TACA Overviewfor the TACA Board of Directors

February 2018

TACA – The Arts Community AllianceTable of Contents

About TACA - Slide 3

Grant-making – Slide 8

Capacity Building & Thought Leadership – Slide 19

How We Do It – Slide 30

How You Can Help – Slide 402

About TACA

Mission Statement

TACA supports excellence and impact in the

arts through grant-making, capacity building

and thought leadership.

Vision Statement

TACA envisions and innovative, inclusive,

sustainable cultural sector recognized for its

essential contribution to a vibrant, prosperous

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For 50 years, TACA – The Arts Community Alliance – has worked to establish North Texas’ cultural community as one of the strongest in the

nation.

TACA – The Arts Community AllianceA Brief History

Our growing investment in the arts translates to new premieres and productions, impactful residencies and community initiatives, and more opportunities for artists and audiences to connect – all making

Dallas a great place to live and work.

1967 Founded as an annual charity event benefitting the Dallas Theater Center

Today A valued arts funding and service organization, providing an array of grant funds

and innovative service programs

Jane Murchison Haber and Paul Baker, the Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center.

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TACA believes in the transformative power of the arts.

Whether it’s examining personal challenges or celebrating community diversity, art is a powerful agent of change.

But being a nonprofit arts organization is challenging.

Limited funding, rising costs and a lack of access to other important resources makes it difficult to survive and thrive.

TACA exists to nurture these organizations

and provide visionary, responsive leadership to the arts community.

By providing flexible funding and much-needed resources, like professional development workshops,

TACA allows arts organizations to spend less time on keeping their doors open

and more time on running strong and effective programs that transform lives through the arts.

TACA – The Arts Community AllianceOur Elevator Pitch

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TACA – The Arts Community AllianceOur Three Pillars

Mission Statement

TACA supports excellence and impact in the arts through grant-making, capacity building, and thought leadership.

Grant-making

Capacity Building

Thought Leadership

Grant ProgramsGeographic Footprint: Dallas County

Service ProgramsGeographic Footprint: North Texas

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Grant-making

TACA’s Three Pillars

Grant-making

Arts General Operating Grants

TACA’s largest, cornerstone granting program. We were founded on this in 1967.

New Works Fund

Launched in 2012 and supported solely by Donna Wilhelm until 2018.

Artist Residency Fund

Launched in 2015 and supported by the Bowdon Family Foundation

(also formerly supported by the Embrey Family Foundation in 2015 and 2016).

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Grant-making

Arts General Operating Grants

2017 2018 2019

$1.3 million $700,000 $900,000

TACA’s Arts General Operating Process is a 10-month process.

Recipients of Arts General Operating Grant support are then

eligible to apply for TACA’s New Works and Artist Residency Funds.

Committee: Grants

Unrestricted, general operating support

for nonprofits is invaluable.

It allows them to focus less on keeping the lights on and more about creating artistic work.

Year Started 1967

Committee Grants CommitteeTara Lewis, Chair

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Grant-making

Arts General Operating Grants

Important Numbers & Unique Value

In TACA’s process, volunteers actually go see the work, live and in-person. They anonymously attend

performances and visit museums to have the experience that every patron has. Most arts grant-makers

across the country don’t do this anymore – not even the National Endowment for the Arts. While

they think it is valuable, they find it too time intensive. TACA believes that artistic work has to be

experienced live and in-person and can’t be captured accurately in narrative or video samples

submitted through an application.

In 2017, 48 TACA volunteer Grant Panelists spent more than…

3,000 hours viewing performances and reviewing applications and

$20,000 on tickets (they buy their own tickets).

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Annual Distribution

2012New Works Fund

2015Artist Residency Fund

TACA’s Grant Distribution History

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Grant-making

New Works Fund

From 2012 through 2017, the New Works Fund was supported by a

single, visionary underwriter, Donna Wilhelm. Beginning in 2018, the

Fund will expand to include multiple underwriters and an increased

annual distribution.

Committee: Grants

Year Started 2012

Committee n/a

To make Dallas a cultural destination, new works need to

be created here. TACA and Donna Wilhelm founded the

New Works fund in 2012 to support the creation of new

performing arts works in our community.

