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“What Goes Wrong” in Impact-Focused Projects?: Uncovering roadblocks

Submitted by Carmen Graciela Díaz on May 22, 2018.

Roadblock Analysis Report, by Open Road Alliance, has found that funders are contributing to disruptions to project implementation and therefore threatening the impact of their own investments.

“The implications of this analysis are sobering, because this data suggests that the biggest barrier to effective impact and the greatest pain point for nonprofits and social enterprises are their own funders,” notes the report. “We have become our own enemy in the pursuit of impact and return on investment.”

As Fast Company states, entrenched levels of bureaucracy seem to be the main culprit: “[E]fforts to professionalize our own work through increased policy and procedure and efforts to ensure fiscal accountability through restricted grants have unintended, harmful consequences that we now are seeing.”

Only 20% of grants made in the U.S. are unrestricted, meaning most come with earmarks for where and how the money can be used, along with a timetable for when the money is released. It’s a funder-dictated relationship, and often one-sided, because groups that are reliant on funding don’t want to express dislike for some terms, lest they upset those doling out the cash.

Grantmakers in the Arts defines capitalization as “the accumulation of the resources an organization needs to fulfill its mission over time,” specifically with regard to financial health. In response to the observation that it has been the norm for the nonprofit arts sector to be poorly capitalized, an issue which disproportionately affects ALAANA organizations, GIA embarked on the National Capitalization Project (NCP) in 2010. Part of GIA’s position on healthy capitalization of organizations includes general operating support as one approach to lessening roadblocks in arts philanthropy.

Rebecca Thomas, vice president of Nonprofit Finance Fund and partner in GIA’s Capitalization and Community workshops notes, “Capitalization has always been a loaded topic in the arts sector and beyond: it raises important questions about who we do and do not fund, exposing uncomfortable realities about equity in grantmaking.”

Read here the article in Fast Company.

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Posted by Carmen Graciela Díaz on May 22, 2018 at 07:52AM. Read the full post.

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Bristol Harbour Festival 19th - 21st July 2019

The Bristol Harbour Festival is back this weekend - Friday 19th July to Sunday 21st July. Celebrating its 47th year, this free festival brings over 250,000 people together and is held annually to celebrate the city’s maritime heritage and the importance of Bristol’s docks and harbour.

Most of the activities are free, including live music, street performances, dance acts, interactive theatre, international circus acts, daredevil stunts and a variety of other live entertainments which are held on or near the waterfront of Bristol Harbour.

The outside venues include Queen Square, Lloyds Amphitheatre, Narrow Quay, Merchants, Quay, Hannover Quay, Millennium Square and Cathedral Walk, with seagoing vessels moored nearby. The liveliest part of the festival is quayside and the main attractions are entertainment designed to engage all the communities of Bristol, as well as entertain the thousands of visitors to the city.

Find your way around the Bristol Harbour Festival’s Performance Areas - Downloadable Map See the program of events further down the page.

Market Locations

Narrow Quay, Merchants Quay, Queens Square and Hannover Quay

The City has hosted the festival since 1971, when it was started as part of an, ultimately successful, attempt to save the docks from being filled in. In 2012, the festival attracted over 200,000 visitors, its highest ever attendance at that time, with the Irene and the Matthew being two of the tall ships in attendance that year.

The festival is held every year in July over a weekend and many of the bar and restaurants put on extra entertainment to keep visitors happy during the late evenings. In 2018 visitors were be able to watch for the first time, the Power8 rowing sprints battle it out on the water, as teams from eight cities compete to be the best.

The highlight of this year’s festival will be the arrival of three very special tall ships - The Etoile Molence, Irene and Iris. Also Power8 Sprints will also be headlining with their 350 metre, high octane rowing action on the water.

More than 250 boats of varying shapes and sizes will be tied up at every available mooring along a four-mile stretch of the Harbourside, with familiar sights such as the SS Great Britain and the Matthew all set to appear.

