Upcoming Sessions

Fall Sessions 2024 are CLOSED.

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Is grant writing a constant frustration? Do you need to figure out how you’re going to raise money for your upcoming projects? Have you struggled to wrap your mind around creating an annual plan? Then Benvenuti Arts’ Fall Courses courses are for you!

Our Fall Courses are not just workshops: they are working sessions where you, along with other arts organizations, create the documents you need together with the oversight and support of Benvenuti Arts (BA) Consultants. Each Course includes three (3) group meetings and two (2) 1:1 meetings with a BA Consultant.

Our Courses are targeted to arts organizations with budgets of under $750K and independent artists who don’t have the time to create these on their own or the resources to pay an outside consultant for these services.

When created by our team, BA values the making of these crucial documents at $3,500-$5,000.

With our Sessions, you can get the expertise, process, guidance, and one-on-one time to create these together just for $500!

Plus, all the potential from connecting with the growing network of fellow participants!

Courses this fall include:

• Boilerplate Writing: October 2nd, 16th, 30th – 9:00 to 11:00 am ET
  • Plus two 30-minute 1:1’s between meetings.
  • Capped at 10 participant organizations.
  • You will be walked through the creation of a robust boilerplate of language that can then be used in grant writing, along with actionable and specific Consultant and peer feedback to help you clarify your language.

• Fundraising Planning: October 3rd, 17th, 31st – 9:00 to 11:00 am ET
  • Plus two 30-minute 1:1’s between meetings.
  • Capped at 10 participant organizations.
  • You will finish this session with a one-year fundraising plan that includes a robust grants calendar with solid prospects, the outline for an individual campaign, and a calendar that includes these items, as well as cultivation, events, and more, as is appropriate for each organization.

Practical Details:

Cost: $500 for each Course (Fundraising, Boilerplate, or Budgeting). Each organization registration includes registration for up to two (2) team members from your organization. Current BA Members can use 2 Membership Projects to participate – please talk to the Membership team to learn how!

Things to Know:

You will be asked to fill out a form before the workshops so that our team can prepare. Expect to provide information such as past fundraising activities, past and current organizational budgets, programming plans, staff size, etc. You will be asked to share your work with other groups in participating and give feedback on their work. Peer learning is an important part of the Sessions! While these are meant to be live sessions, so that participants are creating documents in real time with our feedback, participants can access recordings if personal matters cause them to miss a meeting.

Get in touch for any questions at the link below, we cannot wait to see you at our Fall Sessions!

CLOSED: Summer Sessions 2024: Operational and Fundraising Planning, Boilerplate Writing

Benvenuti Arts is launching “Summer Sessions” in 2024 to help small arts groups and individual artists set aside the time for the big, strategic projects that always seem to get bumped off of the to-do list. These practical, multi-part courses are centered on the actual CREATION of the needed documents, which include:

• Operations Planning: You will finish this session with a simple three-year operating plan with annual goals, quarterly metrics for year one, and a three–year budget based on the plan. Note: This is not a full strategic planning process, which is typically longer with stakeholder interviews and Board support. Instead we will help you determine what their ambitious and achievable goals are in this process. 

• Fundraising Planning: You will finish this session with a one-year fundraising plan that includes a robust grants calendar with solid prospects, the outline for an individual campaign, and a calendar that includes these items, as well as cultivation, events, and more, as is appropriate for each group.

• Boilerplate Writing: You will be walked through the creation of a robust boilerplate of language that can then be used in grant writing, along with Consultant and peer feedback to help you clarify your language. 

What is included: 

• Three Consultant-led working meetings of 2 to 2.5 hours focused on the creation of these documents. These are based on Benvenuti Arts’ own processes for creating these documents; 
• Two 30-minute one-on-ones with a Benvenuti Arts Consultant to go over your work, independent from the group, providing insight and edits; 
• Templates and tools for all documents; 
• Tools and trainings for how to use these documents in a practical way throughout your year; and
• Peer feedback from others in the Session (each Session has space for up to 10 groups).

These sessions are targeted to arts organizations with budgets of under $750K and independent artists who don’t have the time to create these on their own or the resources to pay an outside consultant for these services. Benvenuti Arts values the creation of these items at $3,500-$5,000 when created by our team. You will get the expertise, process, guidance, and one-on-one time to create these yourself at a highly discounted rate.

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Wanted to express our gratitude for this opportunity. Your guidance has given us so much positive insight and direction. We appreciate all you do to keep your organization thriving to help support fellow artists, and theater companies as ours. Thank you.

– Alba Albanese
Actor & Producer, Actors Theater

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I don't even know where to start when it comes to Benvenuti Arts. They have been our steadfast partner from the very beginning. As one of their earliest clients, we've grown our organizations together. We went from a $50,000 org to now consistently operating with a $1M plus budget, providing services to hundreds of indie companies and venues and thousands of individual artists. They helped me go from volunteering to run our org to a team of four full time staff members who have benefits! None of the work we do would be possible without the support of Benvenuti Arts. I will be forever grateful to Sarah and Julie and Ariel and Suda and all of the incredible team members that have come and gone and have made our growth possible. The impact of their work is felt deeply, not just within IndieSpace, but throughout the entire indie theater ecosystem.

- Randi Berry
Executive Director, IndieSpace

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This fundraising workshop was incredibly valuable. It offered insightful one-on-one and group sessions that helped clarify my goals and equipped me with effective tools to plan out the year for my organization. With boundless gratitude!

– Kelly Johnson
Executive Director, Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene

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Sarah knows how to breakdown the ins and outs of the grant systems. She gives you endless amounts of resources and tools to ensure you know which grants you are eligible for and how to make a good application! I highly recommend her workshops and working with her!

– Rachel Berger
Executive Director, The Artist Co-op

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The Benvenuti Arts Fundraising Workshop was incredibly helpful. My producing partner and I run a fledgling arts organization. Sarah walked us through the basics of multiple approaches to fundraising, all with context from her experience in the field. This helped us understand not just how to fund raise, but the trends and contexts to help us refine our approach. Sarah’s personalized support, including a personal consultation, helped us refocus our strategy towards fundraising, and gave us clear first steps, as well as long-term goals and plans. I cannot recommend her workshop enough.

– Conrad Kluck
FEAST: A Performance Series