Engage: Capacity-building programs for arts and cultural organizations
Forecasted
Engage: Capacity-building programs for arts and cultural organizations supports arts groups through coaching, workshops, and peer learning to strengthen leadership, sustainability, and community impact.
Funder: Mid-America Arts Alliance
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Engage US survey) | May 2027 (Engage Express Lubbock application)
Funding Amounts: Engage US: free, non-monetary support; Lubbock: estimated $500 refundable deposit per organization for 12 months
Summary: Engage provides customized coaching, workshops, and peer learning to strengthen arts organizations’ leadership, sustainability, and community impact.
Key Information: Engage US requires prior federal grant-funded technical assistance; Lubbock participation is limited to Lubbock and Hockley counties, Texas.
Description
Engage is Mid-America Arts Alliance’s suite of capacity-building and technical-assistance programs for arts and cultural organizations. Through workshops, consultations, individualized coaching, and peer learning, it helps organizations strengthen governance, financial management, leadership succession, and long-term sustainability. Programs also address mission and values, cross-sector partnerships, volunteer recruitment, accessibility, inclusion, and community engagement.
Offerings range from introductory workshops to intensive organizational development programs, customized to community needs, organizational capacity, and funding. Engage Express Lubbock, developed with the Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundation, supports local arts organizations and creative businesses through in-person learning and coaching. Engage US is a national pilot supported by the Windgate Foundation for organizations that previously received federally funded technical assistance, emphasizing practical tools, professional networks, and shared learning.
