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Mass Cultural Council Strategic Planning Survey

The Mass Cultural Council is currently undertaking a strategic planning process. This process will establish goals and develop a strategy for the coming years. We’re doing this with the support of a local consulting firm, Strategy Matters.

Participation in this survey will provide the consulting team with your unique perspective. Your perspective is imperative to develop a comprehensive strategic plan.

Our consulting team will keep your responses confidential. They will share information from the survey only as averages and totals. They may share phrases or quotes only if it is certain they are not identifiable.

This survey should take about 10-20 minutes to complete. Please answer candidly. Contact Amanda Santos Jewell, Project Manager, amanda@strategymatters.org, with any questions.
1.Please rate how well you think the Mass Cultural Council:
Excellent
Very Well
Well
Not So Well
Poor
I'm not sure
Fosters a rich cultural life for all Massachusetts residents
Contributes to the vitality of our communities
Promotes artistic excellence
Creates the conditions for diversity and inclusion in arts and culture
Enables high quality artistic education
2.Tell us 1-3 things you think the Mass Cultural Council is best at.
3.Tell us 1 -3 things you think the Mass Cultural Council should do differently.
4.Who do you think of as an influencer or thought leader in the Massachusetts arts and culture sector?

(This can include organizations and individuals. Examples include: artists, cultural workers, cultural bearers, educators, humanists, scientists, organizations, funders, etc.)
5.How well do you think the Mass Cultural Council is advancing its work to the arts and culture sector?
10 - Excellent
9
8
7 
6
5 - Satisfactory
4
3 
2 
1 - Poor
I'm not sure
6.How well do you think the Mass Cultural Council is advancing the arts and culture sector to the Commonwealth?
10 - Excellent
9
8
7
6
5 - Satisfactory
4
3
2
1 - Poor
I'm not sure
7.What is one thing that you think the Mass Cultural Council is uniquely positioned to do?
8.This process aims to better understand the unique strengths of each program area.

Below is a list of each program area. Tell us what you think we should know about up to 5 of these programs.
The Mass Cultural Council is the only organization focusing on this area in this way
The Mass Cultural Council is the best at this type of programming/support
The relationships between grantees and program staff are meaningful
Mass Cultural Council is elevating the discourse and/or public exposure in this area
This is a legacy or signature program - when I think of Mass Cultural Council, I think of this
This program is a critical component of the Commonwealth’s creative economy
I’m not familiar with this program
Artist Fellowships
Card to Culture (ConnectorCare, EBT, WIC)
COVID Relief Program (for individuals)
COVID Relief Program (for organizations)
Creative Minds Out of School
Cultural Districts
Cultural Facilities Fund
Cultural Investment Portfolio
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations
CultureRx Initiative; Social Prescription Program
Festivals & Projects
Gaming Mitigation
Local Cultural Council Program
New England States Touring Program (NEST)
STARS Residencies
Traditional Arts Apprenticeships
Universal Participation Initiative (UP Designation, Innovation Fund, Innovation and Learning Network)
YouthReach
9.This process aims to clarify the Mass Cultural Council's role in supporting the sector.

Should the Council focus its resources and attention on cultural workers and organizations only? Or, should the Council focus its resources and attention on improving the systems these cultural workers and organizations operate in?

Examples of these systems include: the cultural economy, communities, funding landscape, influencing policy, branding the sector, etc.
10.Which of the following apply to you? (Select all that apply.)
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