{"id":183,"date":"2013-03-18T10:23:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zapplication.org\/?p=183"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:45:57","slug":"guest-post-my-life-in-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zapplication.org\/?p=183","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: My Life in Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My Life in Numbers (AKA Why Event Producers Are Crazy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/bayoucityartfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayou City Art Festivals<\/a> are produced twice a year &#8212; one spring, one fall &#8212; by arts nonprofit group Art Colony Association. Executive Director Kelly Kindred distills her life down to the hard figures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stakeholders to Whom I Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 Board Members\n\t<\/li>\n<li>4 Emeritus Board Members\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 Featured Artist each Festival\n\t<\/li>\n<li>300 Artists Participating in any given Bayou City Art Festival\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1000+ Artists Applying to any given Bayou City Art Festival<br \/>\n\t><\/li>\n<li>92 middle school artists\n\t<\/li>\n<li>50 high school artists\n\t<\/li>\n<li>City of Houston\n\t<\/li>\n<li>19 Nonprofit Partners\n\t<\/li>\n<li>20+ Sponsors\n\t<\/li>\n<li>30,000+ Patrons\n\t<\/li>\n<li>100+ Members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>People Who I Manage (and Who Are in the Trenches Helping)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 Full Time Staff Members\n\t<\/li>\n<li>0.5 Accountants\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 PR Team\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 Design Firm\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 Concessions Management and Catering Company\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 Production Manager\n\t<\/li>\n<li>6 Contractors\n\t<\/li>\n<li>5 Operational Committees\n\t<\/li>\n<li>9 Committee Heads\n\t<\/li>\n<li>100+ Committee Members\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1000+ Volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>What I Give<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lots of sweat\n\t<\/li>\n<li>A little blood\n\t<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes tears\n\t<\/li>\n<li>Much more than 40 hours a week at the office\n\t<\/li>\n<li>Hundreds of hours of my personal time attending events, spreading the word about the Bayou City Art Festivals\n\t<\/li>\n<li>Dozens of sleepless nights either working late or worrying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Who Loves Me and Keeps Me Sane<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 dogs\n\t<\/li>\n<li>2 cats\n\t<\/li>\n<li>1 horse\n\t<\/li>\n<li>13 family members\n\t<\/li>\n<li>20 close friends who understand why I disappear from their lives for the three months around festival time twice a year. Yes, that&#8217;s 6 months a year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>What I Get<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lots of satisfaction knowing I&#8217;m following my passion for the arts, supporting the arts and community services in Houston, and helping festival artists by providing them a solid place to sell their art.\n\t<\/li>\n<li>Money, but not a ton. I&#8217;m not in this to get rich. Far from it. After, all I work for a nonprofit. 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