Sara Peterson Consulting

Since 2011

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Arts & Culture Nonprofits

Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington (IN): start-up planning ++

Arts Council of Indianapolis (IN): sector reopening facilitation and technical assistance – pandemic +

Art Education Association of Indiana (IN): strategic planning ++

Arts Place, Inc. (IN): strategic planning, community engagement re facility planning

ArtsWORK Indiana (IN): strategic planning

Barr Foundation & Klarman Family Foundation (MA): initiative evaluation with Diane Espaldon +

Bloomington Chamber Singers (IN): technical assistance – governance

Bloomington Creative Glass Center (IN): strategic facilitation

Constellation Stage + Screen (formerly BPP, Cardinal Stage & Pigasus Institute) (IN):

             merger negotiations, process, and technical assistance

Bloomington Pops Orchestra (IN): strategic facilitation

BCT Management, Inc. (IN); community engagement research

Cardinal Stage Company (IN): strategic facilitation

Columbus Area Arts Council (IN): strategic planning (4 cycles), bylaws revision, board development +

Columbus Museum of Art & Design – CMAD (IN): +

organizational development

grant process and guideline development

Confidential Client (IN): executive resume coaching

Fort Wayne Children's Choir (IN): strategic planning

Greencastle Arts Council (IN): strategic planning and bylaw revisions ++

Hendricks County Arts Council (IN): facility and operations planning – multiparty ++

Indiana Artisan (IN): strategic facilitation (2 cycles)

Indiana Coalition for the Arts Foundation (IN): strategic facilitation ++

Indiana Music Education Association – IMEA (IN): strategic facilitation ++ 

Ivy Tech John Waldron Art Center (IN): strategic facilitation

Prairie Arts Council (IN): strategic facilitation ++

Shelby County Players (IN): planning support, strategic facilitation (3 rounds)

Shelby Cultural Team (IN): business/facility planning and subsequent revisions

Society of North American Goldsmiths (OR): strategic planning with Carroll, Franck & Assoc. ++

The Castle (IN): strategic planning

The Arts Federation (formerly Tippecanoe Arts Federation) – TAF (IN): 

strategic facilitation, regional training, community engagement +

WFIU Public Radio (IN): strategic planning

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State & Local Government

Bloomington Housing Authority (IN): strategic planning 

City of Edina (MN): strategic facilitation (6 cycles), pottery program study 

City of El Segundo (CA): strategic facilitation 

​City of Madison (IN): public art policy and guideline planning

City of North Mankato (MN): strategic facilitation 

City of Saint Anthony Village (MN): strategic facilitation (3 cycles) 

City of Shoreview (MN): strategic facilitation 

City of Wayzata (MN): strategic facilitation 

City of Wyoming (MN): strategic facilitation 

Indiana Arts Commission – IAC (IN): + 

             grantmaking support while staff on maternity leave

             facilitation: formula revision, consortium, panel and foundation roundtable 

             grantee planning and colloquium assistance

             cultural planning: Evansville, Fort Wayne, Madison, Nashville, Shelbyville, and Zionsville

             strategic planning for the commission 2017-2021

             roundtable design and facilitation for NEA Creativity Connects grant

             design and planning for Indiana Arts Homecoming 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

             cultural district program facilitation and research

             strategic framework facilitation +             

             grant program redesign with Ruby Lopez Harper + 

Iowa League of Cities – ILC (IA): strategic facilitation ++

League of Minnesota Cities – LMC (MN): strategic facilitation (8 cycles), leadership retreat ++

North Carolina Arts Council (NC): Grassroots Arts Program evaluation +

North Dakota Council on the Arts – NDCA (ND) + 

             strategic planning, organizational development projects, evaluation planning (2 projects)

Wabash Carnegie Public Library (IN): strategic planning, coaching (5 years) 

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Public Entity Risk Pooling

Association of Government Risk Pools – AGRiP (NY): Virtual Assembly facilitation, webinar delivery ++

Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool (AZ): situational analysis facilitation ++

Arkansas Municipal League – ARML (AR): strategic planning ++

AWC – Risk Management Service Agency (WA): strategic facilitation ++

BerkleyRisk (MN): planning assistance for program management client

California Schools JPA (CA): strategic facilitation alternating between CSRM and CSEBA (3 cycles) ++

Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency – CIRSA (CO): strategic facilitation ++

County Road Association Self-Insurance Fund – CRASIF (MI): strategic planning ++

Government Entities Mutual, Inc. – GEM (NH): strategic planning ++

Independent Cities Risk Management Authority – ICRMA (CA): ++

strategic facilitation (4 cycles); transition support; RFP coordination (3x); consolidation and redrafting of governing documents; vendor performance review (2x) and contract negotiations (3x); data structure, defense cost containment, report card project

Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association – IMWCA (IA): strategic facilitation ++

Kansas County Multiline Pool – KCAMP (KS): strategic facilitation (2 cycles) ++

League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust – LMCIT (MN): strategic facilitation (13 cycles) ++

New Jersey School Insurance Group – NJSIG (NJ): strategic facilitation ++

NLC Mutual Insurance Company (DC): strategic facilitation (2 cycles) ++

NLC Risk Information-Sharing Consortium (NLC – RISC) (DC): strategic planning (2 cycles) ++

Penn PRIME Insurance Trust (PA): strategic facilitation ++

School Excess Liability Fund – SELF (CA): strategic facilitation (5 cycles) ++

South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance – SDPAA (SD): strategic facilitation ++

TMLIRP (TX): senior management and departmental facilitations ++

The Pool (TN): strategic facilitation ++

Virginia Risk Sharing Association (formerly VMLIP) (VA): strategic facilitation (3 cycles) ++

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And a variety of other nonprofits...

American Student Achievement Institute (IN): executive coaching, research

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy – AAPIP (CA): field survey ++

Beyond Homeless (IN): strategic planning

Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention – CHIP (IN): 

             community planning process with Carroll, Franck & Assoc.,

             steering committee facilitation, governance charter development

Domestic Violence Network (IN): environmental scan

Indiana Beekeepers Association / Indiana State Beekeepers Association (IN): merger ++

International Association of Public Participation (CO): member facilitation ++ 

​IAP2 USA (CO): governance design, policy development, documentation ++

Indiana Blind Children's Foundation (IN); strategic planning

Martha’s House / New Hope Family Shelter (IN): merger facilitation process

Monroe County Humane Association (IN): interim executive leadership

National Women's Studies Association – NWSA (MD):++

strategic facilitation, bylaws revision, transition facilitation

Peace Development Fund (MA): strategic facilitation +

Transforming Center (IL): grant research

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