Technical Assistance

Funding for Impact

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2005, 11 pages. TCC Group, 31 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001, (212) 949-0990

http://www.tccgrp.com/pdfs/per_brief_impact.pdf

Maximizing Foundation Effectiveness

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 23 pages. TCC Group, 31 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001, (212) 949-0990

http://www.tccgrp.com/pdfs/MaximizingFoundationEffectiveness.pdf

Toward a 21st Century Public Education

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

Following a successful 2007 program in Santa Fe, members of GIA and Grantmakers for Education (GFE) came together in May 2008 for an Arts and Education Forum in the Boston area. Collectively, over fifty of our members took part in a program that included discussions with government and school leaders, researchers, and inventors. The program examined how one region has tackled the challenge of arts integration and looked at ways that arts and technology could be powerful partners in learning. The following three essays were prepared by participants.

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

What is the best way to promote a vibrant and diverse exchange of educational information, cultural expression, and political discourse over the Internet? What type of servicecommercial enterprise, government agency, or non-commercial organizationcan be counted on to insure that quality and diversity are reflected prominently?

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 39 pages. TAG, Council on Foundations, 2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22202, (800) 673-9036, www.cof.org

Funding Mid-Sized Organizations

May 31, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

How can funders apply what they know about changes in the external environment—in demographics, use of free time, use of disposable income—to best serve and stabilize theaters and other mid-sized arts groups?

Sue Coliton, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (moderator); Nancy Fushan, Bush Foundation; Lawrence Thoo, San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs; Ben Cameron, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (interlocutors).

Philanthropy in the 21st Century

August 31, 2007 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 223 pages. The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.

In 2006, for its fiftieth anniversary, the Foundation Center's online resource, Philanthropy News Digest, conducted fifteen inter-views with leaders in philanthropy. This book is the collection of those interviews, compiled with an introduction by former GIA board member James Allen Smith

Boom Time for Growth Capital?

July 31, 2007 by giarts-ts-admin

PDF available below

How Things Work

July 31, 2007 by giarts-ts-admin

When we visit our physicians, we naturally assume they bring a bundle of knowledge and insight to the meeting. For one thing, we expect them to bring a broad and nuanced understanding of human physiology, and how its many interconnecting systems (circulatory, respiratory, muscle, nervous, lymphatic, and so on) influence our health and well being. We also expect that they know how and where to look for indicators of our health (taking our temperature, testing our blood pressure, checking our blood for chemical balances).

Web Sites of Interest

April 30, 2007 by giarts-ts-admin

Do you have a favorite Web site that might be of interest to other arts grantmakers? Natasha Terk (William and Flora Hewlett Foundation) wrote about one that intrigues her. Let us know about your favorites.

Tired of one-sided dance criticism? A San Francisco-based Web site takes action. Check out Voice of Dance.