There’s so much entertainment to keep you engaged, including music at the huge outdoor concert area “the Lloyds Amphitheatre”, top quality circus and street theatre acts from Circus Bijou. Western Boat Show, showcasing all kinds of sailing boats and power boats, rowing competitions, general fun and games in the water, dedicated family areas, plus the Continental Food Market at Queens Square, a fantastic line-up from across France, Italy, Spain and Germany providing olives, cheese, crepes and more, an experience for the taste buds together with traditional gifts and crafts and lots of Harbourside fun for everyone.

Travel – Head for the City Centre, follow signs for Harbour Festival. Further travel info Here.

Parking

There is plenty of parking and it is advised to arrive early to get as close as possible to the available Harbourside Parking. You will also find parking within a short walking distance of the Harbour at the following places -

St Mary Redcliffe Car Park, NCP – Redcliffe Parade, NCP – Queens Charlotte Street, Trenchard Street Car Park, The Gallery Car Park, Nelson Street Car Park, College Street Car Park, Mardyke Wharf Car Park, Oldfield Place Car Park

Program of Events

Saturday 20th July

Music - Amphitheatre – Music Stage

12.45 pm Bristol Community Big Band

2.00 pm The Hucklebuck – Blues Music

3.15 pm Camo Clave – Cumbia Music

4.30 pm Phantom Ensemble

5.45 pm Matuki - Afrobeat, reggae fusion

7.15 pm Doreen Doreen – Marsh up Band

8.45 pm Rod Smith RSD

Music - Brunel Stage at SS Great Britain

11.00 am Framptoon Shantymen - All Male Choir

12.00 pm Samba - Reggae drumming band

1.00 pm Ceili - Traditional Irish/Celtic acoustic music

2.00 pm Gentle Hooligans - Rock 'n ' roll fusion

3.00 pm JI & The Rainbirds - Up beat feel-good folk

4.00 pm Eden Root’s Reggae Band - Red hot Reggae

5.00 pm The Bare Souls - Rock, blues, soul and funk fusion band

Music - Centre Stage at Cascade Steps

12.00 pm The Great Sea Choir

12.50 pm Rosina Keri - passionate dreamy pop

1.40 pm The Harrisons - Blues, country and americana band

2.30 pm Barnacle Buoys - Acapella sea shanty singers

3.25 pm Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall - Folk duo

4.20 pm Mireille Mathlener - Vocalist

5.15 pm Laimu - Sultry vocals

Music - Dockside Stage at the Grove

2.00 pm Punk Rock Aerobics

3.00 pm Richard the Fourth - Neo soul and slow funk

3.30 pm Hush Mozey - Miz of spa, punk and garage

4.30 pm The Rupees - Hi energy rock band

5.30 pm Sam Brockington - Fantastic vocal talented singer

6.30 pm Farebrother - Indie rock quartet

7.30 pm Joe Probert - Super cool soul

8.30 pm Katy J Pearson - Catchy melodies

Dance and Entertainment at Millenium Square

11.45 am Bollyred Dance Company

12.15 pm Urban Cookie: Dance Zumba Gold

1.20 pm Performance from Gerry’s Attic Dance Company

1.55 pm Making Tracks Youth Music

2.55 pm 2 O’clock Beauty Queens

3.15 pm Dance Extreme BS13/Storm

3.25 pm Bristol Salsa Ladies Styling Team

3.30 pm Subline Dance Troupe

3.40 pm Rise Youth Dance

5.00 pm Hype Dance

5.20 pm Swing Dance Bristol and Swing Riot

Entertainment, Family Fun Activities, Music and Food at The Circus Playground - Queens Square

Continental Market Food - a selection of everything you will expect will be on offer

Bubbline – Fun with bubbles

A.P.E Project CIC – Mobile Adventure Playground

Sounds Right Phonics Bristol – Music, games, movement, bubbles and poms poms for little ones

