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ADDITIONALLY, CERF+ PARTICIPATED AS AN EXHIBITOR AT PROMINENT CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS (NCECA) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS (ATALM). EMERGING ARTIST READINESS PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND COHORT OF THE EMERGING ARTIST READINESS PROGRAM, LED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS. TWENTY NATIVE CRAFT ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-MONTH TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP. EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVED 10,000 TO IMPLEMENT A BUSINESS PLAN DESIGNED TO GROW AND PROTECT THEIR PRACTICE. 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WE SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE VERMONT ARTS & CULTURE DISASTER AND RESILIENCE NETWORK, AN INITIATIVE LED BY ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE COMMITTED TO DEEPENING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR. CERF+ PARTICIPATES IN MANY NATIONWIDE COHORTS OF ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LIVING TRADITIONS NETWORK, A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURE BEARERS FOCUSED ON SHARING AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTISTS. AND THE HERITAGE EMERGENCY NATIONAL TASK FORCE (HENTF), SPONSORED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND FEMA, CONTINUES TO INCREASE RECOGNITION FOR OUR SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN ARTISTS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER, APPALACHIAN FUNDERS NETWORK, WORLD CRAFT COUNCIL, THE CULTURAL ADVOCACY GROUP AND OTHER NATIONAL NETWORK/COHORTS. 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COMMITTING TO GENEROSITY, INCLUSION, AND CARE, WE ADVOCATE FOR THE THRIVEABILITY OF CRAFT ARTISTS AND CRAFT AS AN ART FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EMERGENCY RESPONSE - CERF+ PROVIDES CRITICAL EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CRAFT ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A RECENT, PRACTICE-THREATENING EMERGENCY SUCH AS CLIMATE- RELATED DISASTERS, ILLNESS, INJURIES, STUDIO OR HOME FIRES, AND THEFT. ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE COMPLETED, GRANT DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THIS YEAR, 1,057 ARTISTS AFFECTED BY PRACTICE -THREATENING EMERGENCIES RECEIVED DIRECT EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS TOTALING 3,171,000 AND 16,419 OF GIFTS-IN-KIND (DONATIONS OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, BOOTH WAIVER FEES, ETC.). THE LARGEST CATEGORY OF EMERGENCIES FOR ARTISTS WAS CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, REPRESENTING 84% OF TOTAL GRANTS. MAJOR RESPONSES INCLUDED HURRICANE HELENE, THE LA WILDFIRES, AND VERMONT WINDSTORMS. THE SECOND-LARGEST CATEGORY WAS INJURY AND ACCIDENTS, ACCOUNTING FOR 6% OF ALL GRANTS, FOLLOWED BY ILLNESS, WHICH MADE UP 4% OF THE GRANTS. CERF+ ADMINISTERED THE ETSY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MAKERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IN FY25, ETSY AND CERF+ AWARDED 57 GRANTS TOTALING 108,000 DOLLARS. EXTENDED RELIEF FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE, WORKING WITH SIX LOCAL PARTNERS AND A NATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNER, WE IMPLEMENTED A ONE YEAR PILOT THAT SUPPORTED 150 CRAFT ARTISTS WITH 6000 GRANTS DISTRIBUTED IN 500 MONTHLY INCREMENTS. FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FIELD AT LARGE AND ARE INTENDED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-DISASTER RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATION & TRAINING "GET READY" GRANTS - CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED ITS NINTH YEAR OF THE "GET READY" GRANT PROGRAM, EMPOWERING CRAFT ARTISTS TO SAFEGUARD THEIR STUDIOS, PROTECT THEIR PRACTICES, AND PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CERF+ DISTRIBUTED A RECORD AMOUNT IN GET READY GRANTS THIS YEAR, 412 GRANTS TOTALING 404,884 ACROSS 35 STATES AND 1 U.S. TERRITORY. NORTH CAROLINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF AWARDS, MAKING UP 57% OF THE TOTAL. CERF+ HAS HOSTED 20 TRAINING SESSIONS, CONFERENCES, AND KEYNOTES, ENGAGING 2,020 PARTICIPANTS. TOPICS INCLUDED EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PLANNING AND BUSINESS INSURANCE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE, AND ACCESSING EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. ADDITIONALLY, CERF+ PARTICIPATED AS AN EXHIBITOR AT PROMINENT CONFERENCES, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS (NCECA) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS (ATALM). EMERGING ARTIST READINESS PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION, CERF+ SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SECOND COHORT OF THE