Ann McQueen recently announced the formation of McQueen Philanthropic, an advisory service for foundations, individuals and nonprofits. McQueen, formerly the senior program officer for arts/culture at the Boston Foundation, served on the GIA board from 2005 to 2010. She is currently a member of the board of Associated Grant Makers, a forum for New England foundations and their nonprofit partners. See McQueenPhilanthropic.com for more information.
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Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve
In the just-published Evaluating Innovation, the fifth in a series of papers on philanthropic field building, Lucy Bernholz explores the meaning of innovation and presents three case studies on evaluation.
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve
Philanthropic donors need to understand that “overhead” should not be considered a dirty word when it comes to nonprofit organizations. From Rick Wartzman at Bloomberg Businessweek:
I once heard that, 22 years ago, when Peter Drucker wrote the Harvard Business Review article, “What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits,” some thought that the magazine had committed a colossal typo and gotten it backward. Surely it meant to say: “What Nonprofits Can Learn from Business.”
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Steve
On May 25, 2011 the House Education & Workforce Committee, by a vote of 23-16, approved HR 1891, legislation that terminates 42 federal education programs, including the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education. This bill is more serious than the annual funding measures that threaten to de-fund arts education, as HR 1891 permanently strips policy language out of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that allows the Arts in Education program to be funded each year.
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Steve
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies document covering activities in various state governments has new updates today from South Carolina, where legislation is in the works to reduce the funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission. Governor Haley has recommended eliminating the agency. Also, the latest from Kansas and other states.
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Steve
A list of resources to help arts managers with technology planning, software comparison, trends analysis, best practices, and more. From David Dombrosky at The Center for Arts Management and Technology.
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Steve
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, is seeking a Program Officer for the Performing Arts Program:
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Steve
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hosting a live discussion tomorrow (Tuesday, June 14) at noon Eastern time (9am Pacific). The Ins and Outs of Strategic Collaboration is the first of a three-part series with the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Steve
The Center for Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon today revisits the idea of dynamic pricing for Arts presenters:
Unlike regular discounting or promotional pricing, the dynamic ticket model would enable organizations to price each production—and even each performance–strategically and, perhaps, more realistically. Instead of offering incentive discounts, both the organization and the audience would be able to gauge expectations for a show based on the ticket prices.
Posted on June 12, 2011 by Steve
From Lisa Chiu at The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
(T)he list is misleading in places, with some well-established groups listed that have, in fact, filed their paperwork. On the list were the names of some of the biggest and most well-established colleges in the United States, George Washington University and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. So, too, was the Islamic Center, a prominent Washington nonprofit established in 1957 and located just a few blocks away from the vice president’s official residence.