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Art Soup

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:35 GMT

ART SOUP benefits theFund and the 27 affiliates. Eat a Bowl 4 the Arts Begins Valentine's Day, February 14th, 2010 ends March 13, 2010. read the buzz 2010 Participating restaurants: (8 more awaiting confirmation) The Arts Soup program to raise funds for San Antonio’s arts and cultural community, was given its first trial run in 2006 at Schilo’s. Since then it has continued each year at different restaurants throughout San Antonio. LOOK for an Art Soup sign at your favorite restaurants. ASK your server for Art Soup. Restaurants select from or create a soup that will be offered on their menus during Arts Soup. A portion of the Art Soup selection sales will be contributed to theFund. Past Art Soup Participants Nelly Mendoza Olsen, G.M. at Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine, located at 5800 Broadway accepts award from Rod Rubbo,President of theFund. Thank you Paloma Blanca for another great...

Luminaria

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:30:39 GMT

Luminaria, Arts Night in San Antonio - REGISTERATION ENDS MARCH 1, 2010

Luminaria will be held on March 13, 2010 from 6 p.m. – 12 Midnight. Volunteers are needed March 12 and 13 to help set up, take down, provide and distribute information, give directions, etc.
Volunteer registration has begun for 2010 at .

theFund organizes "the volunteer corps" for Luminaria, San Antonio’s free celebration of the arts presented by the creative leaders in San Antonio. In 2009 more than 40 non-profit organizations, over 1,000 artists and performers and over 100 volunteers came together to showcase the talent and creativity of San Antonio in a city wide celebration. Close to 200,000 people attended.

In order to facilitate the event, theFund volunteers help by providing the hospitality that San Antonio is known for as well as information about the event, distributing maps and brochures to the visitors-- all to help enhance the experience.

Employee Campaign Coordinator Resources

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:33:56 GMT

General Facts & Figures Quick Talking Points FAQs & list of Affiliates Power Point Presentation Campaign Administration Tools Campaign Graphics and Forms theFUNd flyer theFUNd Card benefits flyer theFUNd card example theFund posters theFund logo Employee Charitable Donation Form (.pdf) 2010 Campaign Summary Power Point Presentation Download Video (VHS available on request) Sample E-mail to Send to Employee Groups and follow-up email Checklist of Campaign Steps Help! Contact our Staff Liaison with Questions! Previous Campaign Results Contact Us for your 2009 Employee Average Gift Comparison and Totals Want Info about running a campaign at your company or organization? Contact Us Today!

Community Events

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:39:56 GMT

Several times a year theFund participates at community festivals to introduce theFund to the citizens of San Antonio. LUMINARIA March 13th, 2010 6pm - 12 am Map Luminaria, San Antonio's Arts Night is a free event, open to the public. There will be 5 performing arts stages and visual arts will be on display in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. There will be beer concessions, and drinks and food booths in La Villita. If you are interested in volunteering to help with Luminaria 2010, join theFund's Volunteer corps at Luminaria Volunteers Luminaria, San Antonio's Arts Night produced by the artists of San Antonio, theFund organized the Volunteer Corps and sold t-shirts to raise money for our affiliate art organizations. March Volunteers at 2009 Luminaria December 5, 2009' The Office of Cultural Affairs presents the second annual Arts in Our Parks, a free program developed to promote the arts in San Antonio and showcase Parks and...

theFUNd Card

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:39:35 GMT

theFUNd Card is a discount card given to donors contibuting $60 or more to thank them for their support. theFUNd card discounts help eligible donors and their families enjoy more opportunities to explore the various arts and cultural experiences throughout the year at our affiliates. Saving for One $93.50* Saving for Family of Two $133.50* Saving for Family of Four $328.70* Each time you use it, you save. *Savings based on using the FUNd card only once at each affiliate while your card is active. However, there is no limit on how often you use your card while your card is active. Besides the affiliate discounts listed below, FUNd card donors will also be invited to special free FUNd Card holder only performances and events throughout the year. Make sure we have your current email address so you do not miss receiving any of our invitations to these fun family events. FUNd cards are issued in pairs, one in your name and the second can be for a spouse,...

