITY ACROSS DOMAINS OF WORK AND PLAY, BROADEN CREATIVE SANTA FE'S AUDIENCE BASE AND 3-FIGURE DONOR BASE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REVIVING AND RENAMING CREATIVE MINGLE. 2) CREATIVE MINGLE AS SPARK - THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL BE A CITY-WIDE INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE NETWORKING EVENT FOR 150 TO 200 PEOPLE. DESIGNED TO BE CO-HOSTED WITH VARIOUS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION WAS ACTIVELY FORGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S AIM IS TO HOST 2 TO 3 SPARK EVENTS ANNUALLY, STARTING IN 2023 BUDGET AND STAFF DEPENDENT. THE PURPOSE OF SPARK WILL BE TO BREAK BIASES, CULTIVATE JOY AND EMPATHY, FORGE UNEXPECTED ALLIES, CREATE INTERGENERATIONAL AND TRANSCULTURAL DIALOGUE AND EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF WEALTH THROUGH BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF REVIVING IMAGINED FUTURES (IF) SUMMIT. EACH SUMMIT WILL FEATURE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER OF HIGH IMPORT. SUMMITS MAY OCCUR EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS, STAFF AND BUDGET DEPENDENT.