HAA Announces FY11 Management Assistance & Organizational Development Enterprise (MODE) Programs for Arts Incubator, Intensive Services Program (ISP), and Stabilization Program.

 Attend upcoming workshops to learn more about guidelines and application process for each of the MODE programs.

I.  INTRODUCTION:

MODE’s Mission is to build the organizational capacity of multicultural, small and mid-sized arts organizations in Houston, facilitating their artistic growth and strengthening them as channels for diverse cultural expression in the community.

MODE Goals:

• To facilitate delivery of effective assistance through coordination, collaboration and networking.
• To demystify management tools, techniques and approaches so that they are understood, accepted, and appropriately and effectively integrated into operations of service recipients.
• To tailor service delivery to reflect and acknowledge the special and diverse character culture and needs of individual participating organizations.
• To ensure long-term viability of arts organizations as channels for diverse cultural expression.

II.  PROGRAMS:

MODE currently offers assistance through four service components:  General Assistance, Incubator, Intensive Services Program (ISP), and Stabilization Enterprise. 

General Services:  MODE collaborates with other area service providers to leverage community resources.  MODE also develops its own projects to meet the needs of arts organizations and artists.  General services include:  technical assistance workshops, publications, networking meetings, and Resource Library.

Arts Incubator: The three (3) year Incubator Program will build organizational capacity for arts/cultural or multicultural grantee organizations (with program budgets from $50,000 to $200,000) through management services, incubator residency, and capacity funding (up to $15,000 per year).  For thirty six (36) months, each organization will receive in depth training, diagnostics, planning and resources to address six competencies including 1) clarity about mission, 2) effective leadership, 3) financial viability, 4) organizational continuity and flexibility, 5) sensitivity to constituencies and markets, and 6) realistic and achievable goals.

Intensive Services Program (ISP):  The ISP Program will facilitate growth of midsize and/or multicultural arts grantee organizations (with total revenues from $100,000 to $750,000) through the creation of board adopted strategic plans and funding for strategic plan implementation.  Phase 1 Strategic Plan Funding (up to $10,000) will support the creation and board adoption a multi-year strategic plan.  Phase 2 Implementation Funding (up to $20,000) will support specific strategic plan objectives for implementation.

Stabilization:  The Stabilization Program will facilitate continued growth for midsize arts & cultural and multicultural organizations (with program budgets over $750,000+) through funding (up to $20,000) of either a multi-year strategic plan or funding for strategic plan implementation.

III.  APPLICATION DEADLINE & MATERIALS

Click here for FY11 guidelines and applications.  Application deadline for all FY11 MODE programs is Monday, April 26, 2010.  For more information, please contact Jerome Vielman, Program & Services Manager, at 713.527.9330 or jerome@haatx.com.

For more information regarding the workshop, please contact:

Jerome Vielman

Program & Services Manager

Houston Arts Alliance

3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250 | Houston | TX | 77019

Dir: 713.527.9330  x.117  |  Fax: 713.620.5120  |  Email: jerome@haatx.com

NEW website: www.houstonartsalliance.com