Recap from the nsaa founder 2011 powerpoint

2011 The Year In Review-and

Looking Ahead

Our Mission…

North Shore Academy of the Arts, Inc. (NSAA) is a not-for-profit company dedicated to offering high caliber opportunities in the performing, visual and literary arts to all ages. It is designed to encourage, inspire and promote creativity while fostering a cultural appreciation of the arts in our communities. NSAA promotes a sense of self worth, responsibility, and strength of character while providing individuals and families the means to recognize and develop talents, interests, assets, and aspirations. Beyond the arts, NSAA strives to build healthy communities through the development of positive values and a commitment that will be evident across all cultural and socio-economic groups.

How did we further our mission in 2011?

Dedicated Businesses, Organizations, Volunteers

Mission: NSAA is… “dedicated”

Grants Received Cedarburg Junior Woman’s Club Diane & Robert Jenkins Foundation Gebhardt Family Foundation Einhorn Family Foundation Charter Manufacturing Foundation Festivals of Cedarburg Greater Cedarburg Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation – Mary Nohl

Fund Cedarburg-Grafton Rotary United Performing Arts Fund Columbus Foundation Zaun Foundation

Individual DonorsDarrell & Lauren Rose HoflandRobert BiegertDiane & Ed ZoreDave CavilUrszula CholewinskiNeil WillensonKenealey FamilyJohn & Mary ThompsonMelanie & Russell WassermanKelly ResselAngela Johnston

In-kind donationsKaren SchmittMike DyerHewlett Packard, Gifts-In-Program

  Golf Classic Koehler Insurance Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly Innovative Storage Designs Cybros Bread Company Ben & Janice Levy Charlie Ketelhohn Pioneer Storage David & Becky Jenkins Bob & Pam Wham Newman Chevrolet Cedarburg Family Dentistry, LLC Andrew Rowley John Potter Rossman Foundation Today’s Dentristy, LLC Accurate Metal Products Michael & Jen Hansen Visual Image Photography, Inc. Donahue’s Accounting & Tax

Service Creative Business Interiors

Inc./John Norfolk John McLandsborough/Justin

Holsen New York Life, Gordon Hartranft II Hale & Wagner, S.C. Sue Cibulka Matt Reilly

Arts MillKapcoAce HardwareTina & Eric LongAnne WickJenny FrontierSue CibulkaMeredith ShimpSusan KamholzAdria WillensonClaudette LeeMarcia GettoBecca MulenburgJohnson Controls, Inc. Mike DonahueM. Randall & Felice PasternakBill & Pat MabryDave FischerLisa BrobstLarry & Nancy SterkenburgKaren FormanRyan & Erica McConeRichard & Colleen BartellLaurie Parsons & Mark LindborgDebra DassowMatthew & Marybeth PartridgeWilliam & Lisa RicePaul & Dawn BaumgartnerRichard FoxRobert & Theresa SchnuckJames & Debra CliffordWisconsin Energy FoundationBruce & Jane BeckRockwell AutomationErik Knuth

Dedicated Board Directors…

Neil Willenson – Chairperson – Kapco, Inc., V.P. of Community RelationsDave Fischer – Vice Chairperson – Kapco, Inc., Chief Financial OfficerDarrell Hofland – Secretary – Village of Grafton, AdministratorMike Donahue – Treasurer – Donahue’s Accounting and Tax Service, AccountantHare – Hare Strigenz Design, Owner/PartnerBruce McIlnay- McIlnay Business Law, LLC, Attorney

2011 Growth

We’ve welcomed Charlotte Bernard, Attorney-at-Law, to our Board as a Director

Dedicated Administrative

Staff….

