Capitol Creative Alliance

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation

$2,106 raised by 28 donors

42% complete

$5,000 Goal

Capitol Creative Alliance is a union of four local creative groups — Creativity+, Design Sacramento, Roseville UX, and Sac DESCO. Each group has been building the community that we longed to see in the greater Sacramento region. Our years spent growing this community gives us a deeper understanding of their needs, and of the needs of the Sacramento region.

We’ve come together to be a hub for our members and to make our programming more accessible; to foster more impactful events and build a rich and supportive community, and to advocate for the creative economy with one voice. We bring creatives together for education, inspiration, and connections. We believe a healthy creative community has the power to elevate our region’s quality of life and economic prosperity.

Mission

Our mission is to champion and inspire the creative community to build a thriving Sacramento Region.

Needs

We need to improve our organizational capacity so that our systems and processes are built in a way that we can all thrive in our organization, and that our organization can continue to thrive.

We also need sustainable funding that will allow us to appropriately pay our staff, pay our speakers and event hosts, and to pay the creatives that we work with.

Equity Statement

Our aim at Capitol Creative Alliance is to champion and inspire the creative community to build a thriving Sacramento Region. We create awareness of, and accessibility to, design paths and the regional workforce. We empower designers from different communities, identities, and experiences to create a stronger and more creative environment and build a network of mutuality. We believe that everyone is an expert based on their lived experiences, and we all have unique and illuminating contributions to bring to the creative process and our larger community. We implement free or sliding scale programming to include inclusive opportunities for underrepresented youth and emerging BIPOC and LGBTQ+ designers.

Our effectiveness depends on diverse partnerships, achieving just and equitable relationships that cultivate mutually respectful engagement. Internally, our organization takes the relational approach to our various initiatives: job placement, education and workforce programs, community outreach and networking. Promoting diversity both within and beyond CCA, in our leadership and in the members and partners we work with, is critical to upholding our values and achieving our goals toward a dynamic and equitable future.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Capitol Creative Alliance

Tax id (EIN)

83-3173941

Mission Category

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Operating Budget

$0-$50,000

Organization Need

Funding: Program, In-Kind Donations, Space: Office or Other, Technology, Board Members

BIPOC Leadership

Executive Director/CEO

Counties Served

Placer, Sacramento, Yolo

Address

2220 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

Service areas

El Dorado, CA, US

Sacramento, CA, US

Placer, CA, US

Yolo, CA, US

Phone

916-234-3004

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