EMERGING ARTIST READINESS PROGRAM, LED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS. TWENTY NATIVE CRAFT ARTISTS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-MONTH TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP. EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVED 10,000 TO IMPLEMENT A BUSINESS PLAN DESIGNED TO GROW AND PROTECT THEIR PRACTICE. THE ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS WILL ALSO LEAD THE THIRD AND FINAL CYCLE OF THE PROGRAM, SUPPORTING 21 CRAFT ARTISTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C OUTREACH, MARKETING & ADVOCACY CERF+ MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE LIST OF OVER 35,448 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTS BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE EMAIL ALERTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A DISASTER. CERF+ ALSO SENDS E-NEWSLETTERS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO ENSURE THAT ARTISTS RECEIVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE PACKAGES. OUR INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN 13,900+ INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS (+1200), 8,300+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS (+100), AND 687 LINKEDIN (+126) FOLLOWERS. CERF+ CONTINUES TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE AS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR ARTS' PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (NCAPER). OVER THE PAST YEAR, NCAPER HAS SHIFTED FOCUS BACK TO RESPONSE SUPPORTING GROUPS DURING DISASTER EVENTS. WE SERVE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE VERMONT ARTS & CULTURE DISASTER AND RESILIENCE NETWORK, AN INITIATIVE LED BY ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE COMMITTED TO DEEPENING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR. CERF+ PARTICIPATES IN MANY NATIONWIDE COHORTS OF ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LIVING TRADITIONS NETWORK, A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURE BEARERS FOCUSED ON SHARING AND DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTISTS. AND THE HERITAGE EMERGENCY NATIONAL TASK FORCE (HENTF), SPONSORED BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND FEMA, CONTINUES TO INCREASE RECOGNITION FOR OUR SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE IN ARTISTS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER, APPALACHIAN FUNDERS NETWORK, WORLD CRAFT COUNCIL, THE CULTURAL ADVOCACY GROUP AND OTHER NATIONAL NETWORK/COHORTS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE VITAL TO INFORM AND BE INFORMED AROUND LEADING TRENDS AND EVOLVING PRACTICES RELATED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. CERF+ WEBSITE AND ONLINE CONTENT WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE WITH NEW CONTENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. AFTER EACH MAJOR DISASTER IN AN AREA THAT AFFECTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CRAFT ARTISTS, CERF+ CREATED A WEBSITE BANNER THAT LINKS TO AN UPDATED DISASTER RELIEF PAGE WITH DISASTER RESPONSE & RECOVERY RESOURCES. OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN THE GO-TO DESTINATION FOR ARTISTS SEEKING EMERGENCY RESOURCES. CERF+ COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF BOTH CONTENT AND GRAPHICS FOR ALL STUDIO PROTECTOR MATERIALS AND DEVELOPED A DETAILED GUIDE TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR ARTISTS. CERF+ GREATLY EXPANDED ITS OTHER RESOURCES PAGE TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS AND TRAININGS THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OFFER TO ARTISTS AS WELL. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A "DISASTER RESOURCE HUB," WHICH PROVIDES ALERTS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC DISASTER EVENTS. OTHER ADDITIONS TO THE SITE INCLUDE NEW CRAFT ARTIST INTERVIEWS AND STORIES AS WELL AS NEW CONTENT RELATED TO OUR GET READY GRANT PROGRAM CREATED BY RECIPIENTS OF THOSE GRANTS. WE ALSO UPDATED THE EMERGENCY RELIEF INFORMATION PAGES TO INCLUDE SPANISH TRANSLATION. OUR WEBSITE IS NOW INCLUDED ON MANY STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ARTS AGENCIES- AND ORGANIZATIONS' WEBSITES AND BLOGS WITH DISASTER-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. FINALLY, WE CONTINUED WRITING BLOG ARTICLES, WHICH FEATURE CRAFT ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT TO OUR AUDIENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CERF+ FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN SHARES THE 990 WITH THE BOARD AT THE TIME IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A FORM DISCLOSING IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD AND IS BASED ON CURRENT NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEYS FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR AND UPON REQUEST.