Sheri Bestor, Founder, PresidentScott Bestor, Vice PresidentPaula D. Christensen, Program DirectorAngela Mack, Marketing DirectorSue Cibulka, BookkeepingDebbie Knuth, Stagekids Community CoordinatorKathleen Fictum, Dance Dept. Director

2011 Growth

This year we’ve expanded our Administration staff to include Becky Jenkins, Fundraising/ Grant writer, Jodi Heston, Event Coordinator, and Martin in Registrations

Dedicated Advisory Board Members

Bill S. MabryPat MabryGretchen W. MayoJodi PeckBeth RidleyToni SchnorrLes WeilBob BiegertCheri CornellTerese EinhornRob GoodmanJodi HestonRichard HynsonJanis KinensDebbie KnuthChad KoehlerBill MabrySandy WilliamsDave Cavil

2011 Growth: We developed an Artistic Advisory Board

James Prinz – Chicago-based International PhotographerRichard Slater – Vice President, Creative Services, Hal Leonard CorporationKurt Bestor- Composer/Performer/Emmy Award WinnerPaul McGill, Broadway/Movie Actor

And Dedicated Staff

2011 New Growth

Martin Morante-Office

Lisa Golda-Performing Arts    Matthew Reilly -Visual Arts

Tim Voiles -Pottery

  Felice Leib-Stagekids   Adam Moreno-Stagekids

Alise Strautmanis-Stagekids  

Mission: NSAA… offers high caliber opportunities in the

performing arts …

New Growth 2011

Visual and Literary Arts…

Mission: NSAA….offering “to all ages…”

Mission: NSAA….designed to

encourage

Inspire…

And promote creativity

NEW Growth in 20 11! NSAA’s Sister Site:

The Arts Mill

Mission: NSAA…fostering a

cultural appreciation of the arts in our communities

New Growth: First Annual At the H-Art Event

New Growth: First Annual Golf Event

Mission: NSAA… promotes

responsibility and strength of character

Mission: NSAA…providing individuals and families

Mission: NSAA…Providing… the means

Mission: NSAA…to recognize and develop

talents, interests, assets and aspirations

Program support: ongoing ModelNew in 2011-Balancing Arts yoga

Rental Income Support-Ongoing Trinity Irish Dance-sharing dance space

Mission: Beyond the arts, NSAA strives to build healthy communities through the development of positive values and a commitment that will be evident across all cultural and socio-economic groups. 

2011…How did we do?

2 new fundraising events 9 Stagekids performances Delighted 2700 audience members Offered 43 class opportunities a session Greeted 500 people at the opening of the arts mill Have had over 2000 visit the mill Served 122 people at our At the Harts Event Welcomed three new board directors Offered 7 new community members employment Inspired 20 foster youth Gave 120 jr. stagekids a chance to shine on stage Changed over one quicken to quick books. Earned 100

new gray hairs

Within the last 40 days, had 15,163 post views on facebooks  

NSAA FB page has 416 users this year.     

54,255 page views on our website within the past year.

234,237 post views on Facebook within the past year

Net profit of Arts mill is $16,000 in less than a year

Our final numbers at the end of the year, came in as a profit for the organization

We begin with a blank canvas, a wordless page, an empty stage…

And with support, donations, resources and a belief in our mission…

We opened up the world….

…to endless possibilities

A current NSAA student enjoying Our Outdoor ClassroomIn Memory of NSAA studentFelix Boller who dreamt of being An art teacher before he died of childhood cancer

REAL PARENT COMMENT in 2011"What an amazing show you and your team put on. I just really can't believe we have such a wonderful program locally. We are truly lucky. I know how hard you all work and I wanted to let you know that we really appreciate it.

All types of kids for lots of different reasons can really grow and transform participating in one of your shows. We are very glad to have found your program and that we are able to participate in it.

Thank you. It was really really a great show!"

What are our goals for 2012?

2012 Dreams for Facility

• Dance Room Floor• Gym: upgrade• A/C:

2012 Dreams for Operations

Streamline Operations Fair Market Compensation

Continue to grow the arts Mill Heating and Cooling Signage Marketing Budget Full Productions

first MIAD off campus MIAD ALUMNI SHOW at the Arts mill 2012

Global fusion

Gallery of the Earth Project

Join in the Fun!

• Join a committee• Work in the classroom as a volunteer• Become a Stagekids show sponsor• Become an Art Show Sponsor• Become a volunteer• Work with us on Gallery of the Earth Project• And there’s more….

“There are two ways of being creative. One can

sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in

which singers and dancers flourish. “

2012

Let’s Imagine Discover Create Dream

And let’s do it….

Together!