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Funding Pathway Finder

Global sounds exciting! Does the partnership part sound like you too?

Global Creative City Partners is not just about having a large organization, a famous name, or an international program.

This pathway is about organizations that play a sustained role in how San Diego connects to visitors, broader markets, national or global audiences, transborder relationships, and the City’s identity as a creative destination.

It can also come with additional expectations because the City may be making a different level of investment.

Those expectations may include things like:

  • More opportunities for San Diego residents to access your work.
  • Investment in local artists and cultural workers.
  • Sharing space, expertise, or resources with the creative community.
  • Cultural tourism or destination partnerships.
  • Additional reporting or data.
  • Greater transparency.
  • Participation in broader City or Creative City initiatives.

So... how does that sound?

A

Yes! That kind of relationship with the City makes sense for the role our organization plays.
 

Your likely pathway is Global Creative City Partners.

Cultural Affairs will still confirm that the pathway fits, and your organization must agree to participate in it.

B

Not really. Our biggest focus is sustaining and strengthening our own organization.
 

That is useful information!

Your likely pathway is Organizational Growth & Sustainability.

C

Some of it sounds like us, but we are not sure we are ready for all of that.
 

That is a very reasonable answer.

Read both Global Creative City Partners and Organizational Growth & Sustainability then decide which one best reflects what you want City support to help you do right now.

Application Support can help you compare the two.