Sponsorship and Funding

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Moderator

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Tina Simpkin[/dcs_fancy_header]

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Panelists

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Catharine Bird is a freelance Grant writer for Arts Organizations and Artists. With more than 15 years experience in the music industry including stints as a record label executive, booking agent, manager, music festival coordinator and director of a national non-profit arts organization, Catharine’s diverse experience is an asset to decoding the application process. Catharine keeps a full list of grant program deadlines available for all Arts disciplines at www.catbird.ca and is always available for advice.

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Website: http://catbird.ca/
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Erin Kiyonaga[/dcs_fancy_header]
Erin Kiyonaga has studied and performed music since childhood. Her involvement in diverse musical disciplines continues today, and she is a member of Choir!Choir!Choir! and a student of Taiko drumming with Kiyoshi Nagata. Erin has an Honours B.A. from the University of Toronto. With her experience living and working abroad, combined with her passion for music and culture, Erin offers a valuable contribution to Canadian music and has worked with FACTOR for almost 3 years to help support the Canadian music industry. With experience in both primary departments at FACTOR, Erin brings a well-rounded and comprehensive understanding of FACTOR to the table. Currently a Coordinator in the Submissions Department, Erin is available to help you navigate FACTOR’s programs and better understand the application and funding process.
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Website: http://factor.ca/
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A native Torontonian, Rick MacMillan has served as manager of the SOCAN Foundation since 1999, overseeing all administrative aspects of the organization and interfacing with its 13-member board of directors. Prior to that he was editor of SOCAN’s magazine Words & Music for 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with a major in music, from York University.
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Website: http://socan.ca/
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Tiffany Ferguson[/dcs_fancy_header]
Tiffany Ferguson joined MuchFACT (formerly known as VideoFACT), the ground-breaking music video production fund, sponsored entirely by MuchMusic and MuchMore (divisions of BellMedia), part time as Program Coordinator in March 2006. At the same time, she was also the office manager for Canada’s oldest independent label True North Records and executive assistant to the legendary Bernie Finkelstein of Finkelstein Management (former chairman and co-founder of MuchFACT). When Bernie sold True North in December 2007, Tiffany joined the MuchFACT team full time.In this role, she is very active in all aspects of the foundation’s operations. This includes communications, deadline administration, office management, board meeting coordination, event planning, and program liaison. Tiffany’s music industry career began with internships at The Orange Record Label/Orange Lounge Recording studio and S.L. Feldman and Associates. Music is her family business, so Tiffany has therefore spent her life growing up in the Canadian music industry. Her first concert was actually Michael Jackson at the age of 8 months old. She is very passionate about supporting the arts, specifically through not for profit initiatives. Tiffany firmly believes that the success of Canadian artists would not be possible without grant programs such as MuchFACT. She is a true supporter of Canadian music, and believes that our country’s artists are the most talented in the world.
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Website: http://muchfact.ca/
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