A fine essay on Blue Avocado by former arts and culture program officer at the San Francisco Foundation, John Killacky.
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Tommer
Nathan James, Seattle Awesome Foundation trustee, has just launched a new blog series on mapping philanthropic trends.
by Tommer
This news from Jonathan Katz at NASAA.
Today, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley issued a line-item veto of the fiscal year 2012 budget for the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC). The legislature now can consider an override, for which there is a successful precedent in South Carolina.
by Steve
Emerging Leaders of New York Arts, the New York City-based networking and professional development group, will host a discussion on Wednesday, June 29, at 6pm titled Data = Sexy: Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask) About the Arts’ Love Affair with Numbers. Guests include Esther Robinson, Arthome; Ian David Moss, Fractured Atlas; Aaron Schwartzbord, The Pearl Theatre Company; Anne Coates, Alliance for the Arts; and Arin Sullivan of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
by Steve
The James Irvine Foundation has released details of a revamped strategy for the foundations arts funding:
The Foundation remains deeply committed to the arts throughout California. We have spent the past year surveying the arts landscape, gathering input from grantees and other experts and reviewing the latest research. It has become clear to us that the arts sector in California is undergoing major shifts, due largely to demographic and technological changes, and that these shifts pose long-term challenges and opportunities to nonprofit arts organizations. Our new grantmaking strategy is designed to help these organizations adapt and thrive.
by Steve
Flat Earth Direct, an Australia-based agency focused on fundraising and social action, will host a free webinar on Tuesday, July 19 titled Online fundraising is dead… but online prospecting is alive and well. Presenters are Eric Rardin, Director of nonprofit services at Care2.com, and Jonathon Grapsas is the founder and director at Flat Earth Direct.
by Steve
ArtsReady, a project of SouthArts, is a collaborative and interactive website with emergency preparedness tools to protect artists and their artwork from floods, tornadoes, and other calamities. Users have access a shared calendar, discussion forums, member profiles, photo gallery, file storage, etc. Check it out at http://artsready.groupsite.com.