Marky Jay – Compere & Street Theatre – Jokes, Juggling and puppets

Avon Valley Wildlife Park – Interact and discover more about small animals

Bristol Taiko – Traditional Japanese Drumming

Bocadcalupa Arts – Bee Garden

Avon Valley Wildlife Trust

Baby Racing

Cirocomedia – Youth Circus Showcase and Workshops

Giddy Kipper – Sloth Time

Tiny Little Clouds Theatre – How to Build a rainbow

Don’t Drop The Beat – Live Drumming and Juggling

Above & Beyond – Mini Flying Trapeze Rig

Dragonbird Theatre – Pyjama Island

Angie Mack – The Super Hooper Jula Hooping Street Show

Korri Aulakh – World Class Aerialist performances

Rob Lewis – Cello

Kat Lyons Storytelling and Spoken Word

King Edmunds Acrobatic Club

Angie Mack – Have a go Hula Hoop Workshops

Cathedral Walk – Spoken Word, Music and Performances

11.30 am Poetry Machine – Performance

12.00 pm South West Showcase - Performance

1.00 pm Yoniverse Takeover - Performance

2.00 pm Guest Artist – Joelle Taylor - Performance

2.30 pm Poetry Machine – Performance, Family

2.50 pm South West Showcash – Performance, Family

4.30 pm Guest Artists – Rebecca Tantony and Dominie Hooper – Performance & Music

Bristol Harbour Festival - Sunday 20th July

Music - Amphitheatre – Music Stage

12.00 pm Tan Teddy - Sharing Jamaican culture through song

1.10 pm Nuala Honan - Folk music from Bristol based Australian singer-songwriter

2:20 pm Amdodu Diagne & Yakar - Modern blues and funk

3:30 pm Dizaeli - Jazz-tinged band

5:00 pm Sheelanaig - Balkan swing, celtic music

Brunels Stage at SS Great Britain

11.00 am South Wales Clarinet Choir

12.00 pm North Somerset Samba - Reggae drumming band

1.00 pm Bee Bakare - Soulful pop

2.00 pm Zyla - Soul-infused funk

3.00 pm Sol Feo - Rock, funk, grunge, metal and folk bended band

4.00 pm Baraka - Afro beat dance band

Centre Stage at Cascade Steps

12.00 pm Storm Force 10 - Shanty band

12.50 pm Jodie Mellor - Singer

1.40 pm Bristol Sea Slugs - Shanty, folk band

2.30 pm Charlie Limm - Vocalist

3.25 pm Jazz the Two of us - Jazz classics with a twist

4.20 pm Maaike Siegerist - Swinging jazz and dark folk

5.15 pm Sounds of Harlowe - Grunge soul collective

Dockside Stage at the Grove

1.00 pm Gabriel Templar - Indie pop

2.00 pm Luke Marshall Black - Vocalist

4.00 pm RVBY - Quirky pop

5.00 pm Agata - Vocalist

6.00 pm Imprints - Gypsy, pirate, folk-rock band

Millennium Square – Bristol Dances

11.00 am Diddi Dance

11.45 am Dancin Tots

12.20 pm Afon Sistema – Brazilian Dance in Bristol

1.10 pm Mumtaz Dance Company – Bollywood Dance

1.25 pm Original Spinners - Dance, Performance

1.40 pm Untold Dance Theatre - Dance

2.00 pm Cabaret and Drag Dance Show

3.10 pm Funk Supreme

3.20 pm Piloexcersize - Dance

4.20 pm The Hills School of Irish Dance Performance and Workshop

5.00 pm Celidh Dance with Mr Medler - Dance

Cathedral Walk – Spoken Word, Music and Performances

11.30 am Poetry Machine - Performance

12.00 pm South West Showcase – Performance & Music

1.00 pm Guest Artist – Dizraeli – Performance & Music

1.30 pm Poetry Machine – Family Performance

2.00 pm The Urban Word Collective Takeover – Performance

3.00 pm Guest Artist – Deanna Rodger - Performance

3.30 pm Bath Spa University Poetry Showcase - Performance

3.45pm South West Showcase - Performance

4.30 pm Guest Artist – Toby Thomson – Family Performance

The Circus Playground – Queens Square

Entertainment, fun for the family, food and Music all day from – 11.00 am – 4.00 pm.

Avon Wildlife Trust, Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park, Bubblina – Family entertainment with bubbles, Sound right phonics Bristol, Circomedia – Circus Workshops – Great Family Fun, Traditional Japanese Drumming, A.P.E Project CIC – Mobile Adventure Playground, Marky Jay – Street Theatre, Bocadalupa Arts – Bee Garden and much more.

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