Planned, produced, and executed strategic planning, special events, fundraising activities, and practices of public relations.Gained skills specific to development, communications, and finance.
The AncesTREE project was an interactive student-run capstone exhibit I took part in as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator where I synthesized prior class knowledge and experience to create a marketing plan, social media campaign, and evaluation of project outcomes.
Gained financial management skills in budgeting and preparing and analyzing financial statements.
Familiar with software related to financial record keeping, customer relationship management, and social media.
Developed the skills required to maintain relations with government and other stakeholders to create effective grant proposals, support for fundraising, and sponsorships.
A field placement that was specific to my interests in arts education and primarily project-oriented in developing creative programming and events. Projects focused on updating curriculum standards within creative programming documents, the preparation and execution of programming and events, and conducting research on program evaluation methods.
Explored employment standards, management styles, board governance, staff/volunteer relations, recruitment and training, and professional development. Gained tools and templates on how to manage human resource assets.
Knowledge of how cultural policy is made and influenced by stakeholders. Linked major Canadian cultural policies to concrete applications of relevant to the arts.
Developed the critical tools to assess the values, principles, and policies of arts organizations as well as strategies aimed at changing these organizations so that they are non-discriminatory and inclusive of perspectives from diverse communities.