2012

to 2017

$100,000 Annual Distribution

$600,000 Total Distribution

2018 + $200,000 annual distribution + Juror Stipends

Dallas Theater Center

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

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Grant-making

The New Works Fund

Impact

Since its inception in 2012, The New Works Fund has supported the creation of

17 new performing arts works in our community.

Evaluation

Applications are evaluated in two rounds:

Round 1 │ National Jury of renowned artists and arts experts

Round 2 │ In-person Jury of local artists and arts managers

Evaluation is based on a project’s artistic merit, change-making potential and

the applicant’s perceived executional competence.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE

Homeschooled (2012) │ $25,000

BRUCE WOOD DANCE PROJECT

Chasing Home (2016) │ $70,000

CARA MIA THEATRE COMPANY

The Dreamers: A Bloodline (2012) │ $25,000

DALLAS BACH SOCIETY

Le Mozart Noir (2014) │ $25,000

DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE

Tribute (2016) │ $30,000

Uncharted Territory (2017) │ $20,000

DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER

Skippyjon Jones (2014) │ $25,000

Yana Wana's Legend of the Bluebonnet (2017) │

$25,000

UNDERMAIN THEATRE

Abraham Zobell’s

Home Movie: Final Reel (2013) │ $40,000

VOICES OF CHANGE

Tibet Fantasia (2013) │ $20,000

TACA New Works Fund Grant Recipients

DALLAS THEATER CENTER

Stagger Lee (2012) │ $50,000

Deferred Action (2015) │ $50,000

Penny Candy (2017) │ $55,000

FINE ARTS CHAMBER PLAYERS

Universal Language (2014) │ $25,000

KITCHEN DOG THEATER

The Thrush and the Woodpecker and

Blackberry Winter (2015) │ $50,000

SECOND THOUGHT THEATRE

Booth (2013) │ $40,000

THE DALLAS OPERA

Everest (2014) │ $25,000

Kitchen Dog Theater

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Grant-making

Artist Residency Fund

In 2015 and 2016, the Artist Residency Fund was supported by both the Bowdon

Family Foundation and the Embrey Family Foundation. In 2017, the Bowdon

Family Foundation became the Fund’s sole underwriter.

Committee: Grants

Year Started 2015

Committee n/a

Artists have a unique ability to foster meaningful interaction

among those who create art and those who engage with art. The

Artist Residency Fund supports the establishment or expansion

of artistic residency programs in Dallas County. The fund also

seeks to encourage thoughtful and relevant communication

among arts organizations, artists and communities.

2015

& 2016

$100,000 Annual Distribution

$200,000 Total Distribution

2017 + $50,000 annual distribution

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

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Grant-making

The Artist Residency Fund

Impact

Since its inception in 2012, The Artist Residency Fund has supported 10 artist residenciesin our community.

Evaluation

Applications are evaluated in two rounds:

Round 1 │ National Jury of renowned artists and arts experts

Round 2 │ In-person Jury of local artists and arts managers

Evaluation is based on a project’s artistic merit, change-making potential and

the applicant’s perceived executional competence.

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CHILDREN’S CHORUS OF GREATER DALLAS

Dr. Sandra Snow, Conductor (2016) │ $10,000

Conducting Masterclass with Dr. Sandra Snow

DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE

Jamal Story, Choreographer (2015) │ $24,000

Cultural Awareness Series

Juel D. Lane, Choreographer/Filmmaker (2017) │ $10,000

Director’s Choice

DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY

Douglas Buchanan, Composer (2016) │ $60,000

The Sounds Between

DALLAS THEATER CENTER

Lear deBessonet, Theater Artist (2015) │ $35,000

Public Works Dallas: The Tempest

TACA Artist Residency Fund Grant Recipients

JUNIOR PLAYERS

Sara Romersberger, Theater Professor (2017) │ $25,000

The Transformation Project

ORCHESTRA OF NEW SPAIN

Danica Sena, Choreographer (2016) │ $29,560

Misa Flamenca: Seville and Spanish Dance, from Cathedral to the Street

SHAKESPEARE DALLAS

Octavio Solis, Playwright

and Gustavo Tambascio, Director (2015) │ $30,000

Quixote

THE DALLAS OPERA

Nicole Paiement, Conductor (2015) │ $11,000

The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors

TITAS Presents

The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (2017) │ $15,000

The Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company

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Capacity Building &

Thought Leadership

TACA’s Three Pillars

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Capacity Building

& Thought Leadership

Board Committee:Capacity Building & Thought LeadershipSarah Cotton Nelson, Committee Chair

