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2015 Local Arts Agency CensusThe Comprehensive Questionnaire (Printable Version)

(To Participate, Use the Web-Based Census Form—Follow the Instructions Below)

What is the Local Arts Agency Census?Thank you for taking the time to participate in the 2015 Local Arts Agency Census. As the national service organization for America’s local arts agencies (LAAs), Americans for the Arts regularly collects detailed budget and programming information for the purpose of measuring the health and condition of the nation’s LAAs. The 2015 LAA Census—developed in partnership with local arts agencies and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts—is the most comprehensive survey of LAAs ever conducted.

What is a Local Arts Agency?Americans for the Arts defines a local arts agency as a private organization or an agency of local government that presents programming to the public, provides services to artists and arts organizations, manages cultural facilities, awards grants to artists or arts organizations, participates in community cultural planning, and/or promotes good public policy for the arts. There are approximately 5,000 LAAs in the U.S., and no two are exactly alike. They include private arts councils, cultural affairs departments, hybrid profit/nonprofit organizations, and programs that operate under the umbrella of larger non-arts agencies or organizations. They typically define their geographic service area as a city or town, an entire county, or a multi-county region.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Go to www.AmericansForTheArts.org/laacensus to visit the Census webpage.2. Download and complete the Census Workbook from the sidebar on the right side of the page.

The Census Workbook contains the sections of the questionnaire that may require you to gather and compile information about your LAA such as financial records and demographic characteristics of your staff and board. It is a Microsoft Word document that can be filled out electronically as a Word “form” (and saved), or it can be printed and filled out by hand. Filling out the Census Workbook in advance may make the official web-based questionnaire easier and more efficient to complete.

3. Return to www.AmericansForTheArts.org/laacensus, and click on the large blue “Open Web-Based Census Form” button at the top right corner of the webpage.

4. Enter your LAA’s unique Survey Key. The Survey Key will be included in the letters and email messages that we distribute to our database of local arts agencies beginning on May 4. If you don’t know your LAA’s unique Survey Key, email us at [email protected] with your LAA’s name, city, and state. We will reply with your LAA’s unique Survey Key.

5. Click the Continue button at the bottom, and fill out the comprehensive Census questionnaire.

Answer all of the questions completely. Most require only that you check or circle the appropriate responses. There is, however, a detailed financial section that will require you to gather your financial documents (e.g., annual report, audit, and/or budget) for fiscal years 2011 through 2015. If exact numbers are not available, use your best estimates. Blank spaces will be considered incomplete responses. If the answer is zero, enter “0”. You may find it convenient to delegate different part of the survey to others in the organization. All of your information will be kept strictly confidential!

All questions should be directed to Ben Davidson at [email protected] or 202-371-2830.

2015 Local Arts Agency Census (comprehensive data collection instrument)FINAL AND APPROVED (April 28, 2015)

http://www.AmericansForTheArts.org/laacensus

http://www.AmericansForTheArts.org/laacensus

SECTION 1CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

To begin, provide (or confirm) your LAA’s contact information.

Name of Local Arts Agency:

Mailing Address:

Mailing Address continued (if necessary):

City or Town:

State:

ZIP Code (5-digit only):

County or Parish (NOT country):

Phone Number (including the area code and using the 10-digit “###-###-####” format):

Does your LAA have a dedicated website? Or another primary web presence? No Yes (required – provide the URL of the home page):

Name of Chief Staff Executive (i.e., the person responsible for the day-to-day management of the LAA):

Title of Chief Staff Executive (e.g., executive director, CEO, cultural affairs manager, board president):

E-mail Address of Chief Staff Executive:

CONTACT FOR FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS:We may need to contact your LAA in order to clarify responses to this Census. If so, should we contact the chief staff executive that you listed above? Or is there another person that we should contact? (Choose only one response)

Contact the chief staff executive (listed above) with any questions—SKIP to SECTION 2 (Page 3) Contact a different person with questions—CONTINUE to Next Page

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Name of Contact Person (for follow-up questions):

Title of Contact Person (for follow-up questions):

E-mail Address of Contact Person (for follow-up questions):

Phone Number of Contact Person (using the 10-digit “###-###-####” format):


SECTION 2BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

QUESTION 1:Does your LAA have an officially adopted mission statement? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 2 below

QUESTION 1a:Provide your LAA’s officially adopted mission statement in the space below.

QUESTION 2:Which of the following categories best characterizes the primary geographic area served by your LAA? (Choose only one response)

Neighborhood—CONTINUE City or town—SKIP to QUESTION 3 below Single county—SKIP to QUESTION 3 below Multiple cities or multiple towns (but NOT defined by county borders)—CONTINUE Multiple counties—CONTINUE Other—CONTINUE

QUESTION 2a:Describe the primary geographic service area that you identified for your LAA in Question 2 above. What geographic boundaries are used to define your LAA’s geographic service area? For example, list the counties (or the cities) that are included in the definition.

QUESTION 3:Provide the total population of your LAA's primary geographic service area (identified in the question above). Provide the most accurate estimate possible, as this figure will be used in making per-capita calculations. The most recent available estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau for all U.S. cities/towns as well as for all U.S. counties can be found using the following links to the Census Bureau’s data: CITIES/TOWNS and COUNTIES.

QUESTION 4:In what calendar year was your LAA founded/established? Enter the full 4-digit calendar year. Ignore name changes, re-branding efforts, and mergers with other organizations. If your LAA was originally founded in 1980, then merged with another organization in 2004, then adopted a new name and mission statement in 2008, the correct answer to this question is “1980.”

QUESTION 5:Does your LAA have a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)? If your LAA operates under the umbrella of a parent organization or agency and does not have a separate EIN, does it use the parent organization’s EIN for tax purposes? (Choose only one response)

My LAA has its own EIN—CONTINUE My LAA uses the EIN of a parent organization or agency—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 6 below


http://www.census.gov/popest/data/counties/totals/2013/CO-EST2013-01.html

http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html

QUESTION 5a:Provide the Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) that is used by your LAA. The EIN is a nine-digit number that is provided in a “##-#######” format.

QUESTION 6:Which of the following categories best characterizes the legal status of your LAA? (Choose only one response)

Government agency, department, division, program, or facility— SKIP to SECTION 2B () Nonprofit organization, program, or facility—SKIP to SECTION 2B (Page 6) Private organization, program, or facility (without nonprofit status—SKIP to QUESTION 6B Public-private hybrid or partnership—SKIP to QUESTION 6B For-profit business—SKIP to SECTION 3 (Page 7) Other / not listed above—CONTINUE to QUESTION 6A

QUESTION 6a:Since you chose the "Other" category in the question above, please describe the legal status of your LAA.

QUESTION 6b:Is your LAA a part of the local government structure? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE to SECTION 2A (Page 5) No—SKIP to SECTION 2B (Page 6)


SECTION 2ABACKGROUND INFORMATION (continued)

QUESTION 7a:With which level of government is your LAA affiliated? (Choose only one response)

City government—SKIP to QUESTION 7C County government—SKIP to QUESTION 7C Unified city/county (i.e., a city/county that have merged into one jurisdiction)—SKIP to QUESTION 7C Other / not listed above—CONTINUE to QUESTION 7B

QUESTION 7b:Since you chose the "Other" category in the question above, please describe the level of government with which your LAA if affiliated.

QUESTION 7c:Tell us where your LAA is located within the local government structure. Is it an independent agency, or does it operate under the umbrella of a larger agency, department, division, program, or facility? (Choose only one response)

My LAA is an INDEPENDENT agency, department, division, program, or facility within the local government structure—SKIP to QUESTION 7E

It operates under the umbrella of the Agricultural Extension Office (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of the City/County Clerk (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of the City/County Manager (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of Community Development (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of Economic Development (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of the Mayor’s Office (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of Parks & Recreation (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of the Planning Office (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E It operates under the umbrella of the Tourism Office (or similar)—SKIP to QUESTION 7E Other / not listed above—CONTINUE to QUESTION 7D

QUESTION 7d:Since you chose the "Other" category in the question above, please describe where your LAA is located within the local government structure.

QUESTION 7e:Does your LAA’s chief staff executive participate as a member of a mayor’s (or county executive’s) “cabinet” of senior staff advisors? (Choose only one response)

Yes No I don’t know Not applicable

SKIP to SECTION 3 (Page 7)


SECTION 2BBACKGROUND INFORMATION (continued)

QUESTION 7a:Has your LAA been “designated” by the local government as the official local arts agency for your community? (Choose only one response)

Yes No I don’t know

QUESTION 7b:Is your LAA an independent organization, program, or facility, or does it operate under the umbrella of one of the following organizations? (Choose only one response)

My LAA is an INDEPENDENT organization, program, or facility—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of an Arts Center/Performing Arts Center—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a Chamber of Commerce—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a College/University—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a Community Foundation—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a Convention and Visitors Bureau—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a Discipline-Specific Organization—SKIP to QUESTION 7D It operates under the umbrella of a For-Profit Business—SKIP to QUESTION 7D Other / not listed above—CONTINUE to QUESTION 7c

QUESTION 7c:Since you chose the "Other" category in the question above, please describe the structure within which your LAA operates.

