Copy of Community Input Survey

Townsend Cultural Input Survey

The Townsend Cultural Council is collecting opinions to help us set our funding priorities for the next few years. Please take a moment to complete this confidential survey. Due by June 11, 2017. The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) is a state agency that promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and contribute to the economic vitality of our communities. Funds are dispursed yearly to each town and allocated through the local cultural councils.

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* 1. What current arts and cultural programs or services are you aware of and feel are important to maintain?

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* 2. What do you consider to be important issues relating to culture in our community? (i.e., neighborhood revitalization, artists' live and work spaces, special population group needs, school system needs, etc.)

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* 3. What might artists and arts organizations do to make ours a more livable, prosperous community?

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* 4. Were you aware that artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Townsend Cultural Council grants funds?

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* 5. How do you hear about cultural activities that interest you?

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Our funding priorities have been to fund activities that have a local sponsor. Do you believe we have made this clear in our publicity and our communications to applicants?

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* 7. What should be the most important priorities that our council should consider for LCC funding? Please rank at least your top three recommendations, with "1" for most important, "2" for the next, etc.

Professional development of local artists through community projects

Nature, science, environmental education projects

Arts education in the schools

Restoration or preservation projects

Communitywide gatherings: festivals, concerts, plays

Field trips for students to museums or performances

Projects celebrating local history, cultural diversity

Local cable programming

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* 8. Is there a particular population segment we should aim to reach through public funding of cultural projects?

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If affiliated with a cultural organization, what are the most significant challenges you (your organization) expect to be facing in the next two years?

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* 1. What current arts and cultural programs or services are you aware of and feel are important to maintain?

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* 2. What do you consider to be important issues relating to culture in our community? (i.e., neighborhood revitalization, artists' live and work spaces, special population group needs, school system needs, etc.)

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* 3. What might artists and arts organizations do to make ours a more livable, prosperous community?

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* 4. Were you aware that artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Townsend Cultural Council grants funds?

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* 5. How do you hear about cultural activities that interest you?

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* 6. Our funding priorities have been to fund activities that have a local sponsor. Do you believe we have made this clear in our publicity and our communications to applicants?

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* 7. What should be the most important priorities that our council should consider for LCC funding? Please rank at least your top three recommendations, with "1" for most important, "2" for the next, etc.

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* 8. Is there a particular population segment we should aim to reach through public funding of cultural projects?

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* 9. If affiliated with a cultural organization, what are the most significant challenges you (your organization) expect to be facing in the next two years?

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* 10. Other comments/suggestions-