Théâtre la Seizième
Théâtre la Seizième
Compassion Fund for Employees
Level UP! Strategy Area: Compassion Fund
Pilot Project: Exploring a Compassion Fund with internal staff
Project Duration: 2022/2023 Season
Continuing to Implement: Yes, the company has continued to offer the fund to staff members and artists with dependents.
Resources Shared: Project Field Notes, Compassion Fund Manual, Compassion Fund Reimbursement Form
About Théâtre la Seizième
Location: British Columbia
Artistic Discipline: Theatre
Operating Budget: $100,000 to $1,000,000
The main French-speaking professional theatre company in British Columbia, since 1974, Théâtre la Seizième has contributed to the richness and diversity of the performing arts through its creation, production, distribution and touring activities. By offering powerful experiences that reflect the best of French-speaking performing arts from here and elsewhere, we seek to inspire, enrich and bring together diverse audiences.
La Seizième’s programming includes a general public season, a youth season, a series of drama workshops in schools, and an artistic incubator for creative practice.
Théâtre la Seizième’s Level UP! Project
Théâtre la Seizième explored piloting a Compassion Fund for employees during the 2022/2023 season to support those caring for children and elderly adults. The pilot was designed as a precursor to expanding support to more artists and arts workers. The project was led by Tine Dupré and Catherine Ballachey.
Project Highlights:
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- The fund covers times of the year when caregivers are required to work outside office hours (e.g. performances), as well as business travel (e.g. covering care for the person they are away from, or supporting travel for that person).
Resources
Théâtre la Seizième | Project Field Notes
About This Resource Théâtre la Seizième created these Project Field Notes in 2023 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. Their project focused on developing a Compassion Fund for staff members. The fund has since been expanded to artists.
Théâtre la Seizième | Compassion Fund Manual
About This Resource Théâtre la Seizième created this Compassion Fund Manual / Manuel du Fonds de compassion in 2023 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. Both English and French versions of the manual are available for download below.
Théâtre la Seizième | Compassion Fund Reimbursement Form
About This Resource Théâtre la Seizième created this Compassion Fund Reimbursement Form / Formulaire remboursement Fonds de compassion in 2022 as part of their Balancing Act Level UP! Pilot Project. Both English and French versions of the form are available for...
More Information
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