Professional Services for Organizations

DiChiera Consulting provides the following services for nonprofit organizations on a contract basis:

Client-specific research on funding opportunities. Reporting includes detailed information on deadlines, application strategies, and building foundation relationships.

Writing and submission of grants, letters of intent, RFQs and RFPs

Strategic planning recommendations based on staff and board interviews, review of web platforms, constituent & donor databases, program evaluation, mission and vision revaluation, and short and long-term goals.

Clients include Providence CityArts, Southside Cultural Center, The Hera Gallery, The Womxn Project, The Providence Steel Yard

Professional Services for Artists

As Director of Artist Programs for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Cristina DiChiera created a professional development program of free workshops and small business resources. She merged this program into one of the first state partnerships with MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program.

Years of experience running professional development workshops for artists has given her tools and insights to help artists determine their goals, assess their assets and resources, plan their online and bricks and mortar representation, and craft a communications plan. She also helps artists apply for grants, fellowships, residencies and commissions.

Cristina DiChiera has delivered Professional Practices for Artists workshops for clients including:

• Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)

• Providence College, Providence, RI

• Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI

• Taunton Art Association, Taunton, MA

• University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI

“Years of experience with academic, nonprofit, private and government entities have given me insight into the challenges, opportunities and quirks of each sector.”

2016 interview with the Clark Hulings Fund on artists' professional practices.