QUESTION 7d:Has your LAA received not-for-profit, tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service? (Choose only one response)

Yes, it has received 501c3 status Yes, it has received another type of not-for-profit status (NOT 501c3) It has applied for not-for-profit status, but has not received it yet No Not-for-profit status is not applicable to my LAA


SECTION 3OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNANCE OF YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

QUESTION 8:Is your LAA held accountable to or otherwise overseen by a board of directors or commission of appointed officers (or a similar advisory or governing body)? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to SECTION 4 (Page 10)

QUESTION 8a:Exactly how many people are currently members of your LAA’s board/commission?

QUESTION 8b:Do the current members of your LAA’s board/commission include any of the following? Consider each person based on their PRIMARY area of expertise (or the perspective that he/she brings to your board/commission). (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Artists Arts administrators Arts patrons Banking/finance professionals Blue collar workers/union members Business leaders City planners Designers/architects Developers Education administrators (e.g., principals, superintendents, school board members) Educators (e.g., teachers, professors) Emerging leaders Engineers Entrepreneurs Environmental impact/sustainability professionals Faith community leaders Foundation community leaders General public Government leaders/elected officials Healthcare professionals Law enforcement or justice professionals Law professionals Marketing professionals Not-for-profit professionals Political appointees Real estate professionals Retail professionals Social service professionals Students Tourism professionals Others (description required):


QUESTION 8c:Tell us about the GENDER IDENTITY of the current members of your LAA’s board/commission. How many members belong in each of the gender identity categories below? If you are unsure, make your most accurate guess. The total for each section should equal the total number of board/commission members that you provided in your answer to Question 8a on Page 7.

GENDER IDENTITYNUMBER OF

BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBERSFemale # Male # Other / Gender Nonconforming #

The TOTAL should be equal to your answer to Question 8a (on Page 7)

QUESTION 8dTell us about the AGE of the current members of your LAA’s board/commission. How many members belong in each of the age categories below? If you are unsure, make your most accurate guess. The total for each section should equal the total number of board/commission members that you provided in your answer to Question 8a on Page 7.

AGENUMBER OF

BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBERSYounger than 18 # 18 to 24 # 25 to 44 # 45 to 64 # 65 or Older #


QUESTION 8eTell us about the RACE/ETHNICITY of the current members of your LAA’s board/commission. How many members belong in each of the race/ethnicity categories below? If you are unsure, make your most accurate guess. The total for each section should equal the total number of board/commission members that you provided in your answer to Question 8a on Page 7.

RACE / ETHNICITYNUMBER OF

BOARD/COMMISSION MEMBERSAmerican Indian / Alaska Native # Asian # Black / African American # Hispanic / Latino # Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander # White / Non-Hispanic # Multi-Racial / Multi-Ethnic / No Single Category #



QUESTION 8f:In which of the following ways do the current members of your board/commission act as a resource for your LAA? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Give direct donations to your LAA (i.e., the “give” in “give or get”) Raise money on behalf of your LAA (i.e., the “get” in “give or get”) Leverage relationships with influential decision makers and policy makers in the community Serve as volunteer staff IN PLACE OF paid staff Serve as volunteer staff IN ADDITION TO paid staff Lend professional expertise in areas other than fund-raising Provide general oversight of executive staff, policies, and/or procedures Provide strategic vision and direction NONE Others (description required):

QUESTION 8g:Does your LAA have—or is it required to adhere to—a written diversity policy for board/commission members? (Choose only one response)

Yes, it has or adheres to a written policy It is a consideration in our operations, but there is no written policy No

QUESTION 8h:Does your LAA have—or is it required to adhere to—a written succession plan for board/commission members? (Choose only one response)

Yes, for the chairperson only Yes, for the board/commission leadership (e.g., officers) Yes, for all board/commission members No

QUESTION 8i:Does your LAA require board/commission members to sign a commitment letter (e.g., written agreement or contract)? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 8j:Does your LAA have term limits for its board/commission members? (Choose only one response)

Yes No


SECTION 4STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

QUESTION 9:Excluding any board/commission members, does at least one person work for your LAA on a YEAR-ROUND basis—either paid or volunteer, and either full-time or part-time? (Choose only one response)

Yes, my LAA has at least one year-round employee or volunteer staff (full-time or part-time)—CONTINUE No, my LAA is operated entirely by its board/commission—SKIP to SECTION 5 (Page 14)

QUESTION 9a:Exactly how many people currently work for your LAA on a YEAR-ROUND basis—either paid or volunteer, and either full-time or part-time? Exclude board/commission members as well as "seasonal" employees, “seasonal” contractors, “seasonal” volunteers, and/or interns.

QUESTION 9b:For which of the following primary work areas does your LAA have at least one dedicated, YEAR-ROUND paid employee and/or unpaid volunteer? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

PRIMARY WORK AREAPAID VOLUNTEER

Full-Time

Part-Time

Full-Time

Part-Time

Executive Director / President & CEOAssistant Director / Chief Operating OfficerAdvocacy / Government AffairsArtistic ProgrammingArts Education / Teaching Artists / EducatorsCommunications / Public Relations / MediaCommunity Development and EngagementDevelopment / Fundraising / Annual GivingUnited Arts Fundraising / Workplace GivingEducation / OutreachEvent Planning / Special EventsFacilities / Facility ManagementFinance / Accounting / Financial ManagementGrantmaking / Contract AdministrationMembershipOperations / AdministrationPlanning (e.g., cultural or strategic planning)Programming / Service DeliveryPublic Art / Arts in Public PlacesResearch / Program Evaluation / Data AnalysisSales / Marketing / PromotionsTechnology / IT / Database ManagementOther / Miscellaneous / Not listed above


QUESTION 9c:How many people work for your LAA on a YEAR-ROUND basis (i.e., these people are considered employees or volunteers during all 12 months of the year)? Exclude board/commission members as well as "seasonal" employees, “seasonal” contractors, “seasonal” volunteers, and/or interns. The total for each section should equal the total number of year-round people who work for your LAA that you provided in your answer to Question 9a on Page 10.

Category of YEAR-ROUND Employees and Volunteers

NUMBER OFYEAR-ROUNDEMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS

Full-Time, Paid, Year-Round Employees # Full-Time, Paid, Year-Round Contract Staff (i.e., contractors) # Full-Time, Unpaid, Year-Round Volunteers (excluding board/commission) # Part-Time, Paid, Year-Round Employees # Part-Time, Paid, Year-Round Contract Staff (i.e., contractors) # Part-Time, Unpaid, Year-Round Volunteers (excluding board/commission) #


QUESTION 9d:Tell us about the GENDER IDENTITY of your LAA's year-round employees and/or volunteers. How many people who work at your LAA on a year-round basis belong in each of the gender identity categories below? The total for each section should equal the total number of year-round people who work for your LAA that you provided in your answer to Question 9a on Page 10.

GENDER IDENTITYNUMBER OF YEAR-ROUNDEMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS

Female # Male # Other / Gender Nonconforming #



QUESTION 9eTell us about the AGE of your LAA's year-round employees and/or volunteers. How many people who work at your LAA on a year-round basis belong in each of the age categories below? The total for each section should equal the total number of year-round people who work for your LAA that you provided in your answer to Question 9a on Page 10.

AGENUMBER OF YEAR-ROUNDEMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS

Younger than 18 # 18 to 24 # 25 to 44 # 45 to 64 # 65 or Older #


QUESTION 9fTell us about the RACE/ETHNICITY of your LAA's year-round employees and/or volunteers. How many people who work at your LAA on a year-round basis belong in each of the race/ethnicity categories below? The total for each section should equal the total number of year-round people who work for your LAA that you provided in your answer to Question 9a on Page 10.

RACE / ETHNICITYNUMBER OF YEAR-ROUNDEMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS

American Indian / Alaska Native # Asian # Black / African American # Hispanic / Latino # Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander # White / Non-Hispanic # Multi-Racial / Multi-Ethnic / No Single Category #


QUESTION 9g:Does your LAA have—or is it required to adhere to—a written diversity hiring policy for staff and/or volunteers? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, for chief staff executive (e.g., executive director, president & CEO, cultural affairs manager) Yes, for other senior staff Yes, for support staff Yes, for volunteers No Others (description required):


QUESTION 9h:Does your LAA have—or is it required to adhere to—a written succession plan for staff? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, for chief staff executive (e.g., executive director, president & CEO, cultural affairs manager) Yes, for other senior staff No Others (description required):

QUESTION 9i:For how many years has your LAA’s current chief staff executive (e.g., executive director/president and CEO) met each of the following criteria?

