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From the Philadelphia Inquirer. At a time when the flow of outside funding seems to be slowing relentlessly, the Pew Heritage Philadelphia Program has awarded a little more than $1 million to seven area cultural organizations. The grants, ranging from … Continue reading →

Taking Part, a new report from Arts Council England, makes the case that childhood arts experience plays a major role in adult arts participation. Findings include: • being encouraged to get involved in the arts as a child increases the … Continue reading →

From the Chronicle of philanthropy It’s now official: Sonal Shah, former head of global development at Google.org, the search-engine company’s philanthropic arm, is head of the new White House Office of Social Innovation. Shin Inouye, a White House spokesman, today … Continue reading →

Project Streamline, a collaborative effort of grantmakers and grantseekers working to streamline grant application, monitoring, and reporting practices. One of Project Streamline’s four recommended principles is right-sizing application and reporting requirements to be proportional to the grant amount. But what … Continue reading →

As reported in the Boston Globe. Those involved in the nonprofit sector say such deals have increased in the last decade, but are accelerating now as organizations face a drop in donations and cuts in funding due to the recession. … Continue reading →

In December 2008, Fiscal Management Associates (FMA) and the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) joined together to present a workshop that offered nonprofit leaders concrete tools to lead their organizations during this challenging time. The sponsors of the event, The Clark, … Continue reading →

The National Endowment for the Arts today announced $19.8 million in one-time grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to the state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to support the arts sector of the … Continue reading →

Luis A. Ubiñas, president of Ford Foundation, announced the results of Ford’s year-long evaluation and planning process today. “A year ago, we set out to ensure that the Ford Foundation’s grant making was addressing the challenges of the next generation. … Continue reading →

Op-Ed published in the Pioneer Press by Kate Wolford, president of the McKnight Foundation More than 1.6 million Minnesotans voted to amend our state’s constitution in November. By passing the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, Minnesotans cast a historic … Continue reading →

GIA is presenting a phone forum with Bill Cleveland on April 22. On this call, Bill Cleveland of the Center for the Study of Art & Community will examine the range of funding, advocacy, technical assistance and partnership strategies that … Continue reading →