City Hall Workshop: The Power of Arts in Civic Life. Congress of Neighborhoods, 2017.
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Community-Based Innovation to Drive Impact and Profits.
Resource Mapping
Identify Underutilized Resources
Even the most capable leaders leave resources on the table. In the trenches of a mission, we can miss the forest for the trees. Partnerships are taken for granted, synergies overlooked, passion points of customers/communities untapped, funding sources undiscovered.
This is the power of a fresh eye from outside the group -- a creative strategist who can think laterally and find unexpected, invaluable connections and opportunities.
Innovative Outreach
Communicate for Impact
Countless organizations wind up shouting into the void with messaging that fails to connect. They blast their work to the masses and hope for the best -- often without finding their target audience or leading them to take action with their cause or product.
Impactful messaging activates the passion of your audience, creating authentic connections that spark imagination & drive action. A company lives and dies on sales; a movement lives and dies on community engagement.Invest in strategic messaging that drives action & fosters lifelong brand loyalty.
Strategic Development
Mission-Aligned Strategy
Successful strategy is not a fixed plan.
It is a dynamic and evolving process.
There's a reason Fortune 500 companies list creativity as the primary trait they're seeking with new hires. In a rapidly changing world, to adapt is to survive.
Organizations with great products & missions deserve nimble planning that drives results. The right creative strategist empowers leaders by helping them to innovate on a dime, changing tactics with a shifting landscape -- transforming crises into opportunities at every turn.
Reach out to get macro view from a unique creative on your organizational goals.Marketing & Creative Strategy
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Contact Info Below.- Trevor Davis
Trevor Davis is an arts advocate, nonprofit executive and strategic consultant from Los Angeles. He believes passionately in the power of dynamic storytelling to drive impact for great causes and companies. He has developed effective creative marketing strategies for clients, including: Straight Up Films; Stance on Dance: Dancing Over 50; Luminario Ballet; Foundation for Second Chances; Grand Park; and the legendary funk band, Mandrill.
His advocacy has led him to leadership at top organizations in LA County. Davis serves as Co-Chair of the Empowerment Congress Arts & Culture Committee; as Cultural Agent for the U.S. Department of Arts & Culture; as a founding Cabinet Member of USC’s Institute for Theatre & Social Change; and on the Program Advisory Committee for Arts for LA. While serving as Executive Director of Imaginese Productions (2011-2015), he co-founded the nonprofit’s education programs, which developed civic leadership with at-risk youth through the arts. He also served on the Steering Committee of Artivists LA; and as Board Chair of the acclaimed Ate9 Dance Company (2015-2017).
Davis has led workshops and been keynote speaker for the LA County Arts Commission, the LA Opera, Community Arts Resources (CARS), Harvard-Westlake, Into Action and others. After over a decade in arts leadership, he recently founded "REACH for Community" -- a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the use of arts-based social impact in our civic life -- where he serves as Executive Director, while maintaining a limited number of consulting clients that align with his values. Davis received his BFA in Theatre from USC and did his graduate work in USC's Applied Theatre Arts M.A. program. In May of 2017, he was recognized as one of “40 Under 40” Emerging Civic Leaders by the Empowerment Congress in partnership with the LA County Board of Supervisors and the CA State Assembly for his work as an arts advocate.Advocacy Reference:
Davis’ testimony at the BOS meeting on the CEII.