Worked in the field of arts and culture FOR ANY ORGANIZATION? Worked in any capacity FOR YOUR LAA (including his/her current role)? Served in his/her CURRENT ROLE as the chief staff executive of your LAA?

QUESTION 9j:Does your LAA provide access to, or funds for, professional development/training for staff and/or volunteers? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, for chief staff executive (e.g., executive director, president & CEO, cultural affairs manager) Yes, for other senior management positions Yes, for all paid full-time staff Yes, for all paid, part-time, year-round staff Yes, for volunteers No Others (description required):


SECTION 5SERVICES PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

QUESTION 10:Does your LAA consider the following groups to be a part of your LAA’s primary constituencies? Primary constituencies are the groups for which your LAA has direct and specific programming and/or services. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Businesses Colleges and universities Community development organizations Creative industry professionals (e.g., culinary, design, fashion) Education administrators (e.g., principals, superintendents, school board members) Educators (e.g., teachers, professors) For-profit arts organizations, programs, and/or facilities General public Individual artists Informal arts groups Local affinity/service organizations (i.e., Chamber of Commerce) Non-arts government agencies, departments, programs, and/or facilities Not-for-profit arts organizations, programs, and/or facilities Other arts service organizations, programs, and/or facilities Other local arts agencies (public or private) Private funders Schools and school districts Social service organizations Students Others (description required):

QUESTION 11:Does your LAA have a membership program? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, we have a PAID membership program Yes, we have a FREE membership program No Other (description required):


QUESTION 12:Does your LAA provide services to organizations, programs, and/or facilities? Examples of services provided to organizations can include trainings/workshops, technical assistance, financial support, facility space, etc. (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 13 on

QUESTION 12a:Which of the following types of services does your LAA provide to organizations, programs, and/or facilities? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Services Provided:

To ARTS organizations, programs, and/or

facilities

To NON-ARTS organizations,

programs, and/or facilities

(FOR ARTS PROGRAMMING)

Advocacy trainings, services, and supportArts management trainingBlock booking (of shows and events, etc.)Central accountingCentral box officeCentral purchasingCentral/shared event calendaringConvenings / networking opportunitiesEquipment loansFacility space (e.g., meeting, performance)Grants/financial supportHealth insuranceMarketing servicesMoney loansPublicity and/or promotional servicesReferralsRegistry /directorySeminars and/or workshopsShared mailing listTechnical assistanceVolunteer recruitmentOther / Miscellaneous / Not listed above


QUESTION 13:Does your LAA provide any of the following types of services to individual artists in your service area? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE—we do not provide services to INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS Administrative support Artist registry Artistic workshops / classes / seminars Business workshops / classes / seminars Employment referrals / job bank Exhibit and/or gallery space Exhibit and/or performance opportunities Grants / financial support Information Insurance Legal assistance Life skills training (e.g., finances, resume building, job placement) Marketing / promotion Mentorship facilitation Money loans Performance space Referrals Rehearsal space Residency / teaching opportunities Studio space Subsidized living space Technology/web development Others (description required):

QUESTION 14:Does your LAA provide any of the following types of services to the business community in your service area? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE—we do not provide services to THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Arts experiences for employees (i.e., opportunities for employees to experience the arts and culture) Arts-based workplace training programs for businesses and their employees Art purchase programs Board placements Nonprofit board training programs Rotating art exhibits Volunteer placements Volunteer training programs Others (description required):

QUESTION 15:Which of the following statements are true for your LAA? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

My LAA is a member of a Chamber of Commerce My LAA offers direct programming for the business community My LAA actively creates networking opportunities between artists and non-artists My LAA actively encourages partnerships between arts organizations and the business community My LAA actively encourages partnerships between arts organizations and non-arts organizations My LAA contributes arts-friendly opinion-editorials (op-eds) to news outlets NONE


QUESTION 16:Does your LAA provide any of the following types of services to the general public in your service area? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE—we do not provide services to THE GENERAL PUBLIC Advocacy updates Apps for mobile devices Art-making opportunities Artistic workshops, classes, and seminars Bus tours / field trips Calendar of cultural performances and/or events (E-MAIL) Calendar of cultural performances and/or events (ONLINE or WEB-BASED) Calendar of cultural performances and/or events (PRINTED) Community cultural guides (e.g., educational, historical) Directory of artists Directory of arts organizations Discounted ticket opportunities Festivals Lectures / educational opportunities Newsletters / publications Public art tours Public performances Scholarships Social media updates, offers, and/or alerts Studio tours Ticketing service (IN-PERSON) Ticketing service (ONLINE or WEB-BASED) TV shows or media profiles covering the arts in your community Website resources Others (description required):


SECTION 6TRACKING THE DIVERSITY OF LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA) CONSTITUENCIES

QUESTION 17:Does your LAA collect information about and/or track trends in the diversity of any of the following groups in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Board members of organizations served Staff members of organizations served Artists Audiences General population of your service area Grantees Others (description required):

QUESTION 18:Does your LAA have written guidelines that mandate the consideration of diversity in any of the following areas when making decisions about programming, services, and/or awarding financial support? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Age Artistic disciplines Disability Educational attainment Gender Income / class Marital status Political views Race / ethnicity Sexual orientation Others (description required):

QUESTION 19:Does your LAA give targeted support in any of the following ways to cultural groups and/or institutions that meet defined diversity criteria? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE We provide access to dedicated grant funds We provide special/additional access to trainings or other programming We provide special/additional access to mentorship either from our staff or from other experts We provide special/additional effort in cultivating participation in our grants and/or other programs We publicly identify/celebrate such organizations as examples within the community Others (description required):

QUESTION 20:Does your LAA seek to increase the diversity of the arts organizations and individuals it serves? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

We administer our own programs that are designed to do this We fund another organization (or organizations) to administer programs for this purpose No Others (description required):


QUESTION 21:Does your LAA administer or fund any of the following specifically to educate members of your community or constituency on issues of diversity? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Grants (or other financial incentives or rewards) Group workshops (OPTIONAL) Group workshops (REQUIRED) Printed materials, toolkits, and/or guidelines Private recognition of success Public recognition of success Staff / board training Others (description required):


SECTION 7PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS

QUESTION 22:Has your LAA formed formal partnerships or collaborations with any other organizations or agencies in the community? LAA partners can include both arts organizations and/or non-arts organizations. These can include government agencies, nonprofit organizations, private community organizations, and/or for-profit businesses. (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 23 on Page 22


QUESTION 22a:With which of the organizations and/or agencies below does your LAA have partnerships or collaborations? Check the box that matches the depth of your relationship with each partner. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY FOR EACH ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY)

Partner Organizations/Agencies

Informal /We Talk

We Meet Regularly

We Work Together to Plan,

Fund, and Implement Programs

We Fund Them

Through Grants/

Contracts (But

THEY Do The

Work)

The Arts have been Integrated Into Their Initiatives

Agricultural Extension Service(s)Airports / aviationBookstoresBoys and Girls Club(s)Chamber of CommerceColleges / universities / higher educationCommunity-based education organizationsCommunity development agenciesConvention and Tourism BureauCultural districtsEconomic development agenciesEconomic Development CorporationEntrepreneurial centersEnvironmental agenciesFaith-based organizationsFilm commissionHealthcare providersHistorical societiesHousing agencies / organizationsHumanities organizationsImmigration agenciesLaw enforcement -- corrections / prisonsLaw enforcement -- juvenile justiceLibrariesLocal arts agencies in other cities / statesMain Street Associations / programsMuseumsParks and Recreation DepartmentProfessional associations (e.g., realtors)School districtsSchoolsSister citiesSmall Business Development CentersSocial service departmentsState and national parksTransportation agencies / organizationsYMCA / YWCAOther / Miscellaneous / Not listed above


QUESTION 23:Is there a local Community Foundation located in or that serves your LAA’s community? (Choose only one response)

Yes, there is one Community Foundation—CONTINUE Yes, there are two or more Community Foundations—CONTINUE No—SKIP to SECTION 8 (Page 23)

QUESTION 23a:In which of the following ways does your LAA partner or collaborate with a Community Foundation to address arts-related programmatic areas? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

We RECEIVE FUNDING FROM a

Community Foundation to address this

programmatic area

We PARTNER WITH a

Community Foundation to

implement initiatives in this

programmatic area

A Community Foundation

addresses this programmatic areaWITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT

OF MY LAANONEAlliance or network buildingAudience developmentArts advocacyArts educationAt-risk youthBoard developmentCapacity-buildingCommunity indicatorsCommunity planningFacilitiesGeneral operating supportGrantmaking / re-grantingHuman resourcesMarketingOther / Miscellaneous


SECTION 8COMMUNITY CULTURAL PROGRAMMING

QUESTION 24:Does your LAA present its own community cultural programming, and/or does it fund community cultural programming through direct financial support? Examples of cultural programming can include the performing arts, the visual arts, media arts, living collections (e.g., zoos and botanical gardens), public radio and public television, public art, and more. (CHOOSE ONLY ONE RESPONSE)

