Andrew Taylor blogs about the complex issues surrounding the creation of large civic facilities. Falls right into GIA's capitalization discussion. Plan for building and equally important is realistic planning for years of operation.
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Steve
Pacific Standard Time is a collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene. Beginning October 2011, over 60 cultural institutions will make their contributions to this region-wide initiative encompassing every major L.A. art movement from 1945 to 1980.
by Steve
Opinion from Paul Tetreault at Politico:
Amid today’s rancorous political climate, many of us are searching for a venue of bipartisanship, a place where we can find common ground, where we can search for what unites us, instead of what divides us.
I offer up the arts as an important starting place. Across the country, countless arts venues open their doors each night to offer thought-provoking work, forcing us to wrestle with our pre-conceived notions of other times, other cultures and other beliefs.
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Grantmakers in the Arts will screen this documentary during the conference in San Francisco, Oct. 9-12. It's a fascinating look at how theatre evolves from radical to mainstream reflecting and directing the culture of the community.
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"Bill Gates has donated more than $5 billion to improve U.S. schools. But he sees little bang for all those bucks.
by Steve
The Dodge Foundation’s 2012 guidelines reflect a continuing evolution of grantmaking in the areas of the Arts, Education, Environment and Media. For the Arts:
Pursue and demonstrate the highest standards of artistic excellence in the performing and visual arts; enhance the cultural health and richness of communities; inspire learning and understanding; and contribute to New Jersey’s creative economy.
by Steve
PBS Newshour interviews the authors of the book Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results:
Even in a sluggish economy, Americans still give away billions of dollars to charitable causes. With this in mind, Judy Woodruff spoke with the authors of a new book aimed at making charitable giving more effective. Titled Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results, the book is motivated by new thinking about the urgency of getting the most out of every dollar given away.
One author is Tom Tierney, co-founder of the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit focused on helping donors and nonprofit leaders to act in ways that accelerate social change. The other is Joel Fleishman, a Duke University professor of law and public policy, and a long-time expert on philanthropy.
by Steve
California has 11,000 arts and culture nonprofits, a number that places the state ahead of most nations in the world. Californians are more likely to participate than other Americans — but arts involvement and nonprofit organizations are unevenly spread across California’s geographic and demographic communities.
New findings generated by Markusen Economic Research and commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation offer fresh illustrations of the California nonprofit arts sector and the people who take part in it. Released today, California’s Arts and Cultural Ecology details the research and its findings.