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Data That Drives Impact:Transforming the Future of the Arts
by Lisa Mackay Access to reliable and up-to-date data has long been a challenge in Canada’s arts and culture sector. For those working in...
Rozsa Foundation
Jun 93 min read


Introducing the Investigation Phase:A New Entry Point into Future Focus
by Ayla Stephen Over the past year, Jennifer DeDominicis and I have had many rich and frank conversations with arts managers and...
Rozsa Foundation
May 212 min read
The Essential Role of Arts in Canada: Why Your Voice Matters
by Lisa Mackay Recognizing the Value of the Arts If you work in the arts, you already know that the value of our sector is undeniable....
Rozsa Foundation
Apr 233 min read


Creative Calgary is Back in Business
by Lisa Mackay It is the beginning of February and already the year has been full of politics. We can’t expect much of a break from this,...
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Feb 54 min read


An Invitation for 2025: Start HERE
In 2022, the Rozsa Foundation, Calgary Arts Development, and the Calgary Foundation jointly developed the Future Focus funding program to...
Rozsa Foundation
Jan 244 min read


Lessons from The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in New Mexico
by Ciza Zoya Earlier this November, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in New Mexico. This...
Rozsa Foundation
Dec 18, 20243 min read


Canadian Arts Coalition and Arts Day on the Hill
by Lisa Mackay The Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) is an alliance of arts service organizations, arts organizations, individuals and...
Rozsa Foundation
Nov 22, 20243 min read


Developing your Audience Part 2
by Lisa Mackay In the last blog post, I included the first part of an article on developing audiences. In it, I suggested that adjusting...
Rozsa Foundation
Nov 1, 20246 min read


Developing an Audience
by Lisa Mackay Arts attenders have been declining for many years, and as we know too well by now, the pandemic exacerbated that decline....
Rozsa Foundation
Oct 30, 20247 min read


The Arts and Human Flourishing: Are We Neglecting Arts Workers?
By Ciza Zoya A recent article posted on Arts Managed and compelling statistics from Hill Strategies shedding light on the state of the...
Rozsa Foundation
Sep 18, 20244 min read


Getting Some Global Perspective on the Arts
by Simon Mallett Given the nature of the Rozsa Foundation’s multifaceted support for the arts community, it’s important for us to stay...
Rozsa Foundation
Sep 6, 20245 min read


The Necessity of Data Analytics in the Arts
by Lisa Mackay Working through a career in marketing and sales at various performing arts organizations, I became increasingly proficient...
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Aug 30, 20244 min read


Reflections on the Canadian Arts Summit
By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director A couple of newsletters ago, I shared a couple of my key takeaways from my time in...
Rozsa Foundation
Jul 17, 20246 min read


Reflections from the Cultural Leadership Forum
By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director In late March, I was honoured to be invited to Banff to participate in two critical...
Rozsa Foundation
May 31, 20244 min read


Rozsa Foundation Annual Report for 2023
The Rozsa Foundation 2023 annual report is now available on our website. 2023 was the first year of our new Strategic Framework, and the...
Rozsa Foundation
May 27, 20241 min read


Introducing Jennifer DeDominicis, our Organizations Strategy Advisor
The current operating context for arts organizations has brought about considerable questions and challenges for arts leaders, from...
Rozsa Foundation
May 22, 20243 min read


Nominations are Open for the Rozsa Emerging Arts Manager Award!
Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Mayor Jyoti Gondek, 2023 Rozsa Emerging Arts Manager Award recipient Kadra Yusuf, and Rozsa Foundation Executive...
Rozsa Foundation
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Rozsa Foundation Advocacy Update
By Lisa Mackay As a part of our strategic planning process in 2022, the Rozsa Foundation invited feedback from our community to help...
Rozsa Foundation
Mar 18, 20243 min read


Inspiring Albertans to Reconnect with Arts Experiences
By Guest Contributor Mathew Stone It has been four years since the world paused for the COVID-19 pandemic and arts leaders across Alberta...
Rozsa Foundation
Feb 26, 20244 min read


Ten years of inspiration, research, and hope with DJD's Dancing Parkinson's YYC
By Lisa Mackay Last fall marked ten years since DJD’s Dancing Parkinson's YYC started as a pilot project. It has now become a regular...
Rozsa Foundation
Jan 31, 20247 min read
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