My LAA presents its own community cultural programming—CONTINUE My LAA funds community cultural programming through direct financial support—CONTINUE Both (my LAA presents its own cultural programming AND it funds the programming of others—CONTINUE No—SKIP to SECTION 9 on


QUESTION 24a:Select all of the types of community cultural programming that are presented and/or funded by your LAA. Identify the ways that it supports each area of cultural programming—either by presenting its own programming, or by funding programming of others. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Types of Cultural Programming Implemented/Funded

DIRECTLY:WE PRESENT our own programming

INDIRECTLY:WE FUND

programming through a grant/contract

Art classes, trainings, seminars, and workshopsArt therapyArt-making (experiences and opportunities)Arts educationCraftsCulinary artsDanceDesign artsDigital artsFashionFestivals and/or fairsFilm and/or videoFolk-life / traditional arts“Gap” programming to fill a community needHistorical organizations and historic sitesHumanitiesInterdisciplinaryLandscape designLiterature and literary artsLiving collections (e.g., botanical gardens, zoos)Media artsMulti-disciplinaryMural makingMuseums / galleriesMusicNON-arts / NON-humanitiesOpera / musical theatrePerformance artPersonal practice (personal art making)PhotographyPublic art (i.e., art in public spaces)Public radioPublic televisionTheatreVideo game designVisual artsOther / Miscellaneous / Not listed above


SECTION 9MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

QUESTION 25:Does your LAA have a written marketing/communications plan? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 26:Does your LAA provide staffing for its strategic marketing-related and communications-related activities, and if so, how? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

No At least one dedicated full-time employee At least one dedicated part-time employee At least one full-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job At least one part-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job External paid help (i.e., a contractor or consulting firm) Volunteer(s) Others (description required):

QUESTION 27:Does your LAA have an organizational Facebook account?


QUESTION 27a:What is the URL of your LAA’s Facebook page?

QUESTION 27b:How many “likes” has your LAA’s Facebook page received?

QUESTION 28:Does your LAA have an organizational Twitter account?

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 29 on Page 26

QUESTION 28a:What is your LAA’s Twitter “handle?”

QUESTION 28b:How many Twitter users “follow” your LAA’s Twitter account?


QUESTION 29:Does your LAA have organizational accounts for any of the following additional social media channels? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Flickr Foursquare Google+ Instagram Tumblr Vimeo Vine YouTube Others (description required):

QUESTION 30:In which of the following ways does your LAA track the effectiveness of your marketing and communications activities? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE We ask people anecdotally We survey people We track event attendance We track e-mail delivery, open, click-through, and bounce-back rates We track regular mailings that are returned as not deliverable We track revenue targets We track sales We track social media “shares,” “likes,” “followers/friends,” and “retweets” We track the usage of discount codes We track website analytics Others (description required):

QUESTION 31:Tell us about the marketing and community reach of your LAA by filling out the table below. Use your best estimates. If a category is not applicable to your LAA, simply leave the answer field for that category blank.

MARKETING AND COMMUNITY REACHIn total, approximately how many unique MAILING addresses are on your LAA’s postal distribution lists? #

In total, approximately how many unique E-MAIL addresses are on your LAA’s electronic mail distribution lists? #

How many estimated website “hits” did your LAA’s website receive during the past year? #

During the past year, what was the total attendance to arts and cultural events, performance, and exhibitions that were produced or presented directly by your LAA (i.e., your LAA's total arts attendance)?

#

During the past year, what was the total attendance to all arts and cultural events, performances, and exhibitions that took place in your LAA's service area (i.e., your community's total arts attendance)?

#


QUESTION 32:During the past two years (2014-15), has your LAA made a meaningful investment in any of the following strategies for the purpose of developing and/or engaging arts audiences in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE—SKIP to SECTION 10 on Page 28 My LAA collected data on audience preferences and/or behaviors—CONTINUE My LAA developed new participatory and/or educational programming—CONTINUE My LAA developed new programs that are relevant to specific target audiences—CONTINUE My LAA engaged audiences in the consumption of the arts through technology—CONTINUE My LAA implemented a new marketing strategy designed to engage audiences—CONTINUE My LAA implemented a new marketing strategy designed to increase attendance—CONTINUE My LAA implemented a new pricing model for its cultural programs and events—CONTINUE My LAA involved audience members in the program planning process—CONTINUE My LAA offered cultural experiences in an unconventional space or facility—CONTINUE Others (description required): —CONTINUE

QUESTION 32a:Which of the following have occurred since your LAA implemented the audience development strategy (or strategies) that you identified in Question 25 above? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Arts audiences are becoming more representative of our entire community Arts audiences are younger Attendance to arts programming decreased Attendance to arts programming increased Attendance to arts programming remained the same New donors for the arts emerged Ticket revenue grew I don’t know Others (description required):


SECTION 10CULTURAL TOURISM ACTIVITIES BY YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY

QUESTION 33:Is cultural tourism part of your LAA’s mission and/or goals? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 34:In what ways does your LAA address cultural tourism in your community? ((CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

My LAA implements cultural tourism programs and activities on its own My LAA partners with another organization to implement cultural tourism programs and activities My LAA funds another organization to provide cultural tourism programs and activities NONE Others (description required):


SECTION 11CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT

QUESTION 35:Is your LAA currently involved in cultural exchange initiatives or international cultural engagement programs? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NO—SKIP to SECTION 12 () Yes, for arts administrators—CONTINUE Yes, for arts organizations—CONTINUE Yes, for individual artists—CONTINUE Yes, for students—CONTINUE Yes, for educators / education administrators—CONTINUE Yes, for others (description required): —CONTINUE

QUESTION 35a:Approximately how many cultural exchange initiatives or international cultural engagement programs does your LAA sponsor or participate in annually? (Choose only one response)

1 2 to 5 6 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 99 100 or More

QUESTION 35b:Which of the following types of international cultural engagement has your LAA participated in or otherwise supported? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Economic development (e.g., commerce/trade programs) Educational workshops for adults Educational workshops for youth Festivals Guest artists Intercultural collaboration International exchanges—foreign artist or arts administrator(s) visit a U.S. community International exchanges—U.S. artist or arts administrator(s) visit a community abroad Lectures Master Classes Professional development Residency Touring Others (description required):


QUESTION 35c:What is the typical PER-PROJECT budget for your LAA’s cultural exchange programs or international cultural engagement initiatives? (Choose only one response)

Less than $10,000 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 or More


SECTION 12ARTS EDUCATION

QUESTION 36:Is addressing arts education in your community a part of your LAA’s written mission and/or goals? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 37:Does your LAA receive any annual revenue that is dedicated specifically to support educational efforts? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 38:Approximately what percentage of your LAA’s total annual operating budget is designated towards arts education activities? If an exact figure is not available, use your best estimate. %

QUESTION 39:Do any of your local school districts have a written arts education policy that has been adopted by the school board? (Choose only one response)

Yes, ALL school districts in my community have written arts education policies Yes, SOME school districts in my community have written arts education policies No I don’t know / unsure

QUESTION 40:Does your LAA provide staffing for its arts education-related activities, and if so, how? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

No At least one dedicated full-time employee At least one dedicated part-time employee At least one full-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job At least one part-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job External paid help (i.e., a contractor or consulting firm) We fund another organization to provide arts education staffing and administration We work with arts education practitioners such as educators and teaching artists Volunteer(s) Others (description required):


QUESTION 41:Does your LAA address arts education in your community through any of the following programs and/or services? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Advocates on behalf of arts education Cultivates relationships with key decision makers Curates or hosts directories of arts organizations / artists Offers funding for direct services and/or partnerships with schools Offers professional development for classroom teachers and/or school leaders Provides direct services (e.g., residencies, performances, field trips) Provides technical assistance and toolkits for school districts and arts organizations Provides training programs for artists to work in schools Unifies community resources and/or creates cross-sector partnerships Others (description required):

QUESTION 42:Does your LAA provide arts education programming and/or services for any of these specific groups? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Collaborations with colleges/universities Creative aging programs Creative youth development programming Early education Pre-K through 12 Out-of-school enrichment programming Out-of-school programming for at-risk youth Continuing education for adults Others (description required):


SECTION 13MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL FACILITIES BY YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY (LAA)

QUESTION 43:Has your LAA funded or been involved in the construction or adaptive re-use of an environmentally responsible/sustainable facility during the past five years? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 44:Is your LAA currently involved with the operation of any cultural facilities? This could be a facility that is used by your LAA, or a facility that it manages for another organization/program. (Examples of cultural facilities can include gallery/exhibition space, performance venues and space, studios, artist live/work space, arts incubator space, office space, and more.) (Choose only one response)


