GIA Reader (2000-present)

2005, 82 pages. The Foundation Center, 79 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003-3076, 212-620-4230.

Published in cooperation with the Independent Sector, this report is the first comprehensive analysis of U.S. foundation funding for social justice from 1998 to 2002, based on data that includes all grants of over $10,000 from more than 1,000 of the nation's largest private and community foundations.

October 2005, 200 pages, $19.95. New Village Press, Oakland, CA, 510-420-1361, www.newvillagepress.net

A Beginner's Guide to Community-based Arts is a wonderfully designed and accessible training guidebook for teachers, artists, and activists wanting to use art as a vehicle for social change. Lead writer Mat Schwarzman and cartoonist Keith Knight create graphic profiles of ten exemplary practitioners followed by activities, exercises, discussion questions, and resources on how to connect with and develop art emanating out of a particular community.

2005, 174 pages. Theatre Communications Group, 355 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10017-0217, 212-697-5230.

Launched in 1999, the National Theatre Artist Residency Program was designed to foster both new and expanded relationships between theaters and artists through grants for long-term residencies. This volume documents the experiences of the 135 artists and 99 theaters that participated in the program through 2005, and provides an in-depth analysis of the many challenges and opportunities they faced.

2004, 18 pages. Los Angeles County Arts Commission, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, 213-974-1343

Download pdf: www.lacountyarts.org/artsed/docs/artsedu_artsforall09-02.pdf

2005, 148 pages. Appalachian Education Initiative , 111 High Street, Morgantown, WV, 26505, 304-225-0101.

This report is a comprehensive survey assessing the status of arts education in West Virginia's public schools and communities, and was designed to provide public officials and educators with baseline data about arts education in the state.

2005, 24 pages. Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley, 1153 Lincoln Avenue, Suite I, San Jose, CA, 95125-3009, www.ci-sv.org

Download PDF: www.ci-sv.org/pdf/ci_creative_index.pdf

2005, 12 pages. U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20220, 202-622-2000, www.treasury.gov.

Download pdf: www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/key-issues/protecting/docs/guidelines_charities.pdf

These voluntary guidelines are intended to "assist charities in developing a risk-based approach to guard against the threat of diversion of funds by use by terrorists and their support networks."

2005, 18 pages. Neighborhood Funders Group, 1301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, 202-833-4690, www.nfg.org

Download PDF: www.nfg.org/publications/nfg_25_years.pdf

This brief report documents the work of this organization and the growth of the community development field in philanthropy since 1980.

2003, 84 pages, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, 2324 University Avenue West, Suite 114, St. Paul, MN 55114, 651 645-0402

This workbook, targeted to small arts organizations, is definitely about more than simply “putting butts in seats.” It is based on a much broader definition of audience participation and offers a nine- step process to help organizations think about how to increase participation in a more strategic and focused way.