Our Work: JOMA Consults
Arts United of Fort Wayne
Arts United is the third oldest united nonprofit arts fund in the United States and the second largest arts council in Indiana. The mission of Arts United is to provide support to arts and cultural organizations and to unite and coordinate arts efforts in northeast Indiana. Advocacy, allocations, facilities, and fundraising are at the core of the Arts United’s mission.
Arts United contracted JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC to create an assessment process and action plan that focused on artists, arts groups, and youth-serving organizations in the underserved neighborhoods of Fort Wayne. JOMA submitted a proposal to Arts United to:
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Assess the cultural infrastructure, needs and interests among target populations
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Discover what people, organizations, or institutions might be effective partners
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Recommend effective strategies for achieving those objectives
JOMA also developed a fund raising plan for Arts United. In 2005 JOMA was hired by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to help Arts United reverse the downward trend in its fundraising by examining the operation as it exists, analyze existing opportunities and suggest strategies for moving forward. JOMA provided an extensive review and interpretation of the financial data compiled.
PA Council on the Arts
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is a state agency founded in 1966 to foster the excellence,
diversity, and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the
availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state. Preserving Diverse Cultures (PDC)
Division
is a Council Initiative that supports the development of organizations whose
mission is deeply rooted in and reflective of the African American, Asian
American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American perspectives.
JOMA
Arts&Consulting, LLC serves as Senior Consultant to the PCA providing management support to various
projects within PDC such as:
Managing a Positive Financial Plan
Pilot
Research, assess and evaluate the overall operations of Preserving
Diverse Cultures division.
Strategy and management of the Biennial
Conference
Further, the Open Dialogue X was a conference that was held for the 20th Anniversary of The Association of American Cultures (TAAC) in Pittsburgh, PA. Although Open Dialogue was convened as a TAAC project; the planning, coordination, and implementation was approached as a partnership bewtween TAAC and PCA-PDC.
JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC played a large role in aiding to organize the conference. JOMA also contributed in developing ways of funding for the ODX.
Ohio Arts Council Assessment
In the summer of 2002, the Ohio Arts Council’s Minority Assistance Program engaged JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC to conduct an in-depth examination of the MAP’s Long Term Assistance Program. The Minority Arts Program was created in 1980 through an Ohio Arts Council initiative composed of a select committee and staff. The objective of the program in the early years was to “mainstream” integrate emerging “minority” organizations into the OAC activities. The focus of the assessment was A) to determine the degree of success the program has achieve relative to its stated goals B) to obtain any suggestions they offer for improvement of the program, and C) compare the program to other agencies that offer technical assistance.
The assessment methodology involved information gathered through interviews and surveys conducted over a four-month process between July and November of 2002 to gather feedback from the Program participants, the advisors, and the OAC. The findings were based on qualitative data and the information and comparative analysis of all the information collected.
Based on the information collected the conclusion came to be that the prevailing view of the program from the perspective of the OAC staff, the client organizations, and the advisors was that the MAP/LTAP was generally a success. Resolution of MAP/LTAP role in the future strategic plans of the OAC may require revisiting or modification in accordance with prevailing needs and available resources.
Arts and Science Council 
JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC assisted in the building and developing of the Board, which was determined to be the critical need for the consulting engagement. Several tactics were then organized (and some implemented) on a December '07-April '08 time frame, under the strategy of Board Recruitment. JOMA's capabilities for the Arts and Science Council include the development of a better Board, define how to raise money beyond public funds, as well as build a strategy for audience growth.
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC implemented a process to facilitate a structured discussion on the August Wilson Culutral Center's Usage, resources, and role as an artistic /economic model for the community. The goal of the meeting was to enhance August Wilson Cultural Center's knowledge about the artistic needs of local organizations, and in particular, how these needs might be met through the utilization of the August Wilson Cultural Center's planned new facility.
The results of the convening concluded in seven recommendations to the staff and Board of the August Wilson Cultural Center as solutions/strategies they could use to move forward. Among other things, these recommendations include reporting, programming and audience development.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
From Sept 10th -12th, 2008 John Moore, Principal of JOMA Arts&Consulting, LLC, facilitated the Deputy Director peer session discussions on various management and leadership topics. These meetings gave the Deputy/Assistant Director staff member the chance to network, share ideas and exchange perspectives with friends and colleagues.
NASAA conferences occur annually in a pre-determined city. They provide essential education, networking and leadership opportunities for state arts agency staff and volunteers. Designed to both inform and inspire, the agenda includes briefing sessions as well as workshops, featured artists and speakers.
