by Sarah J Benvenuti | Jan 9, 2025 | Benvenuti Arts
When we ask potential clients what grants they have applied for and received in the past, we often get answers like this: Well, we got our city’s grant one year, but then we were in production when the application came up, so we missed it the next time. I have a list...
by Sarah J Benvenuti | Dec 10, 2024 | Benvenuti Arts
While federal funding is not the primary source of money for cultural organizations in the United States, there is no doubt that receiving a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is seen as a badge of honor in our field. For many groups, adding the NEA...
by Sarah J Benvenuti | Nov 25, 2024 | Benvenuti Arts
“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” – President Joe Biden (amongst many others!) Anyone who has worked with me for any length of time knows that I’m a bit of a budgeting obsessive. The first question...
by Sarah J Benvenuti | Nov 4, 2024 | Benvenuti Arts
In October of 2014, I had already given my notice at my last full-time employment job, with a plan to launch Benvenuti Arts that November, when I received an email. The exact words are no longer with me but, paraphrased, it said: “The Indie Theater Fund is looking for...
by Sarah J Benvenuti | Oct 9, 2024 | Benvenuti Arts
In May of this year, I sent an email to our clients about the state of the industry in response to their concerns. In meeting after meeting, folks were feeling stressed, financially drained, and unsure about the future. In the weeks preceding and following that email,...
by Sarah J Benvenuti | Sep 23, 2024 | Benvenuti Arts
It has been a wild four years. Scratch that: a wild eight years. I was reminded this summer – as grant deadlines seemed to change and condense amongst many funders, with programs changing, and funding holding steady but feeling smaller due to inflation (Sato,...