QUESTION 44a:Tell us about your LAA’s involvement with the management or operation of cultural facilities by filling in the table below. Do you own or rent any of these facilities, or manage any of these facilities for others? Did you do any of those things in the past (but not any longer), or do you plan to do any of them in the future? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

CULTURAL FACILITY

Own, Rent, Manage Past, Present, Future

OWN (our own facility)

RENT(our own facility)

MANAGE (someone

else’s facility)

WE DID THIS IN

THE PAST (but not any

longer) WE DO THIS NOW

WE PLAN TO DO

THIS IN THE

FUTURE (but not

currently)

Artist live / work spaceArts incubator spaceFilm screening roomGallery / exhibition spaceKitchen / cateringMeeting / classroom spaceOffice space (our own)Office space (for others)Performance spacePerforming arts centerPublic space (e.g., plaza)Rehearsal spaceRestaurant and/or barRetail spaceStudios / studio spaceVisiting artist housingOther / miscellaneous


SECTION 14PUBLIC ART

QUESTION 45:Does your LAA operate a public art program? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No, but we are interested in or considering it—SKIP to SECTION 15 () No—SKIP to SECTION 15 (Page 36)

QUESTION 45a:Does your LAA provide staffing for its public art program and the related public art activities, and if so, how? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

No At least one dedicated full-time employee At least one dedicated part-time employee At least one full-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job At least one part-time person who does this work as one component of a multi-departmental job External paid help (e.g., a contractor or consulting firm) We fund another organization to provide public art staffing and administration We partner with public art practitioners such as administrators, artists, and planners Volunteer(s) Others (description required):

QUESTION 45b:Which of the following types of public art does your public art program commission and/or develop? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Art-based street fairs or festivals Multi-media / new technology (e.g., light art, projections, video, audio) Performance, time-based artwork (e.g., music, theater, dance, spoken word) Site-specific integrated artwork (e.g., architecture, landscape architecture, environmental sculpture) Temporary installations Three-dimensional work (e.g., sculpture, bas-relief, statues) Two-dimensional work (e.g., murals, mosaics, terrazzo, photography) Others (description required):

QUESTION 45c:Is your public art program involved in the development of public art in schools or other educational settings? (Choose only one response)

Yes No


QUESTION 45d:In which of the following public art networks does your program participate? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE There isn’t a public art network in my area Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network (PAN) Arizona Public Art Network Florida Association of Public Art Professionals (FAPAP) Greater Chicago-Central Midwest Iowa Public Art Network (IPAN) Minnesota Northern California Public Art Administrators Network (NorCal PAAN) Northwest Public Art Council (NowPAC) Public Art Coalition of Southern California (PAC SoCal) Texas Public Art Administrators Others (description required):

QUESTION 45e:What other sources of revenue are used to support your LAA’s public art program? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Cash contributions from individuals Cash contributions from private businesses General operating support Grants from foundations Percent-for-art ordinance/policy Public art in private development ordinance/policy Revenue from government sources Others (description required):


SECTION 15CULTURAL DISTRICTS (sometimes called ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS)

QUESTION 46:Has your local and/or state government approved legislation that creates cultural districts or arts & entertainment districts? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, our local government Yes, our state government No I don’t know

QUESTION 47:What is your LAA’s typical level of involvement in the planning and development of cultural districts or arts & entertainment districts in your community? (Choose only one response)

My LAA has a primary, leading role My LAA has a secondary, supporting role My LAA has explored the idea of cultural districts in the past but the conversation is no longer active My LAA is not involved at all in the planning and development of cultural districts Our community has never done this Other (description required):

QUESTION 48:Does your community currently have at least one existing cultural district or arts & entertainment district? (Choose only one response)

Yes, and at least one has been officially designated by the local government—CONTINUE Yes, but none have been officially designated by the local government—CONTINUE Not yet, but there is at least one district in the planning stages or under development No—SKIP to SECTION 16 (Page 37)

QUESTION 48a:Is your LAA responsible for the direct management of any cultural districts or arts & entertainment districts? (Choose only one response)

Yes, it manages one such district Yes, it manages multiple districts Not yet, but it plans to manage at least one district in the future No

QUESTION 48b:Please provide the URL for the website home page for each of the cultural districts (or arts & entertainment districts) that are located in your community (if applicable).


SECTION 16COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING PUBLIC VALUE, AND ARTS ADVOCACY

QUESTION 49:Has your community completed (or updated) a cultural plan within the past ten years (i.e., a planning document specific to the arts and culture in your community)? (Choose only one response)

No Yes (provide the year it was completed or most recently updated):

QUESTION 50:Have the arts and culture been integrated into an adopted community-wide comprehensive planning effort (e.g., a Community Foundation’s needs assessment or a city’s Master Plan)? (Choose only one response)

No Yes (provide the year it was completed or most recently updated):

QUESTION 51:Have the arts and culture been integrated into the unique planning documents that have been adopted by other agencies and organizations throughout your community, such as economic development plans, neighborhood plans, re-development plans, transportation plans, housing plans, etc.? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to QUESTION 52 on Page 38 I don’t know—SKIP to QUESTION 52 on Page 38

QUESTION 51a:Identify the other types of unique planning documents into which the arts and culture have been integrated in your community. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

I’m not sure, but I know that this has happened in our community Architectural plan Business development/improvement plan Economic development plan Environmental plan Historic / preservation plan Housing plan Land use plan Marketing plan Neighborhood plan Re-development plan Refuse/recycling plan Regional plan Tourism plan Transportation plan Urban plan Others (description required):


QUESTION 52:Does your LAA have an active role in conversations around cultural planning and the role of the arts and culture in community-wide planning efforts? (Choose only one response)

Yes, we typically lead these conversations Yes, we participate in these conversations but we typically do not lead them No

QUESTION 53:Has your LAA completed or facilitated any of the following planning documents, reports, and/or research studies? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Annual report Arts in education plan or research Cultural district plan Cultural diversity plan Cultural equity plan Cultural facilities plan Cultural tourism plan Public art master plan Strategic plan (long-range) Strategic plan (short-range) Cultural asset mapping and/or research Economic impact of the arts research/report Social impact of the arts research/report Research on participation in or support of the arts by the business community Research about the role of the arts in employee recruitment, engagement, and retention Others (description required):

QUESTION 54:In which of the following ways is your LAA creating opportunities for civic engagement in your community? Civic engagement encompasses the many ways that people may get involved in their communities to consider and address civic issues. In arts-based civic engagement, the creative process and resulting art work/experience can provide a key focus, catalyst, or space for civic participation, whether it is becoming better informed or actively contributing to the improvement of one’s neighborhood, community, and nation. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Actively connecting arts and culture to other civic issues and projects Bringing diverse voices into public dialogues Fostering youth engagement Funding artists, projects, and/or organizations that boost civic engagement Hosting training and exchanges for artists and cultural organizations that are doing (or are interested in doing) civic engagement work

Providing leadership to link cultural and civic entities Sponsoring arts-based civic participation programs and/or activities Others (description required):


QUESTION 55:Does your LAA give out annual awards or other annual recognition to members of any of the following groups in order to publicly recognize their support of or contribution to the arts and culture in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Yes, to arts organizations Yes, to individual artists Yes, to businesses Yes, to business leaders Yes, to education administrators (e.g., principals, superintendents, school board members) Yes, to educators (e.g., teachers, professors) Yes, to students Yes, to elected officials Yes, to other government officials and/or staff Yes, to foundations and/or members of the private funding community Yes, to individual patrons/donors Yes, to citizen advocates Others (description required):

QUESTION 56:Is your LAA involved in using the arts to address community development issues (either through its own programming, or through the programming of a grantee)? Examples of community development issues can include homelessness, health and wellness, substance abuse, economic development, community identity and branding, and more. (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE to QUESTION 56a on Page 40 No—SKIP to QUESTION 57a ()


QUESTION 56a:Tell us about your LAA's involvement in using the arts to address any of the following community development issues. Does it address any of the following issues directly through your own programs and services? Or, does it address any of these issues indirectly through the programs and services of its grantees? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Community Development Issue

DIRECTLYWe address this issue through OUR OWN PROGRAMMING

INDIRECTLYWe address this issue

THROUGH A GRANT OR CONTRACT

AgingAt-risk youthCivic engagementContested historyCrime prevention / violenceCultural or racial awarenessCultural preservationDisplacementEconomic developmentEducationEnvironmental issuesHealth, wellness, and medicine (mental)Health, wellness, and medicine (physical)HomelessnessHousingHunger / food justiceIlliteracy / literacyImmigrationImprisonment/rehabilitationLocal food movementPublic safetySocial equitySubstance abuseTeen pregnancyTourism / community identity / brandingTransportationUse of public spaceOther / Miscellaneous / Not listed above


QUESTION 57a:In your opinion, rank the three arts advocacy arguments that are most effective at getting the attention of ELECTED OFFICIALS in your community. Rank only your top three choices where “1” is your choice as the most effective advocacy argument and “3” is your third most effective advocacy argument.

