Future Focus Program
Applications open January 20, 2025
Applications open April 21, 2025
Applications open September 8, 2025
The Future Focus program provides funding to arts organizations who want to explore a key question or challenge facing their organization to enable a significant shift or transformation to develop ‘future focused’ directions for the operations that diverge from previous or current practice in response.
Organizations may be curious about how to adapt to, anticipate or encounter challenges they face, ask questions about their organizational purpose, their role in the arts sector and community, sustainability or continued viability, or how to adapt their business model or structure to operate into the future. The program supports organizations through the process of investigating, identifying, planning, and executing significant and purposeful adaptations in their operations.
The Future Focus Program is a funding collaboration between Calgary Arts Development, the Rozsa Foundation, and the Calgary Foundation, and is being administered on behalf of the funding partners by the Rozsa Foundation. Please visit https://www.rozsafoundation.com/future-focus for full program guidelines and information about how to apply.
2025 Application Deadlines
Intake One
Applications open: January 20, 2025
Application deadline: February 28, 2025
Intake Two
Applications open: April 21, 2025
Application deadline: June 6, 2025
Intake Three
Applications open: September 8, 2025
Application deadline: October 17, 2025
Future Focus Resource Search Tool
This ever-evolving tool was created to help you find resources that may inform and support your journey in making change at your organization. Resources include articles, books, videos, podcasts, reports, training and learning opportunities and contacts. CLICK HERE to access the online search tool. The resource is focused on leadership, change theory, forward thinking, and transparency. This resource was curated by Brian Loevner and Jane Marsland, with help from Sedina Fiati and Owais Lightwala. Additional support was provided by leaders and artists in Calgary and around Canada and the US. If you have any ideas, updates, or concerns about this tool, please email: brian@blveconsults.com.
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