Funding Partner Toolkit

As a CreativeGround funding partner, you have direct access to site data and approval of special designations on profiles (as applicable). We rely on you to help keep CreativeGround data up-to-date, so please:  

• Suggest an Edit on Profiles that you see that could use some freshening up! 
• Review your Approval Queues regularly 
• Let us know if you want to add designated arts communities or creative zones to the existing lists of Cultural Districts, Creative Zones, etc. (Learn more about the Designated Arts Communities field)
• Encourage your network to create, update, or claim existing profiles 

There are many ways to distribute information about CreativeGround to your constituents. What follows is a nonexhaustive list of tools and resources to help you use CreativeGround as Partner, including links to our Toolkits for Promo, Training, and the State Arts Agency (SAA) Roster Approval Queues.

Please email creativeground@nefa.org as you discover new ways to share this information or have questions about how to maximize use of the current tools; the CreativeGround team can share these innovations with you and your colleagues to continually enhance how we celebrate the creative economy of New England.

Read on to discover how to:

• Create an account and gain Partner Access
• Navigate to the Partner Portal
• Add Special Designation to a profile (e.g. State Arts Agency Artist Rosters)
• Access the Promo Toolkit for ways to include CreativeGround listings on your site, materials, and more
• Access the Training Toolkit for ways to train your network

How to create an account and gain Partner Access

In order to gain partner access to CreativeGround, you need to have a user account with a special role.

1. Go to www.creativeground.org/user/register
2. Enter your information under "Register" and click “Create Account.”
3. Check your email for instructions to complete your account setup
4. Email your request for access to CreativeGround staff at creativeground@nefa.org. If you do not notify the CreativeGround team, you will not gain access to approval queues, exports of your area's profiles, etc.

How to navigate to the NEW Partner Portal

Once you have been granted partner access by the CreativeGround team, you will see a new option appear in your User Dashboard on CreativeGround. 

Follow these steps to access the Partner Portal:  

1. Sign in to CreativeGround and go to your User Dashboard 
2. In the menu on the left, click “Access my Approval Queues and Reports” 
3. You will be taken to the login page for the Partner Portal. Use the same username and password that you use to sign in to CreativeGround.org.  
4. Once signed in, click "go to NEW Partner Portal" under the "Reports" section. This will pass you through to the new data partner dashboard. 

Notes

• Guidelines for partner use of the downloaded data from CreativeGround is specified in the Data Use Agreement for each partner.
• Additional detailed instructions & guides on how to export data and create your own reports are available in the shared funding partner materials folder. 
• If you want to learn about how to Include CreativeGround Listings on your Website using the Application Programming Interface (API), please go to that section in the Promo Toolkit