Subcommittee: PerforumTask Forces: Arts Vibrancy, Social Impact Fund

Capacity Building Service Programs:TACA Perforum: Amplifier WorkshopsNorth Texas Cultural Co-op*

Thought Leadership Service Programs:TACA PerforumTACA360°

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Year Started 2009

PerforumSubcommittee Chair

Dr. Zannie Giraud VossDirector, National Center for Arts Research at SMU

Each year, TACA Perforum convenes the arts community to focus on big picture issues pertinent to every organization in our community.

TACA’s Perforum Committee, led by Dr. Zannie Voss (TACA Board member since 2009), identifies topics that our arts community and communities around the country and struggling with and assembles

a panel of nationally renowned-experts to bring aspiration and inspiration to North Texas.

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Dallas: The State of the Arts

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Artistic Excellence, Creativity & Innovation

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Audience Engagement

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Collaboration

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Inclusion

TACA Perforum: Historical Topics

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Sustaining & Supporting Artists

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Social & Cultural Barriers to Arts Engagement

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Community Connections: Models for Building A Shared Vision

for Arts & Culture

2017

Cross Sector Collaboration: Intersections between Arts

Organizations and the Broader Arts Ecology

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Thought Leadership

TACA Perforum

Important Numbers & Unique Value

TACA Perforum also serves as an opportunity for TACA to listen, identify, and

address needs in the North Texas arts community.

The New Works Fund, North Texas Cultural Co-op, Artist Residency Fund, and

the TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops are programs that have been launched

to meet needs identified through TACA Perforum.

2018 marks the 10th TACA Perforum Symposium.

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The TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops emerged out of an expressed need for more tactical training opportunities related to TACA Perforum’s “big picture” conversations. Each year, the

TACA Perforum Committee and TACA staff curate a series of 5-7 workshops for local arts leaders.

As part of our most recent strategic plan, the 2018 workshops series will include a 3-part series on collaboration, which will

reinforce conversations at TACA Perforum in 2017, which focused on cross-sector collaboration.

Year Started 2015

PerforumSubcommittee Chair

Dr. Zannie Giraud VossDirector, National Center for Arts Research at SMU

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Capacity-Building

TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops

February 26, 2018Collaboration as a Key to your Success in the 21st CenturySuzanne Smith, Social Impact Architects

May 14, 2018A Brave New World: Engaging Millennial AudiencesThe Marketing Arm

March 2018Creating Your Next Steps & Roadmap to Racial EquityChantel Hobbs, CLH Social Solutions

July 2018Title TBA – Cross Sector Collaboration #3TBA

April 23, 2018What Not to Do So I Can Do What I Wanna Do:Cross Sector Collaboration and Making Room for ImpactJosephine Ramirez, formerly of the James Irvine Foundation

September 2018Why Are We Talking About Race? Engaging Your Board In Your Racial Equity EffortsChantel Hobbs, CLH Social Solutions

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TACA360° is an opportunity for Dallas area companies to enroll and engage young employees in an innovative 9-month program

that provides each employee participant the chance to understand how the arts work. As well, employees are given the

opportunity to apply their talents in a meaningful way with a local arts organization.

Key Program Components: Behind-the-Scenes experiences (tours, rehearsals, etc.). Engaging presentations about the how local arts organizations

are having a social impact. With a small team of colleagues, participation in a short-term

project assignment with a smaller arts organization that address important needs of those organizations.

Year Started 2017

TACA360°

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TACA360°

Thought Leadership

Important Information & Unique Value

The TACA360° program capitalizes TACA’s unique position in the community and harnesses the power of the arts to help employees solve a critical problem – millennial employee retention.

