Hi Beth,
I am not clear on whether you are trying to continue the program with the City of Santa Cruz AND have the non-profit space, or if you are handing over the program all together to the nonprofit. In both Portland, OR and San Francisco, there
is a SCRAP non-profit creative reuse store and there is a Glean art program run by Recology, with artists-in-residence at the dump. The programs exist independently and are BOTH wonderful community assets and ways to think about reuse. Perhaps the nonprofit
in Santa Cruz wouldn’t utilize the dump, but rather their own store and/or feature artists working with reclaimed materials, but not necessarily stuff from the city dump? There are OODLES of materials that could be funneled through a SCRAP store even prior
to making it to the dump.
Coincidentally, the SCRAP in Portland and the SCRAP in San Francisco are entirely independent of one another but share that SCRAP name. The SCRAP in Portland started SCRAP USA, which helps start SCRAPs elsewhere. So if you are talking about
licensing the “SCRAP” brand, you may want to be aware if there is already any sort of trademark on the name or concept.
Do you want to hand off the successful program, or grow creative reuse by helping this nonprofit develop a mission that can co-exist with that of your program?
I worked at SCRAP PDX several years ago. The most amazing thing about SCRAP was that the store sales (earned income) from donated art and craft supplies provided a huge percentage of income for the nonprofit, meaning they did not depend
on grants or government assistance. Maybe the nonprofit in Santa Cruz would no need direct City resources to flourish.
Best,
Eleanor
Eleanor Sandys
Percent for Art | Registrar & Research Specialist
Oregon Arts Commission
775 Summer St. NE, Suite 200 | Salem, OR 97301
m: (971) 707-3004 | o: (503) 986-0091
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Subject: Incubating an arts business next steps?
Do any of you have experience ‘incubating’ a new business by starting a program and then handing it over to a 501c3 to run?
SCRAP is our highly esteemed program started 3 years ago that gives selected artists access to the ‘dump’ to glean materials and make art. The resulting artwork is shown in a local (for profit) art gallery and we’ve had huge success with
the quality of work, attendance at the shows, and sales.
However, the coordinator has grown frustrated by the immeasurable amount of waste she sees at the landfill– especially useful goods being dumped. She wants to start a non-profit gallery and store that has smaller recycled and reusable goods
– things you cannot find at Habitat for Humanity – things like fabric, paper, paint, small furniture, etc. She would set it up as a 501c3.
If we give her the green light to do this, I’m wondering if we would want a licensing agreement for the SCRAP “brand?” Other legal considerations?
Any advice is appreciated!
Thanks,
Beth
Tobey
Arts Program Manager
City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office
(831) 420-5154 |
btobey@cityofsantacruz.com
www.SantaCruzCityArts.com
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