The arts for arts’ sake Arts and aging Arts and at-risk youth Arts and business Arts and civic engagement Arts and community development Arts and community livability Arts and health in the military Arts and healthcare (general) Arts and improving the quality of life Arts and jobs/employment Arts and the 21st century workforce

Arts and the environment Arts in education Arts, immigration, and naturalization Arts, prisons, and rehabilitation Arts, transportation, and infrastructure Creative placemaking Creativity and innovation Cultural preservation Cultural tourism Economic impact of the arts Public access to the arts STEM to STEAM

QUESTION 57b:In your opinion, rank the three arts advocacy arguments that are most effective at getting the attention of BUSINESS LEADERS in your community.




QUESTION 57c:In your opinion, rank the three arts advocacy arguments that are most effective at getting the attention of PRIVATE FUNDERS in your community.



QUESTION 57d:In your opinion, rank the three arts advocacy arguments that are most effective at getting the attention of INDIVIDUAL DONORS in your community.



QUESTION 57e:If your LAA’s most effective advocacy arguments are not listed in the questions above, please describe them and the audiences whose attention they capture.


SECTION 17ARTS AND HEALTH IN THE MILITARY

QUESTION 58:Does your LAA engage with any military and/or veteran constituencies in your community, either through your own arts programming or through the programming of a grantee? (Choose only one response)

Yes—CONTINUE No—SKIP to SECTION 18 ()

QUESTION 58a:With which of the following military and/or veteran constituencies has your LAA engaged, and did you do so through your own programming and/or through the programming of a grantee? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Military and/or Veteran Constituency

We engaged with this

military/veteran constituency

through our OWN PROGRAMMING

We engaged with this

military/veteran constituency through the

programming of a GRANTEE

Active duty servicemembersCaregivers (e.g., VA doctors, nurses)Military family members (e.g., parents, spouses, children)Older veteransPost-deployment servicemembersPre-deployment servicemembersWounded servicemembersHealthcare providersOthers / Miscellaneous / Not listed above

QUESTION 58b:Which of the following types of arts experiences has your LAA provided or funded for the military constituencies in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Acting Dance Music-making Opportunities to attend the arts (e.g., concerts, theatre performances) Painting, drawing, sculpting (i.e., visual art) Play-writing Writing programs Others (description required):


QUESTION 58c:With which of the following organizations has your LAA partnered for military engagement programs in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Hospitals Local government agencies Local military support groups Mental health clinics Military bases Other advocacy organizations Other arts and culture organizations Veterans Administration (VA) facilities Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Others (description required):

QUESTION 58d:Which of the following challenges has your LAA encountered when trying to develop and/or fund arts programming for military constituencies in your community? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Arts practitioners who are UNACCUSTOMED to working in military environments Arts practitioners who are UNWILLING to work in military environments Difficulty communicating and interacting with the military Lack of access to servicemembers, veterans, and/or their families Lack of funding and/or resources Lack of interest or unwillingness from military constituencies Lack of training to handle arts in health environments Others (description required):


SECTION 18YOUR LAA’s OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE

QUESTION 59:What was the END date of your LAA’s most recently completed fiscal year? For the purpose of this Census project, use the fiscal year that ended most recently and for which your LAA has accurate financial records.

Month: Day: Year:

QUESTION 60:OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUEProvide the dollar amounts of revenue and financial support that your LAA received for each itemized category during its most recently completed fiscal year (identified in the response to Question 59 above). Use the itemized categories of revenue and support listed in the table below. Amounts should include all money received by your LAA, including pass-through and re-granting dollars. All blank responses will be considered zeroes ($0). (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

EARNED REVENUE:All EARNED REVENUE $

CONTRIBUTED INCOME:FOUNDATIONS $ CORPORATIONS (including corporate foundations and matching gifts) $ INDIVIDUALS (e.g., private donations, workplace giving, and bequests) $ Support from PRIVATE PARENT ORGANIZATIONS $ OTHER CONTRIBUTED INCOME not listed above $

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:Funds received from CITY government sources $ Funds received from COUNTY government sources $ Funds received from UNIFIED CITY/COUNTY government sources(i.e., a city and county that have merged into a single jurisdiction)

$

Funds received from STATE ARTS AGENCIES $ Funds received from OTHER STATE government sources $ Funds received from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS $ Funds received from OTHER FEDERAL government sources $

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE:In-Kind Contributions $ All other MISCELLANEOUS support and revenue $

TOTAL LAA OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE $


QUESTION 61:Approximately what percentage of your LAA’s total support and revenue during your most recently completed fiscal year was allocated to general operations/unrestricted support versus project-specific/restricted support? (THE TOTAL MUST EQUAL 100 PERCENT)

Unrestricted Support/General Operations %Restricted Support/ Project-Specific %TOTAL 100 %

QUESTION 62:Provide the total dollar amount of pass-through revenues that your LAA handled during its most recently completed fiscal year. Pass-through revenues are dollars received from another source that can be used for redistribution only, often in the form of a competitive grants process.$

QUESTION 63:Does your LAA have an endowment? (Choose only one response)


QUESTION 63a:Is your LAA’s endowment restricted or unrestricted? (Choose only one response)

Restricted Unrestricted Other (description required):

QUESTION 63b:What is the estimated value of your LAA’s endowment?$


SECTION 19THE USE OF DEDICATED TAXES TO SUPPORT THE ARTS

QUESTION 64:Are revenues generated by any local option taxes used directly to support the arts in your community? A local option tax is a special-purpose tax levied at the city or county level and used as a means of raising funds for specific local or area projects. They require either a public referendum (i.e., a vote) or a policy ordinance before they can be implemented. (Choose only one response)


QUESTION 64a:Which of the following local option taxes currently are used to provide revenue for the arts and culture in your community? (CHECK ONE RESPONE FOR EACH ROW)

Local Option TaxesThat Support the Arts

YES, by a Local Policy Ordinance

YES, by Public Referendum

YES, but I’m not sure how it works

Admissions / amusement taxAlcohol / liquor / beverage taxBillboard taxCable television taxCar rental taxCigarette / tobacco taxCommunity development taxFood / meal taxHotel / motel / lodging taxIncome taxLottery / gambling / gaming taxParking tax / parking meter feesPercent-for-ArtProperty taxSales taxCD / video / game rental taxOthers

QUESTION 64b:If you used the "Others" category in the question above, please describe the additional types of local option taxes that are used to support the arts and culture in your community.


QUESTION 64c:Does your LAA receive or otherwise handle any of these local option tax dollars? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes, we receive operating revenue from the local option tax dollars Yes, we receive pass-through revenue that we then re-grant into the community No, those local option tax dollars don’t touch my LAA’s budget Others (description required):

QUESTION 64d:Briefly describe any important or unique information that will help us understand how these local option tax dollars are calculated, collected, and/or disseminated.


SECTION 20YOUR LAA’s OPERATING EXPENDITURES

QUESTION 65:Provide the dollar amounts of total operating expenditures made by your local arts agency (LAA) during its most recently completed fiscal year (identified previously in your response to Question 59). Use the itemized categories of expenditure listed in the table below. Amounts should include all money spent by your LAA, including pass-through re-granting dollars. All blank responses will be considered zeroes ($0).

ALL OPERATING EXPENDITURESPayroll expenses (i.e., salaries, wages, employee benefits, and payroll taxes) $ Grants / contracts (i.e., financial support provided to organizations/artists) $ Fund-raising (all fundraising-related expenses) $ Advertising, marketing, and promotion $ Public art (planning, development, installation, and maintenance) $ Cultural facility management $ Administrative overhead (e.g., rent, utilities, supplies) $ Delivery of programs and/or services $ Cultural programming (i.e., production of events and performances) $ Others / miscellaneous / not listed above $

TOTAL LAA OPERATING EXPENDITURES $

QUESTION 65a:If you used the "Others" category in the question above, please describe the additional categories of expenditure for your LAA.


SECTION 21YOUR LAA’s BUDGET HISTORY (and BALANCE SHEET, if applicable)

QUESTION 66:Complete the table below in its entirety. If exact figures are not available, provide your best estimates. Use the end date to determine the appropriate fiscal year for each line. For example, if your LAA's fiscal year ends on June 30, then your 2014 fiscal year is the one that started on July 1, 2013 and ended on June 30, 2014. All blank responses will be considered zeroes ($0). (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

In COLUMN 1—Provide your LAA's total REVENUES for each of the five fiscal years listed (FY2011 through FY2015).

In COLUMN 2—Provide your LAA's total EXPENDITURES for each of the five fiscal years listed (FY2011 through FY2015).

In COLUMN 3—Provide the total amount of local government support and revenue that was received by your LAA during each of the five fiscal years listed. Local government support includes revenue from both city and county government sources. The answer should be a subset of (or possibly equal to) the answer in Column 1.

