Your Art Changes Lives. Let’s Prove it.
We teach arts & culture nonprofits how to capture outcomes, interpret the data, and turn it into narratives that win 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 guide you in identifying outcomes that resonate with funders, stakeholders, and communities, often beyond what traditional metrics capture. That includes transformational impact like empathy, emotional well-being, public value, job preparedness, and your role in reducing social isolation. This isn’t about measuring more. It’s about measuring differently, so your data builds a 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 we’ve had to rely on box-office numbers and budget data to prove it. Not anymore. Empathy, critical thinking, job readiness, and even relief from loneliness can now be measured, shared, and used to show your full public value. MCA provides the model to capture these deeper outcomes, communicate your relevance, and turn that evidence into the investment your work deserves.
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 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
“This was one of the best professional development sessions I've attended. Thanks for thinking outside of the box!”
Peg McDonald, Arts Advocate
“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
Arts Funding Resources
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