Freeform or Death | a documentary about wfmu. Crowdfunding producer: Vann Alexandra Daly.

At Knight Foundation, we believe having a proposal for an innovative arts project is just one step; you also have to get the community to buy into your idea or your organization. In fact, asking for support is an art itself. Enter “crowd-sourceress” Vann Alexandra Daly, a film producer who will share her strategies during a South Florida workshop this month.

“Running a crowdfunding campaign is a struggle,” says Daly, a Miami-born Brooklynite who is a master of passing the hat. “You have to be on it every day; it’s hustling.”

On Thursday, Feb. 20, Knight Arts will host Daly at the Little Haiti Cultural Center for the free workshop. A Q&A and reception will follow.

Daly’s tenacity and innovative strategies have successfully funded six films in the past year, raising more than a quarter of a million dollars. Her fundraising campaigns have supported films selected at Sundance and the Tribeca Film Festival, including “Changing the Game” and “Dancing in Jaffa.”

Click here to register. The Little Haiti Cultural Center is located at 212 NE 59th Terrace in Miami. 

Nicole Chipi, arts program associate at Knight Foundation