Fiscal Year that ENDED (or will end) during:

COLUMN 1:Total

REVENUESReceived by your LAA

COLUMN 2:Total

EXPENDITURESMade by your

LAA

COLUMN 3:Total

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SUPPORT(city and/or

county)Received by your

LAAFiscal Year 2011 $ $ $

Fiscal Year 2012 $ $ $ Fiscal Year 2013 $ $ $ Fiscal Year 2014 $ $ $ Fiscal Year 2015(estimate, if needed) $ $ $


QUESTION 66a:Complete the table below in its entirety by providing the following information from your LAA’s balance sheet. If exact figures are not available, please provide your best estimates. Use the end date to determine the appropriate fiscal year for each line. For example, if your LAA's fiscal year ends on June 30, then your 2014 fiscal year is the one that started on July 1, 2013 and ended on June 30, 2014. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY) If you previously identified your LAA as an agency, department, division, or program that is part of the local government, you may skip this question and skip to Section 22 (Page 52).

Fiscal Year that ENDED (or will end) during:

TOTALASSETS

TOTALLIABILITIES

NET ASSETSRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED

Fiscal Year 2011 $ $ $ $

Fiscal Year 2012 $ $ $ $

Fiscal Year 2013 $ $ $ $ Fiscal Year 2014 $ $ $ $ Fiscal Year 2015(if available) $ $ $ $


SECTION 22GRANT-MAKING AND OTHER DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT

QUESTION 67:Does your LAA provide direct financial support in the form of grants or contracts (including re-granting programs)? (Choose only one response)

Yes, only to organizations, programs, and/or facilities—CONTINUE Yes, only to individual artists—CONTINUE Yes, to BOTH organizations and individual artists—CONTINUE No—SKIP to SECTION 25 (Page 58)

QUESTION 67a:Does your LAA provide non-traditional direct financial support such as low-interest loans or venture capital-style funding mechanisms? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 67b:Does your LAA currently utilize any of the following web-based grant/funding management systems (i.e., e-grantmaking)? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NO/None Agate Software—Grants Management Bromelkamp—Akoya Bromelkamp—eGrant Bromelkamp—Pearl Custom—FileMaker Custom—Microsoft Access Custom—Microsoft Excel Custom—Other CyberGrants—Grants Management System Dulles Technology Partners—WebGrants Foundant Technologies—Foundant GLM Good Done Great Micro Edge—Gifts Online Oceanpeak—Common Grant Application Salesforce—NPower, FoundationConnect Salesforce—Other Salesforce—Utah Dept of Heritage & Arts, Community Grants App Slideroom—Applicant Management Slideshow WESTAF—CGO WESTAF—GO Wizehive—Grants Management System Others (description required):


QUESTION 67c:Did your LAA conduct a united arts fund (UAF) campaign during your most recently completed fiscal year? A UAF campaign is a combined or federated appeal for arts funding conducted annually to raise unrestricted money on behalf of three or more arts and culture organizations. Workplace giving campaigns are a common example of united arts fund revenues. (Choose only one response)

Yes No No, we used to conduct a UAF campaign, but we don’t anymore No, but we are interested in, or are planning to start, a UAF campaign

QUESTION 67d:Does your LAA have funding programs that require the recipient of the funds to demonstrate any of the following? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE A mission that states a focus on serving a specific culture or ethnicity Board diversity Staff diversity Artist diversity Artist commission diversity Audience diversity Change in diversity over time Others (description required):

QUESTION 67e:Does your LAA require—for at least one of its funding programs—that panels consider the issue of diversity when making funding decisions? (Choose only one response)

Yes, we have a written policy Yes, this is a consideration but there is no written policy No

QUESTION 67f:Does your LAA consider the issue of diversity when choosing the participants in funding review panels? (Choose only one response)

Yes, we have a written policy Yes, this is a consideration but there is no written policy No


SECTION 23FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND/OR FACILITIES

This section is dedicated to your LAA’s activities as a provider of direct financial support to ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, and/or FACILITIES. This section excludes individual artists and fiscal sponsors acting on behalf of individual artists. We will ask about financial support for individual artists separately in the next section, if applicable to your LAA.

QUESTION 68a:Does your LAA provide direct financial support to organizations, programs, and/or facilities that do not have official 501c3 nonprofit status (e.g., unincorporated organizations and/or for-profit businesses)? (Choose only one response)

Yes No I don’t know

QUESTION 68b:Does your LAA provide direct financial support to at least one intermediary organization with the intent that the intermediary organization will then provide support or services to individual artists? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Yes—the intermediary organization provides financial support to individual artists (e.g., grants) Yes—the intermediary organization provides non-monetary services to individual artists No I don’t know Other (description required):

QUESTION 68c:How many funding requests did your LAA receive from organizations, programs, and/or facilities during its most recently completed fiscal year? Fill out the table below. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

The number of requests that received NO funding from your LAA # The number of requests that received PARTIAL funding # The number of requests that received FULL funding # TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDING REQUESTS RECEIVED #

QUESTION 68d:How many dollars did your LAA award to funding requests from organizations, programs, and/or facilities during its most recently completed fiscal year? Fill out the table below. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

Total dollars REQUESTED BY organizations, programs, and/or facilities $ Total dollars AWARDED TO organizations, programs, and/or facilities $ Minimum amount awarded $ Maximum amount awarded $


QUESTION 68e:Approximately what PERCENTAGE of the total direct financial support that your LAA provided to organizations, programs, and/or facilities was received by your LAA from the following revenue sources during the most recently completed fiscal year? Fill out the table below. If exact figures are not available, use your best estimates. The total must equal 100 percent. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

Public/government dollars %Private dollars %

TOTAL 100 %

QUESTION 68f:Approximately what PERCENTAGE of the total direct financial support provided by your LAA to organizations, programs, and/or facilities falls into the categories below? An example of funding for a non-arts organization would be funding that your LAA provided to a church for arts programming. Fill out the table below. If exact figures are not available, use your best estimates. The total must equal 100 percent. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

ARTS and culture organizations, programs, and/or facilities %NON-ARTS organizations, programs, and/or facilities (for arts programming) %

TOTAL 100 %

QUESTION 68g:Select all the categories of direct financial support that your LAA provides to organizations, programs, and/or facilities. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Artistic and cultural programming Arts education programming Audience development Capital projects (including adaptive re-use of non-arts facilities for artistic purposes) Community development Cultural tourism Facility management General operating support Marketing / advertising / media relations Professional development Project support Support for non-arts organizations that want to use the arts to further their mission Technical assistance Travel support Others (description required):

QUESTION 68h:Does your LAA limit the percentage of an organization’s budget (or a project’s budget) that it will fund? (Choose only one response)

Yes No


SECTION 24FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

This section is dedicated to your LAA’s activities as a provider of direct financial support to INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. This section excludes financial support to organizations, programs, and facilities. We asked about those in the previous section, if applicable.

QUESTION 69a:How many funding requests did your LAA receive from INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS during its most recently completed fiscal year? Fill out the table below. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

The number of requests that received NO funding # The number of requests that received PARTIAL funding # The number of requests that received FULL funding # TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDING REQUESTS RECEIVED #

QUESTION 69b:How many total dollars did your LAA award to funding requests from INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS during its most recently completed fiscal year? Fill out the table below. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

Total dollars REQUESTED BY individual artists $ Total dollars AWARDED TO individual artists $ Minimum amount awarded $ Maximum amount awarded $

QUESTION 69c:Approximately what PERCENTAGE of the total direct financial support that your LAA provided to INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS was received by your LAA from the following revenue sources during the most recently completed fiscal year?? Fill out the table below. If exact figures are not available, use your best estimates. The total must equal 100 percent. (ENTER WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY)

Public/government dollars %Private dollars %

TOTAL 100 %


QUESTION 69d:Select all the categories of direct financial support that your LAA provides for individual artists in your community. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

Awards / prizes / commendations Commissions Fellowships Grants Professional development grants (e.g., conference registrations, training/seminar fees) Residencies Retreats/renewal Scholarships Special projects Teaching / artists in schools Others (description required):

QUESTION 69e:Select all the artistic disciplines for which your LAA provides direct financial support to individual artists in your community. (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NO RESTRICTIONS Architecture Design Film Folk and traditional arts Interdisciplinary arts Literature Media and electronic arts Performance art Performing arts—Dance Performing arts—Music Performing arts—Musical Theatre Performing arts—Theatre Public art Video Visual arts—Ceramics Visual arts—Craft Visual arts—Drawing Visual arts—Painting Visual arts—Photography Visual arts—Printmaking Visual arts—Sculpture Visual arts—Textiles Others (description required):


THE REST OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE SHOULD BE COMPLETEDBY A CHIEF STAFF EXECUTIVE OF YOUR LOCAL ARTS AGENCY ONLY

SECTION 25CURRENT FINANCIAL HEALTH & CONDITION OF YOUR LAA

QUESTION 70:Which of the following describes how your LAA finished its most recently completed fiscal year? (Choose only one response)

With an operating SURPLUS (i.e., revenues were greater than expenditures) With an operating DEFICIT (i.e., expenditures were greater than revenues) In a BREAK EVEN position (i.e., revenues matched expenditures)

QUESTION 70a:Briefly describe any important or unique circumstances that led to the situation that you identified in Question 72 above. For example, did you spend cash reserves—or require a local government subsidy—in order to reach a break even position? Or did you receive multi-year funding that gave you a surplus, which you will spend in the current fiscal year?

