Your Art Changes Lives. Let’s Prove it.
We help arts and culture nonprofits capture outcomes, interpret data, and turn them into narratives that secure investment and prove relevance.
Overlooked and Undervalued?
You’re not alone.
People still see the arts as “nice to have,” not essential. But your organization drives real outcomes: improving mental health, strengthening civic engagement, and shaping more empathetic communities.
That’s not a side effect of the arts. It’s the point.
Turn your impact into investment.
Meleca Creative Advisors combines data and strategy to help arts organizations confidently prove their value.
We help you identify outcomes that resonate with funders, stakeholders, and communities — often beyond what traditional metrics capture. Think empathy, mental wellness, job preparedness, and reducing social isolation. This isn’t about measuring more. It’s about measuring differently, so your data builds an undeniable case for your work and why it’s essential.
Meleca Creative Advisors helps organizations turn lived experience into measurable outcomes.
The arts have always transformed lives — but for too long, we’ve had to rely on ticket counts and budgets to prove it. Not anymore. Now, outcomes like empathy, critical thinking, job readiness, and even relief from loneliness can be measured and shared — showing your organization’s full public value.
We turn outcomes into investment. Here’s how.
How We Help You Succeed
Assess & Align
We help you identify where your programs already create public value, and guide you in communicating that impact in ways that resonate with funders, stakeholders, and community partners.
Amplify Your Story
Craft your most compelling story and find partnerships that resonate with investors to strengthen your community's future.
Connect & Catalyze
We don’t just introduce you to the right funders; we jump‑start the relationship so momentum (and money) flow faster.
Sustain & Grow
In this unpredictable funding world, maintain consistent growth and sustainability by having MCA partner with you to adapt to the ever-changing landscape.
Our Partner Organizations
“Your talk got me thinking about how to quantify and communicate the impact of my work as an artist in an entirely new way. This paradigm shift can potentially reinvent how arts professionals view their missions, make them more financially secure, and increase their effect on audiences.”
Lucas Miller, the "singing zoologist"
“Only a very small group of experts in the field understand that changing the way in which nonprofit arts organizations do business is the only answer to every issue the sector faces. By insisting on leaning into the “nonprofit” side, Angela is among the few who have risen to the top of the field when it comes to impact and sustainability. In short, she gets it. Those that are lucky enough to work with her can only benefit from the change she inspires.”
Alan Harrison, Nonprofit Arts Author of Scene Change, and Consultant
Testimonials
“Her global and forward-thinking ideas and current actions toward measuring the impact of the arts qualitatively are inspiring and exciting!”
Michelle Tavenner, Dir. of Artistic Programming and Education, McConnell Arts Center
“Angela is one of the few people in this industry who fully understands and can effectively communicate the value, impact, and needs of the arts and cultural sector with diverse stakeholders, from college students to lawmakers.”
Youngaah Koh, Assistant Professor of Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship, Miami University
“Angela’s leadership through the Collaborative Arts Impact Initiative has not only reshaped how we think about impact at the Wex—it’s challenged me personally to lead with more clarity, courage, and accountability. You've given us language, tools, and conviction to build programs that don't just feel meaningful, but prove it. That’s a lasting shift, and I’m grateful to be part of it.”
Emily Oilar, Director, Planning and Strategic Projects, Wexner Center for the Arts
“Angela is the unicorn asset every creative business needs. Not only is she bringing fresh thinking and ideas, but she makes it happen!”
Joe Niedecken, Founder, CMO, Creative Executive, Elevate Pictures
Arts Funding Resources
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