Affiliate News

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:54:49 GMT

AFFILIATE EVENT CALENDAR and INFORMATION Ballet San Antonio Blue Star Contemporary Art Center The SA Current voted Blue Star Best Art Gallery of SA for the year 2009! www.bluestarart.org Cactus Pear Music Festival Carver Cultural Community Center Children’s Chorus of San Antonio Esperanza Peace and Justice Center The SA Current voted this organization the best non-profit of 2009! Visit www.esperanzacenter.org Gemini Ink Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Jump-Start Performance Co. Jump-Start earned the title of Best local theater theater company 2009 award by the SA Current. Visit Jump-Start's website at www.jump-start.org Texas Public Radio For more information please visit their website at www.tpr.org Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions For more information please visit the website www.loscompadres.org The Magik Theatre The McNay Art Museum You will find more...

Allocation Qualification Process

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:51:02 GMT

The 27 organizations that are currently qualified for operating support from theFund met the following criteria:

501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity who is categorized with the Internal Revenue Service as an arts and cultural entity;
have been in existence at least five years from the date of their application;
have an annual operating budget of at least $200,000;
have at least one full-time paid professional staff position;
have an office(s) located in Bexar County;
are not an individual artist or government-related agency
conduct an employee campaign for their organization
have a proven broad-based community impact
display theFund logo and statement in all programs and publications

Each year the theFund Allocation Committee reevaluates each organization’s proof of fiscal responsibility. Allocation payments are determined based on a percentage of audited expenses.

Currently the application process is closed. theFund will not be accepting applications for new affiliates for the foreseeable future.

Our 27 Qualified Affiliate Organizations

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:38:25 GMT

All the logos below are active links to our affiliates websites. Please visit them for more information about their current events, programs, and classes. At your favorites, sign up for newsletters or RSS feeds to stay updated on special offers and events. Donations to theFund help support the following qualified organizations: Centro Cultural Aztlan San Antonio Children's Museum Witte Museum

How to Participate in ART SOUP

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:18:19 GMT

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTS via San Antonio’s United Arts Fund 2010 Arts Soup Promotion What: Local restaurants join together to raise dollars and awareness of theFund which supports 27 local arts and cultural organizations. Selected soups “ArtsSoup” is sold and a portion of the sales are donated to theFund. It’s that easy!! When: Valentines Day to 2010 Luminaria (February 14, 2010 - March 14, 2010) How: Ø theFund provides all the promotional materials, flyers, check presenter flyers, posters and more. Ø You decide how much to contribute from sales. 50% is suggested. Or make a contribution of $500. Ø theFund will come to your establishment and train your wait staff about the program and theFund prior to the start date. Why: Ø Arts Soup Trophy to top contributor (‘09 Winner, Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine) Ø Exposure to new markets. Drive traffic to your door! Ø Free marketing!...

home Page - About theFund

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:22:42 GMT

theFund is a united arts fund created to generate new resources of operating support to help financially strengthen qualified non-profit arts and cultural organizations.

theFund's purpose is to support an active and flourishing arts and cultural community in San Antonio, through donations, increased awareness, and participation. Our fundraising supplements, but does not impede nor replace, organizations' own fundraising efforts or government support.

You can visit us at

2009 Campaign

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:58 GMT

We officially kicked off our 2009 Annual Campaign, hosting our first corporate event at Rackspace Managed Hosting in partnership with their Rack Gives Back program. The evening of February 12th, Rackers, and their families, were treated to a spectacular evening of performances by several of theFund's affiliate members; The Ballet of San Antonio, Carver Community Cultural Center, Gemini Ink, Guadalupe Dancers, San Pedro Playhouse's Broadway Players, and KRLN. Guadalupe Folklorico Dancers Camp Broadway Stars from San Pedro Playhouse TheWitte Museum, Blue Star Contemporary Art, TPR, Museo Alameda, and theMcNay were in attendance with display tables to help the Rackers find their inner artist. This year's Humana Campaign presentation featured Olivia Morales, a member of YOSA, playing her violin. Olivia Morales with Melanie Toniazzo, Humana employee and Fund board member Campaign results increased 1008% over 08, and 45.8% over the all time high. ...

2009 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Campaign

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:41 GMT

Rod and Kathy prepare the meet the Toyota team

Setting up our table with our information display

Rod explaining the contribution process

Jeannie thanks Toyota team members for their contributions

Guadalupe Mariachi Students perform for Toyota employees

2009 Gore Design Completion Campaign

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:18 GMT

On August 25th and 26th theFund went on the road to give a workplace presentation in the airplane hangar at Gore Design Completion. Gore Design Completion employees turn out to support theFund. Gore Design employees watch actor, James Apollo Bradley, give his Magik Theatre performance of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Actor, Brandi Hollsten, from Magik Theatre, performing, also from If You Give A Mouse Cookie a few of theFund board members,(from front to back), Olga Vasquez, Polly Underwood, Marc Nourani, Brenda Johnston, and Rod Rubbo, enjoying the actors in Magik's performance segment in the entrance to the hangar. Kathy and Jerry Gore listen as Rod Rubbo, President of theFund, speaks to the employees of Gore Design during the presentation.

