Scores and Comments

19.c.ps.180.503

Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp.

Application Details
Proposal Type	General Program Support - Discipline-Based
Request Amount	$74,000
Total Score	429.000
Average Score	85.800

Panelist Scores

Panelist	Excellence	Impact	Management	Accessibility	Total
Cox Elaine	36	28	18	8	90
Jose Brian	32	24	19	9	84
Palkhivala Tania	35	29	18	10	92
Rivera Darren	29	23	18	10	80
Rusconi Ellen	35	24	15	9	83

Comments
Cox Elaine - Score: 90.000
Very detailed proposal. Strong marketing campaign. Would like to see an explanation for your Total Cash Expenses budget-line increase.
Jose Brian - Score: 84.000
Applicant has clear, if not long, mission statement and clearly describes their programs. Reviewer feels confident in organization's ability to carry out proposal. Applicant also describes partnerships; however, reviewer cannot find evidence of goals and measurable objectives in the "Excellence" section of application. Applicant demonstrates cultural service and an array of activities. Reviewer would like to see more detail of educational impact, and there is little mention of economic impact. Applicant manages evidence of marketing very well.
Palkhivala Tania - Score: 92.000
Objectives should be fully measurable. There is a significant swing up in the budget ($90,000) from what you indicated for Current Fiscal Year and Next Fiscal Year and then a swing down by almost the same amount in the Proposal Budget. It would be useful to have an explanation so that we the reviewers understand the finances of the organization and how they are managed.
Rivera Darren - Score: 80.000
The proposal suffers from the absence of objectives and outcomes. Each program listed as part of the festival and collateral activities should contain measurable outcomes. In other words, tell us what you want to accomplish with each program, and how you will measure the degree to which you achieved success. (The proposal briefly addresses one such objective,increase attendance by 10 percent for the 2018 ballet performance series, in the evaluation section, but otherwise does not list measurable outcomes.) Qualitative impact statements do a nice job of showing the program's importance, but quantitative economic impact statements are missing. (Use Americans for the Arts economic prosperity calculator for this, if you don't have proprietary data.) Strong marketing plan.
Rusconi Ellen - Score: 83.000
Goals and Objectives - objectives must provide clear measurable targets. When talking about a process for example that Mr. Pena has a strict protocol as to who is invited, detail some of this process. What is the protocol? Give evidence to back up these kind of statements. Partnerships - partnerships include partners beyond Florida Timeline repeats the information included previously in application. Let us know the producing timeline. Overall, the space available could be used better and result in a more compelling proposal with more complete responses. Proposal Impact - response is repetitive of info already presented. In 20 years, there must be quantified impact data to include. Economic impact inclusion would strengthen this proposal. Marketing and Promotion - good detail provided. Be sure to proofread to make responses more readable. Fiscal Condition and Sustainability - we have no idea whether purchase is reasonable and how close they are to purchase price. Cost of renovations? Does the org have a surplus or a deficit? We need more information to understand this. Evaluation plan depends very heavily on press/media. Seems more should be internal. What about surveying artists and companies involved? Budget shows big jumps in funding and admissions. Is this realistic? Very complete Management and Proposal Budget. In kind in proposal budget is greater than in org budget Evaluation date for 504 is after submission date of application. Not everything is accessible due to historic place. Supplemental materials are very professional.