BECOME A PARTNER
WHY PARTNERSHIP?
As a partner of Arts Ed Newark, you and/or your organization are a part of a collective effort to ensure that all Newark children in grades PreK-12 have equitable access to high quality, sequential arts education opportunities both in and out of school.
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Access opportunities for individual and organizational professional development
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Opportunities to network and collaborate with the Newark Board of Education (NBOE), with independent schools, arts organizations and other advocates
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Access to regular updates and information affecting the field;
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Create significant and lasting impact with our collective voice and coordinated efforts.
BENEFITS: You and/or your organization will receive exclusive access to the following resources through the AEN Partner Portal...
Funding Opportunities
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Opportunities to be considered to receive funding from NBOE in SummerPlus programming, through 21st century grants and the Victoria Schools Grants Fund
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Exclusive partner grant postings through the Arts Ed Newark website.
Networking, Access, Trainings:
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Shared network/publicity to showcase your work and successes
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Listing in the Arts Ed program directory, which is shared with all NBOE arts education staff and Arts Ed partners annually
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Representation with Arts Ed Newark Arts Education Agenda at other collective tables
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Access to capacity building for you and your staff incl. evaluation how-tos, analysis, marketing, etc.
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Access to trauma-informed care trainings for you and your staff
Publicity/Outreach
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Liasing for community events, to share your organization’s work to more parts of the city and community
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Opportunities within the Newark arts education community including: access to relationship-building, learning and community-building
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Opportunity to grow the arts ed community in Newark
YOUR COMMITMENT: You and/or your organization will contribute:
Time Commitment & Required Participation:
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At least 12 hours of partnership representation annual (which includes all 4 annual partner meetings – 2hrs each).
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Committee Work: Consistently participate in the work of (at least) one committee
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Community events representing Arts Ed Newark
Shared Communication/s: At least one “Share out” via any/all of these methods:
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Monthly eblast
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June end of year partner meeting reflection/celebration
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Blog post on Arts Ed Newark website
Data sharing:
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Commit to sharing data via DART Dashboard, a statewide data collection system
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Commit to using the Arts Ed survey tools to evaluate your programs
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Share your own data and impact stories to show how arts education in Newark transforms lives
Events:
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Volunteer at at least one Arts Ed Newark/community event or partner meeting
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Host a meeting or event if possible