Joseph Bardsley Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC

• Promotion from Coordinator, Music Programs in April 2024.
• Coordination and analytic review associated with innovative, provincially-funded music and sound recording grant programs focused on economic development.
• Provision of seamless service to individual and institutional grant applicants during all stages of the application, assessment, and outcomes process.
• Administration of public music funding - directed via Amplify BC, the Province's dedicated music fund, alongside the Vancouver Music Fund - by educating and consulting with applicants and recipients, and analyzing.
• Collaborating with B.C.-based music industry organizations, agencies, festivals, communities, producing and presenting organizations, and audiences to amplify Creative BC’s activities on the sector’s behalf.
• Capturing knowledge, contacts, and data to inform funding program success indicators, and foster a comprehensive understanding of the sector’s ecosystem and evolving funding needs.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Inaugural fund development position for this professional classical and new music presenter, responsible for raising ~$300K annually from individuals, corporations, and foundations, and ~$275K annually from all levels.
• Government support, including: leading government grant requests and final reports.
• Foundation support, including: increasing financial support from foundations; understanding foundations’ goals for grants; researching institutional foundation opportunities, developing and initiating targeted.
• Corporate sponsorships, including: developing Music on Main’s corporate sponsorship program; understanding corporations' goals of sponsorships, researching corporate sponsorship opportunities; developing and initiating.
• Donor and sponsor stewardship, including: planning, coordinating, leading, and executing stewardship events; designing tailored strategies for engaging new and existing donors in ongoing giving programs; implementing.
• Special fundraising events, including: managing and supporting fundraising events; engaging with event sponsors and donors, and managing special event committees and volunteers.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Responsible for the timely research, development and submission of all government, private foundation and corporate grant proposals, as well as associated analytic interim and outcome reporting, on behalf of Canada’s.
• Played a leadership role in securing institutional support for VO's newly-commissioned mainstage and touring projects at each stage of development: 'Naomi's Road' (Luengen/Hodges; 2013) and 'Stickboy'.
• Proactive, strategic research and related financial forecasting in support of confirmed/prospective revenue sources that support the Opera's continuing priorities, programs and initiatives.
• Management of a comprehensive tracking system of successful, in-process and declined funding proposals in Tessitura 12.
• Continuing dialogue with various in-house artistic and administrative departments that further the Opera’s scope of work and strategic plans, so as to maintain an up-to-date awareness of funding priorities.
• Ongoing cultivation and proactive management of relationships with program officers and administrators within all levels of government, as well as those within private/family foundation and corporate funding agencies.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Management and stewardship of ongoing relationships with corporate partners, individual donors, and government granting agencies.
• Played a leadership role in the conception and development of updated marketing, communications and program-specific print and digital collateral for the organization, including its updated Planned Giving materials in.
• Supported the re-launching of the Crisis Centre's Web presence in August 2011.
• Prospecting and research into potential new corporate and foundation-based revenue opportunities.
• Ongoing production of grant applications, letters of intent, and outgoing final reports.
• Management and coordination of the annual campaign.

The University Of Calgary

• Increased volunteer base by 110 students from 2007-2009.
• Recipient of 2010 Alberta Ingenuity Fund Grant in support of excellence in science communications project management.
• Conceived, developed, and launched the inaugural All-Science Challenge: a competitive event which attracted approximately 200 high school students to campus annually for a day of friendly competition. This event has.
• Successfully lobbied Calgary City Hall to declare annual civic 'Days of Science' in May 2008 and 2009.
• Responsible for all development of marketing collateral and oversight of media relations for the UofC LTS chapter, which was comprised of five coordinators, and over 250 student volunteers.
• Secured over $30,000 in cash and in-kind sponsorship from 2007-2009; stewarded stakeholders, and identified future prospects accordingly.

