Clara Pinsky Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

-Designed and initiated On the Job, an innovative, online, audio portrait project of essential workers during the Covid-19 pandemic-Edit and produce high-quality audio portraits, blog posts, and social media content in series with 13 installments in 2020 and 20 planned for 2021-Built and maintain Medium.com publication for the project, which has garnered more than 3,000 views and been featured by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Austin Chronicle-Update project branding to support company fundraising and programming, including 2021 rebrand in celebration of 20th Anniversary season

-Assisted Development Director in writing successful grant proposals to several regional and national funders, resulting in grants of $50,000-$200,000 -Provided remote and in-person administrative support: managed company newsletter, website, and social media, prepared budget reports for Board of Directors, updated CRM system, prepared presentations for meetings and conferences -Coordinated and led rehearsals for community-based performances with casts of 60-100 people; served as a point person for artists, front-of-house, and communications teams during performances with 1,000+ attendees each night

-Co-authored several major grant applications to support the company’s upcoming artistic works -Researched and developed assessment methodology for Forklift’s impact; designed surveys, collected and synthesized data, conducted interviews, prepared final report -Assisted the Artistic Director in her process of “ethnographic choreography” to create the April 2015 production, “The Trees of Govalle” -Produced promotional videos and work samples of the company’s artistic works -Managed the company’s social media presence and promotion during crowd funding efforts, successfully meeting a $15,000 Kickstarter fundraising goal-Maintained regular correspondence with the press, community partners, and key donors

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

-Compiled and synthesized current research on arts and public health to assist in curriculum development for new graduate minor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention-Co-authored original article positioning community-based arts practices in the field of public health with a particular focus on community-based participatory research-Led graduate research team in investigation of and reporting on public health impacts of community-based arts program through video and document coding and analysis

Greater Philadelphia Area

-Co-authored 70-page report analyzing funding trends across three national creative placemaking grant programs-Coded, analyzed, and maintained database of more than 500 grant applications-Utilized Esri ArcGIS Pro to conduct spatial analysis of grant database and produced original maps to accompany narrative report-Presented report at national ArtPlace America summit on behalf of the research team

San Francisco Bay Area

-Planned and produced year-round artistic programming and community events for Skywatchers, the company’s neighborhood-based program focused on increasing civic engagement through the arts for homeless and formerly homeless individuals -Cultivated a network of community partnerships that included more than 20 local housing, social service, and arts organizations, and facilitated the program’s first Neighborhood Advisory Board-Grew the company’s showcase event into an annual multi-day, multi-site festival that included ensemble performances, community meals, visual art installations, and neighborhood professionals-Increased program grant revenue by 35% in the first year and maintained growth for the following two years-Provided accurate and efficient administrative management: maintained calendar and website, produced social media and email marketing content, managed program budget, processed monthly payroll

Support visiting scholar Allison Orr in her yearlong residency researching the role of community-based art making in the urban environment and assist in documentation of her artistic process

New York, New York

-Conducted research for writers and editors in a fast-paced work environment-Generated content that was published in the magazine on multiple occasions

Master Of Science - Ms, Urban Strategy

Certificate, Executive Program In Arts & Culture Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Dance

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Phi