Teaching Artists and the Future of Education: A report on the Teaching Artist Research Project, the final outcome of the Teaching Artists Research Project, a three-year study by NORC at the University of Chicago, is now in the GIA online library. The extensive report was authored by Nick Rabkin and Michael J. Reynolds along with Eric Hedberg and Justin Shelby, and published in September of 2011.
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Posted on December 9, 2011 by Steve
Posted on December 9, 2011 by Steve
Surely the Arts funding community has a role in a discussion such as this. If you're on Twitter, join in!
Last month, the Rockefeller Foundation, in partnership with Resource Alliance and the Institute for Development Studies, convened a major summit in Bellagio, Italy, on the future of philanthropy and development in the pursuit of well-being. The summit—the culmination of a process involving regional consultations around the globe, the commissioning of papers on relevant topics, and more—generated key messages for institutions and individuals working in, and with, the development and philanthropy sectors.
Now, these individuals and others in the field of global grantmaking have a chance to weigh in and respond to those messages by joining the Council on Foundations, the Rockefeller Foundation, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy during a special Twitter Chat, December 12, 1–2 p.m. ET, using the hashtag #PhilChat.
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Steve
The online Forum on Equity in Arts Funding has added posts from thought leaders across the community. Today's new entries include:
- William Cleveland, director, Center for the Study of Art & Community
- Teresa Eyring, executive director, Theatre Communications Group, Inc.
- Lynn Stern, program officer for Thriving Cultures, Surdna Foundation
- Lisa Cremin, director, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
- Jonathan Herman, executive director, National Guild for Community Arts Education
- Ken Grossinger, chairman, CrossCurrents Foundation
- Carol Bebelle, co-founder and executive director, Ashe Cultural Arts Center
- Barbara Schaffer Bacon, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Steve
ArtsBeat at The New York Times reports:
Adrian Ellis, the executive director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, has told that organization’s board he will step down in early January.
“I’m coming up on five years,” he said in an interview. “I’ve had an absolute blast. Maybe I’m sort of restless.”
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
The blog Cultural Equity Matters is covering the developments in the San Francisco Arts Commission problems surrounding the CEG program, including the announcement of Tom DeCaigny as the new Director of Cultural Affairs. Also see a personal response to the situation from Cora Mirikitani, President and CEO of the Center for Cultural Innovation.
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
On Tuesday, Grantmakers in the Arts launched the online Forum on Equity in Arts Funding. The forum will include posts from a great list of thought leaders and launched with entries from F. Javier Torres of the Boston Foundation, MK Wegman from National Performance Network, Jesse Rosen from the League of American Orchestras, and Aaron Dorfman from National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
Today, the forum adds six new entries to the forum:
- Marta Moreno Vega, president and founder, The Carribean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute; adjunct professor, arts and public policy, Tisch School for the Arts, New York University
- Judi Jennings, executive director, Kentucky Foundation for Women
- Justin Laing, program officer, Arts & Culture Program, The Heinz Endowments
- Barbara Schaffer Bacon, co-director, Animating Democracy, Americans for the Arts
- Maria Rosario Jackson, senior research associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute
- Holly Sidford, president, Helicon Collaborative
Visit the Forum today and join the discussion
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
From the Nonprofit Finance Fund's Social Currency blog, Rebecca Thomas and Rodney Christopher examine change capital:
Today, with the help of a particular kind of money--Change Capital--Alvin Ailey American Dance Foundation is attracting new revenue by building a technology platform and internal capabilities that maximize opportunities for patron and audience engagement. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation is raising money upfront to wind down its operations in a graceful way and leave a meaningful legacy.
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Steve
Arlene Goldbard's comprehensive report on the situation facing the San Francisco Arts Commission's Cultural Equity Grants (CEG) program:
The city creates a special initiative to respond to residents’ deep desire for cultural equity, one small step toward equalizing access to resources. It is housed at the Arts Commission, along with many other programs and initiatives. This initiative supports artists and groups—mostly grounded in communities of color or other marginalized categories—who have not been able to obtain meaningful resources from mainstream sources. As the story unfolds, the host organism falls into disarray, rotting from the head. Supposedly objective (i.e., astoundingly under-informed and therefore unprepared) auditors are summoned to diagnose and recommend, but they are given a brief that covers only a few questions. Their recommendations are mostlly administrative and general, but they single out the special initiative for significant cuts.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by Steve
Aaron Dorfman writes for Stanford Social Innovation Review:
Philanthropy frequently justifies its independence by invoking capacities it seldom displays. Philanthropy, we are told, is the vaunted passing gear. “Social action is usually a slow process,” wrote Paul Ylvisaker, who championed the poor through his long career in government, philanthropy and the academy. “Foundations by stepping in can speed up the process, acting as ‘society’s passing gear.’” But where Ylvisaker saw potential for grantmakers to be catalysts and agents for change, we too often today see foundation leaders who prefer to be neutral conveners.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by Steve
Today, Grantmakers in the Arts launches a two-week Online Forum on Equity in Arts Funding. GIA designed the Forum to expand the dialogue around funding equity in the arts and to encourage a response to the systemic issues of equity identified during sessions at the recent GIA national conference and in Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change, a 2011 report published by the National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy. Bloggers represent an exciting cross section of the country's arts funding, service, and equity thought leaders. Beginning today, new blogs will be posted and announced daily. The Forum is designed to run through December 16 and the discussion is open to all who wish to participate.