Strategic Plan Consultant RFP

Summary

Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation invite proposals from a qualified consultant or consultant team )to develop a new strategic plan: Toronto Arts Council & Foundation Strategic Plan (2025 – 2030).

Toronto Arts Council (TAC) is the City of Toronto’s funding body for artists and arts organizations, and an incorporated charity governed by a board of directors who are leaders in Toronto’s arts, civic and political sectors. TAC’s mission is to support artists and arts organizations with responsive and innovative granting programs.

Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) is an affiliated but separately incorporated charity with its own board of directors who are leaders in Toronto’s philanthropic, civic, business and academic sectors, some of whom overlap with TAC. TAF’s mission is to celebrate and strengthen Toronto’s artists and arts organizations.

The two organizations work together to support the arts for the benefit of everyone in Toronto. Through complementary programs, initiatives, partnerships, and networks, TAC and TAF are committed to building strong pathways for artists and arts organizations to be successful and for arts experiences to be available in communities across the city – for a vibrant, creative, and connected Toronto.

TAC and TAF seek a Consultant to develop a five-year strategic plan that will launch in 2025. This will be the first joint strategic plan of the organizations, designed to maximize the synergies between TAC and TAF and leverage their unique roles and contributions for a common vision.