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Quick Links: Getting Started | Preparing Your Application | Submitting Your Application | Questions

Deadline: Monday, November 15, 2021, 5:30 p.m. (EST). No late applications will be accepted.

It is strongly recommended that applicants complete the ArtsForward application well in advance of the deadline. Applicants who attempt to upload the application within the last few hours risk missing the deadline.

Applicants must become a member of APAP.

The Application will be submitted via SurveyMonkey Apply. You may download the Application Guide here (all 5 sections) to prepare your answers in advance. You may also download the Artist Collaborator Guide here and share these questions with the artist with whom you are collaborating.

Please note the character limits.
The application is best completed on a computer rather than a tablet or mobile device.
For the purposes of these instructions and the application, “artist” refers to either an individual artist or ensemble.
Please read the entire ArtsForward Guidelines before beginning your application.

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Getting Started

To start your application, presenters must complete the following steps:

Register as an applicant with SurveyMonkey Apply, which gives you access to the portal.
Create a new application.
Answer eligibility questions about your organization.
Once determined eligible, the full application will be available for your completion. The application consists of the following forms:
- Presenter Organization Information
- Artist Collaborator Information
- Engagement Project Description
- Agreements and Signatures
Important: Invite the proposed artist to register in SurveyMonkey Apply as a collaborator to your application. See below.

To begin the above steps, sign into the application portal here.

Preparing Your Application

To begin, you can download the Application Guide here, which contains all questions asked, or view them through the SurveyMonkey Apply portal by following these steps. You may wish to share these questions with the artist.
You are strongly encouraged to invite the proposed artist to register in SurveyMonkey Apply as a collaborator to your application. Instructions for how to do this are found below in tip #3 of the “Tips for Navigating SurveyMonkey Apply” section. Please take a moment as soon as possible to invite the artist to the application, alert them that they will receive an email about it, and that they have to set up a login to access the application. Please allow time for the artist to complete their portion, including the Artist Collaboration Information and signature in the Agreements and Signatures form. You may wish to share this Artist Collaborator Guide, including directions for the artist to access the portal and questions to be asked of the artist.
The full application consists of the following five forms:
- Eligibility. Answer questions to determine your organization’s eligibility.
- Presenter Organization Information. Complete basic information about your organization.
- Artist Collaborator Information. After accepting the request and logging into SurveyMonkey Apply (see below), the artist will have access to the application and can contribute to this form. Hint: provide the artist access to the application portal as soon as possible.
- Engagement Project Description. You and the artist complete open-ended questions about the project.
- Agreements and Signatures. You and the artist must both review and sign this form. The artist may provide clearance for presenters to sign on their behalf.

Submitting Your Application

Answer all required fields in the application, collaborating with the artist as needed. Do not include work samples or other supplemental information in your application at this phase.
You and the artist must sign the Agreements and Signatures form.
Select “Submit” to complete the submission process.
Steps to print or download your application are found here.

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A Vision for Belonging, blog by Maro Guevara of CompassPoint
Confronting White Supremacy in the Workplace
Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization from the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA)
Dance/NYC's Racial Justice Agenda
Decolonize This Place website
Equitable Recruitment & Hiring Guide from the League of Resident Theatres (LORT)
Have nonprofit and philanthropy become the “white moderate” that Dr. King warned us about? by Vu Le of the Nonprofit AF newsletter
Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus from JSTOR Daily
"Let's Make Fundraising Less Racist!" a 2020 CCF launch event by Community-Centric Fundraising
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NOT JUST MONEY by Helicon
Power and Privilege in the 21st Century Museum from the Museums Association
Racial Equity Tools for Organizational Impact Assessments, designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity.
Some Noters on "Stepping Back", a blog by Hope Mohr
Taking Action toward Distributed Leadership, a blog by Hope Mohr
Transforming Organizations from the Social Transformation Project

Once your application is submitted, a submission acknowledgement screen appears within the SurveyMonkey Apply platform. Additionally, an email will be sent to the you and the artist contact with the subject line “Your ArtsForward Application Was Received.” Follow these instructions to allow the email address noreply@smapply.io to receive this confirmation and ensure the message is not filtered to spam.

You can check the status of your application in the SurveyMonkey Apply platform. Submitted applications will have a status of “Submitted” along with the date and time of the submission.

Tips for Navigating SurveyMonkey Apply

You first must register with SurveyMonkey Apply to access the application. Save your username and password to return to your application throughout the process.
Then, create a new application.
Once in the application, invite the proposed artist as a collaborator to the application via the following steps:
1. Within the application, on the left side of the screen, click the “Add Collaborator” button. Enter the email address of the artist collaborator you are adding, set the permissions of the user to “View & Edit,” and provide an optional message.
2. Once the invite is sent, the artist will receive it at the email you provided. Within the email, the artist will be able to join the application or decline the invite.
3. Upon clicking “Join Now” within the email, the artist will be able to either login or complete the registration process, depending on if they already have an account.
4. After accepting the request and logging in, the artist will have access to the application and can begin contributing to the application.
Important: Please note the following regarding who can see and edit your information. You and the collaborating artist will be able to see all responses within the entire application.
1. Only you will be able to edit information on the Presenter Organization Information form.
2. The Artist Collaborator Information form requests information, including demographics, that should be provided directly by the artist.
3. All parties will have access to edit the Engagement Project Description form and Agreement and Signatures form. You and the artist may wish to agree on who is allowed to edit these forms.
While completing the application, note that the platform has an auto save feature. You can also select “Save & Continuing Editing” or “Mark as Complete” at the bottom of each form as you proceed through the application. The task bar on the left of your screen will indicate your progress within the application. Instructions to make edits to a completed form can be found here.
The application must be signed by you and the artist. The artist may provide clearance for presenters to sign on their behalf. Instructions on how to sign the application in SurveyMonkey Apply are found here. Upon submission, the presenter and artist will both be emailed to confirm that the application was submitted and signed by both parties.
Preview your application prior to submission by following these instructions.
The “Review” and “Submit” buttons found at the bottom of the task bar will only be unlocked when all tasks are completed. You can preview your application prior to submission. You should be able to edit responses up until the deadline at 5:30 p.m. EST on Monday, November 15, 2021.
Follow these instructions when ready to submit or select the “Submit” button at the bottom of the review screen. Only you, the presenter applicant, has access to submit the application.
Steps to print or download your application are found here.

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Questions

Visit the SurveyMonkey Apply ‘"Completing An Application FAQ" page or contact April Gruber, Consultant and Project Manager, at artsforward@apap365.org or 412.495.4973.