QUESTION 71:How much cash (including cash reserves) does your LAA have readily available right now? (Choose only one response)

None ($0) Less than 1 month of expenses 1 month of expenses 2-3 months of expenses 4-6 months of expenses More than 6 months of expenses Not applicable—remaining money rolls back into the municipal general fund (public, government LAAs only) Not applicable (description required if different than above):


QUESTION 72:Has your LAA taken any of the following organizational management actions with regard to HUMAN CAPITAL during the past twelve months? Are you considering any of these actions during the next twelve months? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

HUMAN CAPITAL

My LAAHas TakenThis ActionDuring the

PAST12 Months

My LAA Is ConsideringThis ActionDuring the

NEXT12 Months

NONEIncrease staff sizeReduce staff sizeFreeze replacement hires (i.e., not replace those who left)Give performance-based compensation increasesGive cost-of-living-based compensation increasesFreeze or reduce salariesRely more on volunteersReduce staff hours (e.g., shorter weeks, furloughs)Increase the use of board/commission membersOther management actions (HUMAN CAPITAL)

QUESTION 72a:If you used the "Others" category in the questions above, please describe the additional types of HUMAN CAPITAL management actions that your LAA has taken or is considering.


QUESTION 73:Has your LAA taken any of the following organizational management actions with regard to FINANCE AND OPERATIONS during the past twelve months? Are you considering any of these actions during the next twelve months? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

My LAAHas TakenThis ActionDuring the

PAST12 Months

My LAA Is ConsideringThis ActionDuring the

NEXT12 Months

NONECollaborate with other organizations to reduce expensesMerge into a private organization or facilityMerge into an existing local government agency or departmentChange the primary way we raise and spend moneyAdvocate to local government for support/fundingUpgrade technology to improve efficiencyReduce or eliminate programs and/or servicesAdd or expand programs and/or servicesDelay vendor paymentsSecure a new bank loanUse an existing line of creditBorrow from a partner or parent organizationAdd to reserve funds/endowmentUse reserve funds/endowmentOther management actions (FINANCE AND OPERATIONS)

QUESTION 73a:If you used the "Others" category in the questions above, please describe the additional types of FINANCE AND OPERATIONS management actions that your LAA has taken or is considering.


SECTION 26QUALITATIVE & QUANTITIVE EVALUATION OF YOUR LAA’s IMPACT

QUESTION 74:In your opinion, how successfully has your LAA integrated the arts and culture into the daily life of your community (based on the recognition of its importance by local government, businesses, funders, the general public, etc.)? (Choose only one response)

Extremely successfully With a fair amount of success With little success Not at all successfully We don’t view this as our role in the community Other (description required):

QUESTION 75:Does your LAA collect information/data for the purpose of evaluating the impact of its programs and services? (Choose only one response)


QUESTION 75a:Which of the following methods are used by your LAA to collect information/data for the purpose of evaluating the impact of its programs and services? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

The organizations that benefit are asked to write a narrative and/or financial report The artists that benefit are asked to write a narrative and financial report We use the data and reporting features that are available from the Cultural Data Project (CDP) We interview representatives of the organizations that benefit from our programs/services We interview the artists that benefit from our programs/services We interview civic and community leaders We survey the organizations that benefit from our programs/services We survey the artists that benefit from our programs/services We survey individual participants in our programs (e.g., audiences, general public) We use (observable) benchmarks and indicators to gauge our impact in the community We track the attendance to the organizations and programs that we serve We track the ticket sales of the artists, organizations, and programs that we serve Others (description required):

QUESTION 76:Does your local government provide standard metrics for evaluation and require your LAA to use them to evaluate its programs, services, and/or community impact? (Choose only one response)

Yes No

QUESTION 77:During the past 12 months, has your LAA been required by any funders to provide them with an evaluation of the community impact of your programs and/or services? (Choose only one response)

Yes No


QUESTION 78:Are there factors that hinder your LAA from evaluating the impact of its programs and/or services? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

NONE Not enough time for staff or board/commission members to do it Don’t have the correct expertise on our staff or board/commission Don’t have the correct tools and/or information Don’t have the resources to engage with an outside expert Lack of financial resources Don’t have the necessary technology or computer systems Grantees confuse “outputs” with “outcomes” No one asks for it Others (description required):


SECTION 27LOOKING TO THE FUTURE FOR YOUR LAA AND YOUR COMMUNITY

QUESTION 79:Looking ahead to 2016, what is the financial outlook for your local arts agency? In other words, for your LAA, financially the next year or two will be … (Choose only one response)

Easier than it is in 2015 About the same as it is in 2015 More difficult than it is in 2015

QUESTION 80:How strongly do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about your LAA? (Choose one response per statement)

StronglyAgree

SomewhatAgree Neutral

SomewhatDisagree

StronglyDisagree

My LAA has the right management team and staff in place.My LAA is part of the right networks and have access to the right external experts.My LAA’s current organizational mission and goals are appropriate.My LAA currently has the correct mix of financial resources.My LAA currently has an appropriate level of diversity among the staff, board and volunteers.My LAA’s staff, board, and volunteers will need professional development in order to keep up with the needs of our constituents.My LAA currently offers the programs and services that will achieve the deepest impact in our community.


QUESTION 81:During the past two years, has your LAA experienced new or increased competition from any other organizations located within its geographic service area that provide similar programs and/or services? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

No Yes, from another arts organization or arts service organization Yes, from a funder Yes, from a NON-arts organization Yes, from others (description required):

QUESTION 82:Looking ahead to 2016, what is the financial outlook for your constituents (i.e., the organizations and the people that your LAA serves)? In other words, for your constituents, financially the next year or two will be … (Choose only one response)

Easier than it is in 2015 About the same as it is in 2015 More difficult than it is in 2015

QUESTION 83:In 2016, do you anticipate that the overall service needs of your constituents will change? (Choose only one response)

Demand will increase significantly Demand will increase modestly Demand will stay about the same Demand will decrease modestly Demand will decrease significantly

QUESTION 84:In the next three years, do you foresee a change in your community's overall level of arts funding from each of the following sources? Answer with your expectation for funding levels for the entire arts community, NOT just for your LAA. (CHECK ONE FOR EACH REVENUE SOURCE LISTED)

Source of RevenueIncrease

No Change Decrease N/A

Earned revenueIndividual donationsCorporate contributionsFoundation grants/supportLocal government funding for the artsState government funding for the arts in your communityFederal government funding for the arts in your community

QUESTION 85:How important is arts funding from STATE government sources (e.g., from your state arts agency) in leveraging funding from your local government? (Choose only one response)

Extremely important Somewhat important Neither important or unimportant (neutral) Not very important Not at all important


QUESTION 86:How important is arts funding from FEDERAL government sources (e.g., from the National Endowment for the Arts) in leveraging funding from your local government? (Choose only one response)

Extremely important Somewhat important Neither important or unimportant (neutral) Not very important Not at all important

QUESTION 87:In your opinion, rank your entire community’s top THREE priorities during the next 24 months. Most of the categories below were identified by municipal leaders as their key areas of focus on the 2014 Local Economic Conditions Survey, conducted by the National League of Cities. Rank only your top three choices where “1” is your choice as the most critical priority for your entire community and “3” is your third most critical priority.

Aging population Affordable housing Business attraction/recruitment Business retention Community development / neighborhood development Downtown/commercial re-development Environmental sustainability Immigration / changing demographics Infrastructure / transportation Integration of returning veterans K-12 education Prisons and rehabilitation Public safety Safety net services Small businesses / entrepreneurial support Tourism / entertainment Workforce / job training Other / miscellaneous / not listed above

QUESTION 87a:If you used the "Other" category in the question above, please describe the additional key priority that you identified for your entire community.

QUESTION 88:What will be your local arts agency’s TOP THREE PRIORITIES during the next 24 months? They do NOT have to align with the categories listed in Question 89 above, although it is fine if they do.

1. 2. 3.


QUESTION 89:What will be your local arts agency’s TOP THREE CHALLENGES/CONCERNS during the next 24 months? In other words, what are your LAA’s most pressing barriers to achieving success?

1. 2. 3.

QUESTION 90:What important topics or questions did we miss? Please use the space below to provide any other information about your local arts agency or your community that you would like to share with us. Or feel free to use this space to provide feedback about this LAA Census questionnaire.


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