Citibank 2009 Open House and Art Show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:49 GMT

Polly Underwood and Rod Rubbo Citibank just recently completed a week long campaign October 19 –23, 2009 that included the following activities to raise money for theFund. Clothing Pass Fund Raiser – $15 passes were sold that entitled staff to wear shorts, T-shirts and sweatshirts each Friday for a 5 week period with all proceeds going to theFund. Open House – the Fund affiliates share information about their organizations programs with the employees from 11 to 2 on Wednesday October 21st. Along with a silent auction with all proceeds going to theFund. A table was set up from 11 to 2 each day from 10/19 -10/22 outside of the Citi Café for employees to sign up to donate to theFund, to receive a FUNd card. They also had a “Fund theFund”spare change donation box in the employee cafeteria. Encouraging staff to donate their spare change to the arts in San Antonio. Every penny counts. And last but not least an...

Where Does the Money Go?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:11:23 GMT

theFund Affiliates Witte Museum Jump Start San Antonio Museum of Art We owe thanks for the help that you and theFund have given our organization. It has enabled us to help bring family programming FREE to the citizens of San Antonio and arts education into our schools. Laurie Dailey, Director, Arts San Antonio Ballet San Antonio YOSA Youth Orchestra of San Antonio ARTS San Antonio Ballet Folklorico Your contributions make it possible for Ballet San Antonio to continue to provide San Antonio with professional ballet performances and educational outreach programming, such as our free Learning That Moves You program, which brings dance into area schools. Adrienne Westlake, Marketing Director, Ballet San Antonio The 28 arts and cultural organizations have qualified as recipients of money raised through...

Why Give?

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:45:04 GMT

Make a dream come true.... Say Si-Media Arts Students Dreaming of Ballet at theFund Toyota Open House Southwest School of Art and Craft Luminaria Project Thanks to theFund we have accomplshed a great deal in providing lifelong learning opportunities and addressing the needs of our community through dynamic programs and creative exhibits. As the city's most visited museum, the Witte currently hosts more than 400,000 visitors per year, including 161,000 area school children.We are indeed grateful that you believe in the Witte's ability to meet this challenge and are dedicated to helping us expand and enhace educational opportunities to serve both younger and older visitors. -- Marise McDermott, President and CEO, Witte Museum Did you know that Say Si serves students from over 70 schools throughout...

2009 Bexar County Campaign

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:44:33 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS Bexar County Employees for a 16.4% increase in donations from last year! . Rod Rubbo presents award, made by 11 year old Esther Garza, a student of SaySi, to Jo Acebes Director of the Infrastructure Services Department for the most money raised during 2009 Bexar County Campaign. Susan Reed, District Attorney, to her right was this year's chair of the campaign. Susan was recognized for the 16.4% increase in contributions over last year's campaign. Yvonne Escamilla, Overall Campaign Coordinator for Bexar County with Rod Rubbo Doug Cross presents theFund video Ed Miles speaking to the Deputy Sheriffs Yvette Moran, community programs management analyst and campaign coordinator, talks with John McCutcheon at theFund presentation at the medical examiners office. Bexar County final results, $30,133.00, a 16.4% increase over 2008. This is a...

Combined Campaigns

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:43:07 GMT

Did you know you can:

Give to theFund

through the following United Way COMBINED CAMPAIGNS?

ACCD Employees’ Charitable Campaign
AT&T Employees’ Charitable Campaign

Bexar County Employees Local Charitable Campaign 8026
City of San Antonio Charitable Campaign 8026
Combined Public Schools Campaign 8026
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) 46265
State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) 414102

San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) Employees’ Charitable Campaign 3000

Ask your employer how to donate!

theFund has been approved to participate in several local charitable campaigns. The majority of these take place during the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County annual campaigns.

The numbers in red are theFund agency numbers assigned by the United Way listed in the Combined Campaign brochure for this years campaigns.

Home Page - Who Benefits

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:15 GMT

The following arts and cultural organizations have qualified as recipients of money raised by theFund.