artsvest National Registration Form

artsvest is a virtual mentorship and training program for not-for-profit arts, culture and heritage organizations in all regions of Canada. It is a free training program, with priority given to rural, systemically under-resourced, and equity-seeking communities. The programming is delivered via webinars, peer networking sessions and mentorship sessions, and aims to build capacity in the following areas:

equity, diversity, access and inclusion
corporate sponsorship
board governance
marketing and communication
organizational development
fund development and financial sustainability
strategic planning
adaptive changemaking
community engagement

Click here to learn more about artsvest.

Instructions:

This registration takes approximately 10-15 mins to complete
You can create an account to save a partially completed form and come back to complete it prior to the registration deadline.
If this form does not meet you or your organization’s accessibility needs, we are happy to assist in your registration process. For questions relating to registration support, please email Jasper at jasper@businessforthearts.org

Save & Return

If you wish to save your progress, you must create an account before starting this form. Once logged in, you can use the save function at the bottom of the form to save your progress.

Your Organization

Organization’s Full Legal Name *

Organization's public operating name(s), if different than legal name

Address Line 1 *

Address 2

City *

Province *

Postal Code *

Website

Facebook Handle 🛈

Instagram Handle 🛈

Is your organization based in a rural or remote area? 🛈

Yes

Primary Contact

This person will be the main point of contact for all artsvest related communications including email invitations, administrative and program requirements, and training.

First Name *

Last Name *

Pronouns

Title in Organization *

Phone *

Email Address *

Second Participant (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Title in Organization

Phone

Email Address

Third Participant (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Title in Organization

Phone

Email Address

Fourth Participant (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Title in Organization

Phone

Email Address

Fifth Participant (if applicable)

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Title in Organization

Phone

Email Address

If your organization wishes to enroll additional participants, they can be added after the intake process.

Eligibility

artsvest is open to emerging, small and mid-sized cultural organizations from across Canada. Organizations must be registered not-for-profit arts or charitable organizaitons to register. In the event of capacity concerns for any program or event, priority will be given to organizations from rural, remote, and/or equity-seeking communities.

Select your Organization’s legal status *

registered charity	non-profit organization or society
neither

Does your organization provide publicly accessible arts, culture or heritage programming, products or services? *

Yes

No

Was your most recently completed annual operating budget under $1.5 million? *

Yes

No

Does your organization have five or fewer full-time employees? *

Yes

No

Does your organization’s mandate and/or core activities serve rural, remote, or systemically under-resourced communities? *

Yes

No

Does your organization’s mandate and/or core activities serve equity-seeking communities? *

Yes

No

Please check all that apply: *

About Your Organization

Briefly describe your organization's mandate and/or core activities (max 150 words). *

0/150 words

Has your organization participated in artsvest in the past? *

Yes

No

Don't Know

What is the most recent year your organization participated in artsvest?

Do you have any feedback from your past participation in artsvest that you wish to share with us?

What is your organization's primary programming focus? (select all that apply) *

Voluntary Self-Identification

How will artsvest use the information provided? Voluntary self-identification information may be used to: generate statistics to measure how well artsvest programs are reaching members of equity groups; ensure there is diverse representation; gather information to help artsvest design, review, evaluate and improve its programs, plan outreach activities and targets, reporting to B/A Board, Committees, and Regional Funding partners.

Please tell us if members of your organization’s leadership (senior staff and/or Board) self-identify with any of the following communities (check all that apply): *

Your Goals for artsvest

Briefly explain your goals for participating in artsvest and how this program will help your organization (2-3 lines): *

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What training topics are of interest to your organization? (check your top five): *

Over the course of the artsvest program, your organization will have access to a variety of training components and resources delivered online. Training is open to board members, staff, and volunteers. Please indicate which of the following options are of interest to you (check all that apply) *

Webinars

Peer networking sessions

Mentorship sessions

Please select all that interest you:

March: Corporate Sponsorship	April: Adaptive Changemaking
May: Financial Stability & Pandemic Recovery	June: Equity, Diversity, Access and Inclusion
July: Marketing & Communications	Aug: Organizational Development
Sept: Board Governance & Practices	Oct: Community Engagement
Nov: Strategic Planning

Tell us what kind of mentor you are looking for, and what skills you are seeking to improve (2-3 lines):

Do you have any mentors or organizations in mind that you would like to work with? If so, please list their name and/or contact information. (This information will help the artsvest team match you with the best fit and recruit new mentors where possible)

How many representatives from your organization (staff/board members/volunteers) do you estimate will access artsvest training programs over the course of two years? This is an estimate only, and will help us determine program needs and capacity.

Do you have any accessibility requests to help you fully engage with the program? Please let us know and we will inform you of what options are available.

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artsvest Regional: Matching Fund Incentive Program

artsvest Regional is a smaller, more focused program, available in select regions as an addition to artsvest National. This program aims to grow the capacity of participating organizations in the area of sponsorships in particular by including sponsorship training, mentorship, and a matching funds incentive. Program capacity is limited, and participants are selected by a review committee, with priority given to remote, rural, systemically under-resourced, and equity-seeking communities. The program is supported by partnerships with regional funders. In 2023-2024, these regions include the City of Toronto, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Alberta.

In addition to having access to all artsvest National programming, organizations accepted into artsvest Regional will be pre-approved to receive up to $5000 in matched funds for private sector sponsorships secured during the program.

City of Toronto

2022 program currently underway

Saskatchewan

Intake dates: February 8 - March 8, 2023

British Columbia

Intake dates: February 8 - March 8, 2023

Alberta

Intake dates: February 8 - March 8, 2023

Please indicate if your organization is based in any of these artsvest Regional areas.

Alberta	British Columbia
City of Toronto	Saskatchewan.

Are you planning to submit an application for the region selected above?

Yes

No

That's great! Based on your expression of interest, the artsvest team will process your registration as quickly as possible and send you information about applying for this regional program.

Intake for artsvest Toronto is not open at this time as our 2022 program is still underway. Please sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this form to receive updates on intake for the 2024 cohort.

Confirmation

The national artsvest program is delivered in a shared community space where participants are invited to contribute to peer-to-peer sessions and relationship-building activities. By registering for this program, you are agreeing to contribute to the safety, well-being, and mutual respect expected in this environment. Any infringements of these agreements are subject to restorative actions, suspension, or removal from the space. *

Agree

By completing this registration, you attest that your organization is committed to participating in artsvest training and abiding by the community agreement. You also attest that all the information provided in this application is true to the best of your knowledge. *

Agree

Signature *

clear

Would you like to be added to the Business / Arts email list to be informed of other programs and activities (such as our Speaker Series)?

Yes

If you know any other organizations that you think would benefit from an invitation to join the program, we would love to know about them! Feel free to use this space to add your recommendations.

How did you hear about artsvest?

Thank you for registering for artsvest! Our program staff will be in touch as soon as we have processed your registration.