For TACA, this program represents one of our FIRST EVER earned revenue streams.

Additionally, support for this program comes from the human resource budget of participating companies, NOT the philanthropic budget – making it a corporate revenue stream that is non-competitive with TACA Grant Recipients.

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TACA360°

Thought Leadership

Current Participants

Carlson CapitalHaynes & BooneJPMorgan Chase & Co.Bank of Texas

The next class of TACA360° will launch in September 2018. The enrollment period for companies will be January – March 2018.

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So how do we make

it all happen?

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With your help.

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Revenue Streams

Signature

Fundraising

Events

Individual

& Corporate

Membership Programs

Foundations,

Targeted Gifts

& Earned Revenue

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Silver Cup Award Luncheon

March 20, 2018

Party on the Green

October 5, 2018

Signature Fundraising Events

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Former City of Dallas Mayor and arts advocate, Annette Strauss, introduced the TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon in 1979. She believed that the arts are transformational –the values of individuals and cultures of communities are

shaped through the arts.

In addition to serving as Mayor of the City of Dallas from 1987-1991, Annette also served as both President and

Chairman for TACA.

Since its inception, TACA has honored 78 champions of our arts’ community including Annette who received the

award in 1985.

Year Started 1979

Silver Cup Award Luncheon

Former City of Dallas Mayor, Annette Strauss

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2018 Silver Cup Award Luncheon

Tuesday, March 20

12:00 p.m. at the Hilton Anatole

Honoring Julie K. Hersh

& Donald J. Stone

Tickets begin at $175

Tables begin at $1,500

Event Revenue Goal: $445,000

Signature Fundraising Events

Silver Cup Award Luncheon

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Party on the Green began as Chef Dean Fearing Summer Kick-off Barbeque at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle

Creek, where this foodie-themed arts fundraiser was held for the first 11 years of its existence.

In 2017, after outgrowing the Mansion, TACA moved Party on the Green to the Dallas Arts District.

In 2018, Party on the Green will move from spring to fall.

This casual-chic event features local chefs serving signature dishes, a silent auction, and live performances

by TACA Grant Recipients.

Year Started 2006

Party on the Green

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2018 Party on the Green

Friday, October 5

7:00 p.m. in Sammons Park

at the AT&T Performing Arts Center

Individual and corporate sponsorship

opportunities available

Event Revenue Goal: $400,000

Signature Fundraising Events

Party on the Green

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Membership Programs

Individual Membership

Arts Ambassadors Annual giving for individuals$25 - $5,000 annually

Founders Circle Multi-year giving for individuals$5,000 to $50,000 annually for 4-5 years

Corporate Membership

Corporate Council Annual giving for corporations$2,500 - $10,000 annually

Corporate Founders Circle Multi-year giving for corporations

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Targeted Giving, Foundations

& Earned Revenue

Targeted Giving Foundations Earned Revenue

New Works Fund

Artist Residency Fund

TACA Perforum

TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops

Unrestricted foundation gifts

Foundation gifts for targeted giving opportunities

Other

TACA360 Companies

TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops*

*TACA Perforum: Amplifier Workshops are free to TACA Grant Recipients ONLY

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How YOU

Can Help

How YOU Can Help

Signature Fundraising Events

Purchase tickets

Connect our Development Team to potential sponsors

Spread the word to your network

Share TACA’s Story

With friends, familyand colleagues

On Facebook, Twitteror Instagram

Join a Membership Group

Arts Ambassadors

Corporate Councilfor your company

Founders Circle

Volunteer

Become a Grants Panelist

Join a board committee

Recruit companies to join TACA360

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TACA’s Board Committees

Executive Committee Michelle Thomas, Chair

Finance Committee Jim Nugent, Chair

Grants Committee Tara Lewis, Chair

Development Committee Barbara Daseke, ChairSubcommittees: Arts Ambassadors, Corporate CouncilEvent Leadership: Silver Cup Luncheon, Party on the Green

Nominating & Cultivation Committee

Michael Meadows, Chair

Marketing Committee Yvette Wheeler, Chair

Capacity Building & Thought Leadership Committee

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Thank You

09.19.2017