Brooklyn Arts Council is excited to be piloting a hi-touch component to our Financial Capacity Building Initiatives through our Brooklyn Innovation Institute.
This year, in addition to the publicly accessible webinars and resource guides on critical financial literacy topics, 15 artists, arts organizations, and arts businesses will receive stipends to participate in one-on-one financial consultations with our partners at the Brooklyn Coop Federal Credit Union and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
We invite Brooklyn-based individual artists, arts organizations, and cultural entrepreneurs to secure one of these personalized and professional counseling sessions with a trained financial specialist.
Starting today, we will review applications a rolling basis until May 23, 2021.
Scroll down to learn more and click the button below to fill out a short application form.
WHEN?
Counseling sessions take place in June 2nd - June 18th for individual artists.
Consultation sessions take place in June and July for businesses and organizations.
WHERE?
Counseling sessions can be scheduled remotely.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
This opportunity is open to Brooklyn-based artists and organizations of all disciplines. People of color, women, LGBTQ+, differently abled people, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.
WHAT AM I REALLY GETTING OUT OF THIS?
Focused one-on-one attention to your specific financial needs.
You select the topics such as: taxes; budgeting; business planning; and/or financing.
Expert Advice from people who understand Brooklyn.
Financial Specialists with applicable solutions and accessible referrals.
Payment! We’ll pay you for your time. We’re investing in you.
$150 to 10 Artists for Participating in Individual Counseling Session
Ten selected individual artists will receive $150 stipend for attending one personalized financial counseling session with Brooklyn Coop Credit Union.
$250 to 5 Organizations or Businesses for Participating in Individual Consultation Session
Five selected arts organizations and or arts businesses will receive $250 stipend for attending one consultation session with a Specialist from Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s branch of the citywide Small Business Resource Network.
Optional Paid Webinar Feature
Participating artists, organizations , and businesses will also have the opportunity to receive a stipend which may include their participation in a publicly-accessible webinar or in the written Resource Guide.
Webinars will be led by our partners at Brooklyn Coop Federal Credit Union and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s arm of the Business Solutions Center on various topics including business plan development, personal and organizational accounting, credit, and taxes.