Q&A
SBS's approach to helping smaller cultural organizations with bureaucratic hurdles
1:12:03
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65 sec
Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about SBS's plans to address bureaucratic hurdles faced by smaller cultural organizations when activating public spaces. Calvin Brown from SBS explains their approach to supporting these organizations.
- SBS pairs smaller organizations with well-resourced partners for collaboration
- This partnership helps build capacity and familiarize smaller organizations with the process
- The approach aims to create a network and maximize impact through collaboration
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
1:12:03
I wanted to know how does SBS plan to address bureaucratic hurdles that smaller cultural organizations may face when activating public spaces in their communities.
Calvin Brown
1:12:15
So so, yeah, I mean, we mentioned it, but one one of the ways that we do that is if we know that a a cultural institution is limited capacity, we would pair them with another partner.
1:12:26
Usually, we have multiple organizations that apply for the same neighborhood.
1:12:31
So we see that there's an opportunity for collaboration for a well resource organization.
1:12:37
We suggest that this parent with a smaller organization so that they can work together and it helps to build the capacity of that small organization, but also gives them an opportunity to then be a part of the public space act act activation.
1:12:51
And then they're aware of the process and once again with the agencies that they need to be involved with who has purviewed over these spaces.
1:12:59
So it was, like, sort of learning from their other partners and creating that sort of network because we realized that working together there have a better impact than just individually.