Calgary, Canada Area

• The UofC Operetta Company functioned as an annual full-credit, full-semester performing arts program for UofC undergraduate voice and music students.
• Provision of media relations support, and drafting of applicable press releases.
• Production of all graphic design collateral for each production.
• Production of grant applications, and other fund development activities as required.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Management and stewardship of ongoing relationships with corporate, foundation, and government partners.
• Conception, execution, and analysis of stewardship, client hosting, and business development events for TC's corporate sponsors, in conjunction with specific TC performances and special events.
• Management of direct-mail campaigns intended to renew individual support for the organization.
• Development and implementation of recruitment/recognition/retention programs for volunteers throughout the season; ongoing volunteer supervision and mentorship.
• Identification and qualification of corporate prospects, development of case-for-support content, and subsequent development of sponsorship proposals so as to increase annual contributed revenue.
• Provision of support to the Director of Development and President and CEO as necessary regarding major individual and institutional solicitations.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Worked in active local, regional, and national partnership with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) to disseminate key messages, launch advocacy campaigns, and coordinate national post-secondary policy.
• Managed, evaluated, and refined numerous communications initiatives: a weekly newsletter, a quarterly print magazine, an annual report, the GSA's website and social media pages, and additional internal and external.
• Increased attendance at GSA annual special events by an average of 30% from 2006-2008, launched the organization’s inaugural annual report, and played a leadership role in the conception and execution of the.
• Managed and coordinated volunteers for special events of variable sizes (10 – ~600 students).
• Developed, implemented, and evaluated several new programs designed to quantifiably improve student quality of life: bursaries, peer mentorship programs, revised standing policies on education, and ongoing.
• Addressed media inquiries, developed and issued press releases, and delivered key messages on behalf of students and other University and GSA stakeholders to the public at large.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Performed an array of background research and audience analyses for a professional Calgary-based theatre company that placed special artistic emphasis on female playwrights, with a dual mandate of social activism and.
• Secured and managed a team of 25 volunteers to support awareness and outreach projects.
• Used accumulated data to craft and distribute press releases and other elements of media kits for individual productions.
• Leveraged data to benefit fund development efforts with community partners.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Front-line customer service in a busy and complex retail environment, with rapidly-shifting priorities and work-flow objectives.
• Regular senior-level front end duties as required: transactions, cash management and reconciliation, cross-departmental communication, and asset protection on an ongoing basis. Regular interaction with a varied array.
• Supervision of cashiers and courtesy clerks; regular performance management, evaluation, and proactive problem-solving as required. On-boarding and orientation processes for newly-hired front end staff. Processing.
• Cash office management: store opening and closing duties; reconciliation of daily floats and cash totals; creation and review of analytic reports detailing store performance and actuals vs. projections, broken out by.
• Participant in the Retail Leadership Development program, as administered by company HR office.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Assisted in developing, implementing, and evaluating marketing and promotional strategies.
• Carried out a variety of promotional and public relations-related tasks (the drafting of press releases and development of promotional collateral, as examples).
• Managed over 75 volunteers throughout the Summer for various external initiatives (i.e., community engagement efforts, trade shows, special events, etc.)
• Liaised with community members through phone interviews, electronic surveys, and telemarketing campaigns to gather information that was relevant to ATP’s marketing and communications plans.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Facilitated focus groups and brainstorming sessions so as to help students deal with problems occurring in the production process as effectively as possible.
• Coordinated the paper’s circulation routes and zones through ongoing research and re-evaluation.
• Managed all steps of the desktop newspaper production process.
• Assisted student reporters and editors in completion of individual tasks on production days.
• Coordination of advertisements and other benefits accorded to in-kind publication sponsors.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Provided ongoing front-line support for non-profits receiving Community Investment funding.
• Created written copy for EnCana’s community investment website.
• Wrote and distributed media advisories and press releases for media outlets province-wide.
• Managed accurate internal records on ongoing community investment partnerships.
• Assisted with researching, writing, editing, and producing a brochure highlighting local initiatives.
• Attended and participated in client meetings and discussions on projects, ideas, and issues with Community Relations team members.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Contracted, part-time staff writer for the Calgary Sun, one of Calgary's two major daily newspapers with nationwide circulation and a local subscriber base of over 48,000 daily readers.
• Regular pitches and subsequent contributions to entertainment, fashion, and young adult sections, under the guidance of their respective editorial staff leads.
• Ongoing research into emerging issues and trends, subsequent story development, and timely delivery of content to the Sun's editorial desk for publication.

Fellow, Cultural Leadership Program, Arts And Culture Management

• The Cultural Leadership program was developed and is offered in collaboration with Canada’s first Artistic Leadership Development.

Bachelor Of Communications Degree, Journalism, 3.89 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Media relations, layout and desktop publishing, concise writing, collaborative team-based work, graphic design.

Adobe Creative Suite Certificate, Graphic Design, 3.68 Gpa

Activities and Societies: The University of Calgary Symphonic Band (2006 - 2008) The University of Calgary Wind Ensemble (2007 - 2008).

Alberta High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates, 3.92 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Horn Player: Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. Bishop Grandin High.