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Would you like to help NEFA produce the next CCX and bring 250 New England leaders to your community for peer learning and networking? Apply to be the Local Host for CCX 2019 in Vermont!
It’s time to start planning the next iteration of NEFA's biennial regional creative economy convening, the Creative Communities Exchange! Prior events have traveled around the region to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut; now we look forward to being in Vermont, May/June 2019. Any groups or organizations interested in hosting CCX 2019 should preview the CCX Local Host/Location Criteria and the Local Host Responsibilities below, and submit this questionnaire by May 25. Respond by 5.25.18 Curious what it's like to be a local host? Watch and listen to Wendy Bury of the Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition on their experience as the 2017 local host!Location
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The CCX is an event in which community leaders share practical information about implementing creative economy projects and learn about actionable tools that can be executed to strengthen their own communities. This is a peer exchange to share successes, challenges, and lessons learned from New England arts-based community development projects – an event that is by and for its participants.
This list of roles and responsibilities is not comprehensive, and may be added to and amended by joint agreement of NEFA and the local host. CCX is a collaborative effort between NEFA and the local host and while NEFA brings the infrastructure and experience of producing prior events, each iteration reflects the location and the efforts of the planning team. The local host and NEFA maintain frequent communication, and all responsibilities are discussed to attain mutual agreement and accountability for the completion of event planning and tasks within budget and established deadlines.
NEFA will lead the event planning process, and will provide the local host with a timeline, list of typical tasks, and guidelines for organizing local resources and logistics. NEFA will manage all event registration, contracts, fundraising, workshops, marketing, logistics, staffing, and evaluation, but the input of the local host is welcome on all of the above.
The local host serves as the expert on the local community assets and a crucial liaison for NEFA to the local resources. The local host receives credit on all CCX promotional materials, and the opportunity to build local relationships, partner with NEFA on funding proposals, and gain exposure and economic impact for themselves and their community by bringing 250 leaders from across New England.
In Phase I of planning, the focus is on establishing resources and event structure. The local host will be asked to:
During Phase II of planning, the focus is on fundraising and clarifying event content and logistics. The local host will be asked to:
In the final Phase III of planning, the local host helps with final decisions and implementation:
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