elizabeth

Arts Fundraiser and Patron. Coffee lover. Defendant of the Oxford comma. There’s no such thing as over-segmentation.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@BrandyLJensen

[AFP Chicago @afpchicago]

The AFP Chicago Board of Directors has written an open letter to Mike Geiger regarding AFP Global’s lack of acknowledgment of the Fundraiser Bill of Rights©, a document that is copywritten and developed by Amelia Garza, MA, CFRE and Jennifer H. MA. Read: https://t.co/B43pasn0uQ

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@RottenInDenmark “Effective altruism.” Codified modern-day overhead myth, spawned dozens of charity watch dog groups that (in most cases) don’t actually reveal helpful data for donors, frames “the right type” of philanthropy as purely international and data-driven as opposed to community-centric

[I AM Mantra @iammantra]

Today’s Mantra:
I AM open to everything working out better than I can imagine.

[Amber Treadway @treadway_amber]

Wait until you guys find out EVERY arts organization has to throw big fancy parties for very rich people to stay solvent

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@diannaeanderson Yup. Now, the real tea? Which of these celebs who are invited and get the opportunity to “see and be seen” actually DONATE as part of the fundraiser, to make those programs possible and help a public institution that has been impacted by the pandemic survive?

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@Pollysymondson Stepped (well, leapt) — ballet dancer, dance teacher, box office, marketing, fundraising. I do wish I had understood more about WHAT fundraising was and why it is critical to an organization earlier on. Was always behind a veil to me as a performer.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@z_long So I actually love this and feel it is just as artistic

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@annehelen “I wanted to give this my full attention” or just not acknowledging

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@Miss_Trendy11 Hang on! I agree this entire process has been so draining and consuming.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@rainorsunshine1 After witnessing how this has all played out, I'm betting the grant awardee is probably the Fyre Festival

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@Salvato98691711 Thank you for the reply and the laugh! Not that anything shocks me related to SVOG anymore

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

Did anyone else receive an "our records indicate you have started an application that has not been completed or submitted" email from SBA tied to an email that DEFINITELY submitted an SVOG application? #svog

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@WayneTheMurray Qualification visit. So transactional and not very thoughtful fundraising — as though 30 minutes with someone can actually uncover their philanthropic perspective and potential connection to your org.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

Acknowledgment is powerful. https://t.co/WWoTqIq0EC

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@Nina4Arts Thank you Nina for all you have done to help guide our sector through this process! You and your amazing team provided so much truly useful help, communication, and advocacy during this entire opportunity. We are deeply grateful.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@SBAgov Thank you for responding to our sector’s feedback and giving us the weekend to digest the updated application guidance and FAQs.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@SBAgov This is by no interpretation “advanced notice.” Thousands of livelihoods depend on this critical funding — artists, technicians, designers, administrators, educators. Please give us adequate time with revised FAQs and guidelines to best support them.

[elizabeth @actuallyitsyou]

@chrismoody32 @SBAgov And, at the rate this is going, will probably be able to apply for and receive funding based on the still-not-finalized grant guidelines 🔥

[Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot @mayorlightfoot]

UPDATE: Mayor Lightfoot joins Governor Pritzker to discuss ongoing efforts to protect all Chicago residents. https://t.co/QlJnsGTNMU