But it ain't good, folks. The ballet didn't recieve ANY funds from the grant we wrote, not even $5,000 which we thought would be the very minimum we'd receive. In all the years the ballet has ever requested funds through this source, this is the first year they have been denied, and surprisingly it has been the request that best fits the donor's desired goals and values. We talked to the San Angelo Symphony and they didn't receive any funding either (also super weird). We are assuming that the donor has decided to direct its money toward building the new San Angelo Performing Arts Center. We are thrilled about the center, but I guess funding for non-profit organizations like us have gone down in general in the past year. Boo hoo.
The ballet's executive director is really passionate about the need for more community outreach, not only to benefit the community but to sustain the ballet. She is having a meeting right now with the artistic director where they will seriously look at priorities and possibilities. She said she won't have any definite answers by December 1st, but hopefully sometime in December. I am really grateful that she is trying so hard to make a more permanant place for outreach at the ballet and I agree with her vision, but I am so tired of waiting (we have been "working" on this for a year now!). So for now, no outreach position. I guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.
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