Please read through the following eligibility criteria carefully before submitting a nomination. Nominations close May 8th, 2017.
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A person, not an organization must be nominated.
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The Rozsa Award (aka The Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management) is open to any full-time or part-time Managing Director, General Manager, salaried CEO (or equivalent) of an Alberta not-for-profit arts organization with a budget of ≥ 500k.
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The nominee will have been employed full-time or part-time in this executive leadership position by the organization for at least three years.
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Individuals employed by Arts Councils or other such organizations that are directly affiliated with, and receive a majority of their funding from, any order of government may not be nominated.
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Individuals employed by post-secondary educational institutions may not be nominated for their work with students and/or faculties that offer Arts performances or exhibitions.
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Nominees must be available for an interview by the Rozsa Award Jury.
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The Rozsa Award recipient must be available to become a member of the Jury and attend the presentation in the year following their selection. In addition, the recipient must be willing to address public sessions on key management practices during that year, and announce their selection in their season’s brochure and/or on their website.
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Recipients of the Rozsa Award cannot be nominated again for three years.
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The affiliated arts organization must:
– be a non-profit with a charitable registration number
– have been in business for at least three years
– have a well-defined cycle of activities, the content of which must have a distinct arts focus (as opposed to a cultural celebration)
– be an individual company, offering presentations of work by artists or creators of art to the public, either to participate or to experience: that is, have exhibitions, staged performances or publications of works
– be deemed to make a contribution to the total artistic life of their community in Alberta
– employ business processes and practices that reflect ethical principles and values
Nominators
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The first nominator for each Rozsa Award nomination must be the Board Chair of the nominees’s organization. Associated organizations and businesses can prompt the nomination, but the Board Chair must sign and submit it. The second nominator can be from any associated arts organization or board.
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Family members and employees of nominees are not permitted to nominate candidates for the Award.
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Nominators cannot be associated with the Rozsa Foundation or any of the Rozsa Award partners.
Businesses who submit nominations will be recognized and publicly acknowledged at the Rozsa Awards Celebration.
Eight Award Criteria
The Nominee for the Rozsa Award will have achieved exceptional results in all eight criteria:
1. Encouragement of artistic innovation in the context of achieving positive operating results.
2. Positive impact upon the financial well-being of the affiliated organization through the development and adoption of a sustainable business model.
3. Effective contribution to stakeholder engagement; implementation of good governance principles and practices with an appropriate organizational structure (Board, volunteers).
4. Enhancement of the organization’s internal administrative systems and sustainable infrastructure: people, practices, policies, business processes.
5. Implementation of significant strategic alliances or partnerships that have demonstrably strengthened business results.
6. Demonstration of powerful community engagement that has advanced the organization and its interests.
7. Provision of effective opportunities for staff, volunteer and/or professional artist development.
8. Transformational impact on the organization.
Download Stage One nomination form here. Nominations close May 8th, 2017.
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