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                                      GUEST: 

                             HARRIET TAUB         

                                    Director:

                           Materials for the Arts

                                     www.mfta.org 

                                 htaub@mfta.org

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More about HARRIET TAUB & MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS

Harriet Taub                                            Harriet.Taub@gmail.com                                           

Experience:

Director

Materials for the Arts (MFTA), NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/

Friends of Materials for the Arts (FOMA)                                             2000 - Present

Management and Growth:

·        Manage and provide oversight of a $1.5 million annual budget of both MFTA and Friends of Materials for the Arts and a 25,000-square-foot warehouse facility;

·        Supervise a staff of 13 plus volunteers and interns;

·        Developed strategic plan for organization, fund-raising and Web site design, with outside consultants.

·        Managed the program’s move from a 10,000-square-foot facility in Manhattan to 25,000 square feet of space in Long Island City.

Fundraising and Development:

·         Secure, implement and administer grants from state and federal agencies;

·         Increased staff by three by securing funding through grants and   commitment from Friends of Materials for the Arts;

·        Expanded our distribution capabilities by securing funding for additional trucks, evening shopping, a volunteer program and a technology initiative;

·        Established a separate 501C-3 to expand budget and programming to compliment NYC’s financial commitment;  

·        Developed a dynamic cross-industry board of directors to appropriately penetrate industries that may serve as suppliers and/or financial donors;

·        Fund-raised $250,000 annually for the last three years from corporate and private foundations;

Program Management and Innovation

·        Developed and implemented an Educational Program directing staff of artist consultants.

·        MFTA received an award for our Web site and database and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s 2005 Environmental Excellence Award.)

·        Initiated the expansion of our program facilities by an additional 10,000 square feet to accommodate growth and the development of a Reuse Education Center. 2003 - Present

·        Managed increase of Recipient Base to 3,043 from 2700 in 2000.

Development/Education Administrator

Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs                     1998 - 2000

First person hired to expand MFTA’s program to include all DOE school sites. Duties included writing all program materials; public speaking on behalf of the program; working in conjunction with the Office of the Arts and Special projects at the DOE; planned and led workshops for DOE and other not-for-profit organizations; increased membership of schools from 189 to 1,000 in two years.

Prior Experience

Various managerial positions in the fashion and film businesses            1978 - 1998

EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY

Bachelor of Science - Art Education

References available on request

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