We are busy working away on a detailed strategy and plan for new program development that responds to ArtsPond's evolving mandate. Check out the following for a bird's eye view of what is in the works. 

While our recent proposal to launch a three-year charitable venture pilot project was not successful, we are far from down and out, and not at all discouraged. Many burning questions remain on our minds. 

The following is a response to a Request for Proposals to launch a Shared Charitable Venture Platform for the Arts (Pilot Project) funded by Metcalf Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council. Also available as a PDF. 

We are pleased to launch the latest visual modelling of ArtsPond's strategic vision and mandate! 

The third and final chapter of our fiery getting our legal libations down to the core continues with a description of the last two proposed charitable objects, "promoting commerce and excellence in the arts", and "operating as a Charitable Venture Organization", prepared for Canada Revenue Agency's illustrious Form T2050 (Application to Register a Charity Under the Income Tax Act). 

Part two of our fiery getting our legal libations down to the core continues with a description of the second of four proposed charitable objects, "nurturing education in the arts", prepared for Canada Revenue Agency's illustrious Form T2050 (Application to Register a Charity Under the Income Tax Act). 

In case you missed it, the Metcalf Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council have  announced a landmark, public-private sector joint venture to fund the first charitable shared platform for the arts in Ontario. For more information, please visit the Metcalf Foundation.  A preliminary description of the process follows.  

April is legal libations month!  Only the first chapter of what is likely to be a long journey with Canada Revenue Agency, there is no other storytelling pitch quite like the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act Form 4001 (Articles of Incorporation). The succinct format requires passionate and real writing, culling, re-writing and cutting still even more to get it down to the core. 

Review our full proposal submitted to the Compass program at Ontario Arts Council for detailed strategic and functional needs assessment planning with Tides Canada and Mushroom Cloud in the summer and fall of 2015.   

The following text is an excerpt of ArtsPond founder Jessa Agilo's proposal submitted to the inaugural Getting to Maybe: A Social Innovation Residency at The Banff Centre from June 21 to July 19, 2015.