Bay Area Arts Disaster Readiness Survey

The Bay Area Arts Readiness Network (BAARN) is conducting this survey to understand better the diverse ways individual artists and arts nonprofits in our region are preparing for emergencies and disasters.

Readiness can take different forms depending on your role, available resources, and the community context. Whether you already have a disaster or continuity plan, are in the process of creating one, are covered by a larger entity’s plan, or have not yet begun, your input is essential.

By learning more about the plans, tools, and support you have—or the challenges and needs you face—we can develop resources, training, and strategies that are responsive to the realities of Bay Area artists and organizations. If you make something, it’s important to protect it—whether your creative work is full-time or part-time, professional or avocational.

This survey will help us identify gaps, highlight strengths, and build a stronger, more resilient arts ecosystem that protects the people and practices that give so much to our communities.

Survey results will be kept anonymous and reported only in aggregate to highlight trends, needs, and resources across the Bay Area arts ecosystem.

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* Discipline*

Arts Education

Dance

Design

Film/Video/Media

Folk/Traditional Arts

Historical Preservation

Interdisciplinary

Literature

Multidisciplinary

Music

Musical Theatre/Opera

Theatre

Visual Art/Photography

Other (please specify)

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* Approximate annual operating revenue*

Less than $25,000

$25,000-$50,000

$50,000 - $250,000

$250,000 - $750,000

$750,000 - $1,000,000

$1,000-000 - $3,000,000

Greater than $3,000,000

Prefer not to answer

General Readiness

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* Do you know your emergency evacuation route out of your building? (In case there’s a fire/intruder/danger inside).

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you have an emergency evacuation plan for people with disabilities for your building?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you know your emergency evacuation route out of your community? (In case there’s a weather event/chemical spill/hazard in the area)

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you currently have systems or practices that help protect the personal and online safety of yourself, staff, artists, and visitors—for example alarms, security cameras, restricted access, screenings, and/or protection of personal information?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you have a shelter-in-place plan? (In case there’s extreme weather/external threat and you need to stay in your location for a day or more?)

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you have an ‘emergency document’ with critical information (and if applicable, is it available to all team members)?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you make regular updates to your emergency plan?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you run fire drills/emergency trainings?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Do you have emergency equipment (fire extinguishers/blankets, defibrillators, first aid kit) in your space?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* Are your most important processes/information documented and backed up?

Yes

Not Applicable

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* In an immediate evacuation, what key asset(s) would you grab to take with you? [short answer]

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* What has been your experience with readiness planning to help your practice/organization work through/recover from its own potential crises? Choose all that apply.*

I/My organization has a fairly up-to-date plan, and it helped us through an emergency.^

I/My organization has a fairly up-to-date plan, but we haven't had to use it.^

I/My organization has a plan, but it has not been reviewed in over a year.^

I/My organization has talked about planning, but we have not created a plan.~

Readiness planning is not on my/my organization's radar.~

I/My organization went through a crisis without any plan in place.~

I/my is covered by a larger institution’s plan (such as a school/college/university/municipal/facility plan)+

Other (please specify)

Bay Area Arts Disaster Readiness Survey

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* Discipline*

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* Approximate annual operating revenue*

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* Do you know your emergency evacuation route out of your building? (In case there’s a fire/intruder/danger inside).

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* Do you have an emergency evacuation plan for people with disabilities for your building?

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* Do you know your emergency evacuation route out of your community? (In case there’s a weather event/chemical spill/hazard in the area)

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* Do you currently have systems or practices that help protect the personal and online safety of yourself, staff, artists, and visitors—for example alarms, security cameras, restricted access, screenings, and/or protection of personal information?

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* Do you have a shelter-in-place plan? (In case there’s extreme weather/external threat and you need to stay in your location for a day or more?)

Question Title

* Do you have an ‘emergency document’ with critical information (and if applicable, is it available to all team members)?

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* Do you make regular updates to your emergency plan?

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* Do you run fire drills/emergency trainings?

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* Do you have emergency equipment (fire extinguishers/blankets, defibrillators, first aid kit) in your space?

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* Are your most important processes/information documented and backed up?

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* In an immediate evacuation, what key asset(s) would you grab to take with you? [short answer]

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* What has been your experience with readiness planning to help your practice/organization work through/recover from its own potential crises? Choose all that apply.*

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* Individual/Organization Type*