• This IDEAL™ Vision Sharing program addresses and is an initial attempt to preempt issues of bias and omission slow to be evaluated and resolved throughout the nation and around the globe. 

• The proprietary & confidential vision sharing program unique to NYCA includes (but is not limited to) all that follows and is distinguished by incorporating the trademarked IDEAL™ Vision Sharing program:

1. Employee Inclusion {focus here and the rest will fall into alignment}

The practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized through unacceptable social practices, biases, and omissions, such as those who have physical or intellectual disabilities and members of other minority groups

2. Employee Diversity

The practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.

3. Employee Equity

The quality of being fair and impartial in legal matters as well as compensation and benefits

4. Employee Accessibility

The quality of:

being able to be reached or entered

being easy to obtain or use

being easily understood or appreciated

being easily reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability

5. Employee Liberty

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

6. Employee Value

Consideration (of someone) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion by virtue of the regard that someone is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of someone

7. Employee Advancement Track

Joint plan prepared, approved, and mutually implemented by employee and employer that lays out in writing both career and personal development goals and the roles each plays, as well as the commitments each has to the other to achieve the Advancement Track goals and objectives with benchmarking and projected deadline schedule.

8. Employee Retention Through Value-added Advancement Track Projects:

Every employee has exactly the same opportunity to create their future path at NYCA. NYCA hires all employees for not just one specific function or role, but also to contribute a special and valuable part of themselves, a unique skill-set or talent, to enhance programming for the community, improve operational activities, interest other talent to NYCA, or create and implement new projects that achieve new sources of revenue. The director and other senior management will mentor each member of the staff, supporting them in fulfilling their vision and respective personal objectives and goals. All staff work 4/5's time (80%) in their hired functional role and commit the other 20% (1-day per week) to a special project for which they complete a proposal for approval, including timeline, budget, and team. Projects are expected minimally to take at least one year to complete, and most likely two (possibly slightly more), depending on complexity and budget and number of people involved.

9. Employee Minimum Salary at the Apex Initiative = $72,000/per annum

Extrapolation of an individual's gross salary requirements to live independently, anxiety free with dignity.

10. Employee Artists Dreams Come True Reward Program

Special employee-only grants to an artist, performance artist, musician/composer/conductor, 

dancer/choreographer, and writer/author/playwright will be available for application annually.

11. Employee Personal Development and Mentor Program + At the Directors request.

At the time of hiring, each employee will be assigned a mentor, as well as a schedule for both in-person 

and online remote seminars, webinars, and workshops, guided by professionals in the areas of 

spirituality, religion, philosophy, psychology, biology, personal financial planning and investing, physical 

health, and nutrition.

The director may periodically invite staff members to work on key executive projects being led by 

the Director that are new and experimental and require extensive research, planning, and analysis for 

implementation.

12. Employee Personal Charitable Contributions Matching Program

NYCA has established a special endowment fund. It is the firm belief of the organization and its founder, that charitable giving is a valuable tool and resource for maintaining a circle of gratitude and empathy in the world. The more one consistently gives and the more one shows great appreciation and gratitude for the gifts bestowed upon them, the stronger and more impact these gifts have on sustaining the life-affirming programs in place and all future programs yet to realized.

13. 403b Tax Deferred Annuity Retirement Investment Plan

Plan begins first day of employment and is immediately vested up to 10% contribution and match

14. Lifelong Learning Opportunities, Workshops, Courses, Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Assistance

On annual basis, NYCA will announce programs for the year ahead that will be financially sponsored by the organization and may be offerings that are internal through its education department or external programs offered by third party entities (colleges, universities, programs, education centers, mentor programs). Additionally, employees can submit statements of outstanding debt generated by students loans and the organization will pay down up to $25,000 in any given fiscal year until debt is cleared while they are fully employed by NYCA.

15. Childcare / Daycare Services Onsite (overseen by the Education Department)

Arts immersion daycare program

16. Complete and comprehensive benefits package:

• Group Health

• Dental

• Vision

• Group Life Insurance

• Individual Term Life Insurance

• Pet Insurance

• Nutritionally balanced lunches, snacks, and refreshments

• 20 days vacation/PTO (years 1 & 2) | 

• 25 days vacation (years 3 & 4) 

• 30 days vacation (5+ years)

• 12 holidays (of the employee's choosing)

• 3 (no-questions-asked) personal days required to be requested and scheduled in advance

• 11 sick days (more than one day consecutive requires medical note)

• Mental and Physical Health and Well-Being Programs

• Yoga and Meditation Practice

• Confidential Assistance Plans

• Illness Prevention Programs 

• Annual Attendance Award and Prize