Organizations Filed Purposes:
HANDMADE IN AMERICA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 AS A MEANS TO EXPAND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE HANDMADE CRAFT TRADITION. AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DURING 2015, HANDMADE IN AMERICA PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THREE AREAS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND EDUCATION. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPLIES COMMUNITY DRIVEN METHODS FOR DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING FORMAL, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR SMALL TOWNS, CRAFT CLUSTERS, AND PEER TO PEER MENTORING.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS TO BE REGIONALLY FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND CRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTING PARTNERS THROUGH (A) ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING IN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND THE CREATIVITY OF CRAFT, (B) ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME WOMEN IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESSES, (C) PROVIDE EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES AND VENUES, AND (D) TRAINING CRAFT ARTISTS TO EXPEND THEIR MARKETS AND GAIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS.
EDUCATION: THIS PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST WNC CRAFT ARTISTS THROUGH ADVOCACY IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CRAFT ACTIVITIES THROUGH LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAINING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Glenn Cox | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $39,881 |
| Mary Carol Koester | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Bullock | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Yona Wade | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Tiger | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Olivia Poto | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marianne Weaver | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Margy Murphy | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert M Hensley | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Danny Yelton | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Sandy Stevenson | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Tessier | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Twitty | CHAIRPERSON | 3 | $0 |
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