Dancewire

1. CAREER/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - SERVES DANCE PROFESSIONALS (50% OF PROGRAMMING BUDGET) 1:1 SESSIONS - DANCE WIRE'S IN-HOUSE CAREER/BUSINESS COACHING SERVICES TARGETING DANCE ARTISTS/ORGANIZATIONS' EXPRESSED NEEDS ENABLING THEM TO GROW THEIR CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE AROUND FUNDRAISING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, VISIONING, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, ETC. ALTHOUGH MARKETING IS A KEY OFFERING, THE DANCE SECTOR'S OVERARCHING NEEDS FOR ROBUST MARKETING SUPPORT AND MARKETING PLAN DEVELOPMENT ECLIPSES THE CAPACITY THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. THIRTY-THREE 1:1 SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN 2022. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - TAX EXEMPT UMBRELLA FOR ARTISTS TO FUNDRAISE AND SEEK GRANTS UNDER DANCE WIRE'S NONPROFIT STATUS (LAUNCHING MARCH 2023). OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO NOT JUST GIVE ARTISTS/ORGS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK TAX-EXEMPT FUNDING, BUT TO SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR FOR THEIR PROJECT OR PROGRAMS AND HELP THEM BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS AS THEY ARE GETTING STARTED. CO-WORKING SPACE - A SHARED CREATIVE SPACE PROMOTING SYNERGY AND IDEAS, WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A HUB CONDUCIVE TO COMPLETING NECESSARY ADMIN AND BUSINESS TASKS 2. WEBSITE RESOURCES - SERVES DANCE PROFESSIONALS AND DANCE AUDIENCES (BOTH LOCAL AND VISITING) IN TANDEM (25% OF PROGRAMMING BUDGET)TOTAL OF 16,000 UNIQUE VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE IN 2022, REACHING AUDIENCES FROM ALL COUNTIES OF OREGON AND MANY NEIGHBORING STATES DANCE EVENTS CALENDAR - FOR DANCE EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTING 79 DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE! JOB/OPPORTUNITY AND BULLETIN BOARDS - POST A JOB OR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SELL OR SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY ARTIST STORIES PODCAST - FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS FROM PORTLAND AREA ARTISTS TAKE A CLASS DIRECTORY - FILTER BY THE STYLE, LEVEL, OR AGE GROUP TO FIND THE PERFECT MATCH 3. AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT - SERVES DANCE AUDIENCES BY FORMING COMMUNITY AROUND THE ART OF DANCE (25% OF PROGRAMMING BUDGET) DANCE CHAMPION CIRCLE - AN ANNUAL GATHERING WHERE WE ASK DANCE AUDIENCES WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT DANCE AND TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES DANCE CURIOUS CLUB - INVITED TO 4 SHOWS PER YEAR TO ENGAGE WITH DANCE WIRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTIST (39 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CURRENTLY)