Friday, February 02, 2007
TourWest 2007 is Here
CROSSPOSTED FROM IMAGESPACE--ARTS AND WEB 2.0
A couple of weeks ago I finished updating TourWest for work. WESTAF uses its own CultureGrants Online(tm) Basic software to administer the program. I helped develop both the first version of this software many years ago and then, to rebuild it from the ground up about two years ago. It continues to be refined.
CultureGrants Online(tm) Basic has all the general tools a grants adminstrator needs to accept applications, process them, create panel books, run a panel with scoring, fund, and communicate with applicants. It also has some basic reporting tools.
This year I will be administering the grant program. It is focused on helping presenters pay artistic fees for artists from out of state. It includes a requirement that you must have at least one outreach activity after the performance.
WESTAF digitizes all the support materials that come in using a ReplayTV--audio and video--and use HP Tablet PCs as panel books/media players for the panelists. Our panelists aren't faced with an enormous pile of paper when the panel book arrives. Rather they have a 1 inch deep screen that is roughly the size of a magazine.
It is a process that has worked pretty well for the last couple of years. This will be the third year for a paperless process.
If you want to apply, the guidelines can be found at the TourWest Online Application.
Tags: tourwest, grant, NPT, non-profit, ReplayTV
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