Pulse Arts
Building creative learning opportunities for youth
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
With decreased funding for arts education in public schools, students rarely have opportunities to move past rudimentary exposure to the arts. Arts organizations and agencies are helping fill the gap with teaching artist-in-residence programs, but many organizations focus on art-making and could use support in educational program development and teacher training. Additionally schools often don't have the resources to identify and coordinate sustainable partnerships with arts organizations.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Why Arts Matter
Pulse Arts is currently working on a series of Pop Up Creativity events in Sonoma County
WUSD Strategic Plan for the Arts Implementation
Pulse Arts was hired to facilitate the strategic arts plan and the 1.7 Million Dollar SSAE grant in Windsor Unified School District.
Dancers Unite Elementary Dance Program
Pulse Arts is working with local arts organizations to increase access to dance education for elementary students across Sonoma County
Transcendence Theater Curriculum Project
Pulse Arts wrote a 12 week arts integrated ELD curriculum for Transcendence Theatre Company for implementation in elementary schools
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Pulse Arts aims to develop arts education programs in partnership with professional creatives, facilitating equitable access to quality programs for youth.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will be writing project-specific grants for artist in residence programs and doing outreach to arts organizations and school districts in the Sacramento to offer support and services. We hope to be able to offer consulting services at a subsidized rate and are in the process of generating a strategic plan for the organization.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are currently seeking support with development and sustainability. The organization is activated when there are grants available or when we are hired for program development or curriculum writing. We are collaborating with other organizations and public schools. We activate our staff when there is a project or work. We have extended capability to develop and execute programs, but as a new organization do not have full time staff unless funding comes in for a project.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We implemented a 1.7 million dollar grant, trained over 75 teachers, developed and implemented a dance integration program that expanded to 25 classrooms, hosted 3 public arts events in the community, issued $20,000 in teacher mini-grants for arts integrations, and written a Tk-4th grade ELD arts integration theater curriculum for Transcendence Theater
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Pulse Arts
Board of directorsas of 07/24/2020
Allison Frenzel
Pulse Arts
Term: 2018 -
Lawrence Frenzel
Birchwood Pictures
Allison Frenzel
Pulse Arts
Jack Mitchell
AME Consulting
David Hamelburg
Boomerang Plus
Bernadette Alverio-Tonks
The Movement Lab, Santa Rosa
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable