From Vikki Spruill, writing for the Council on Foundations RE:Philanthropy blog:
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Bob Lynch, President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, was interviewed by Jeffrey Brown last week for the PBS program NewsHour's Art Beat segment discussing how the federal government sequestration is affecting the arts in the United States. Lynch explains how funding for the National Endowment for the Arts is leveraged across the country on a state and local level.
From Mike Boehm at The Los Angeles Times:
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced $350,000 in NEA support for 17 new research grants that measure different characteristics and contributions of the arts, which the NEA has mapped as a complex, dynamic system. This is the second annual round of Arts Works: Research grants, which encourage the public to propose research studies using new or existing data sets to measure the value and/or impact of the arts in the United States.
We extend prayers and thoughts of recovery for those directly affected by today's bombings and to all those who live and work in the beautiful city of Boston. We are thinking of our many GIA colleagues who will work diligently to bring the city back to normalcy after this tragic act of terrorism. Bostonians, you are in our hearts. Janet Brown
Nonprofit Finance Fund released its 2013 survey data late last month. They will discuss the survey and its results in a webinar that will take place on Monday, April 22nd at 3:00pm EST (noon PST). According to NFF, Nearly 6000 nonprofit organizations nationwide shared details of their financial and management practices in the survey. The webinar will dive into the data and identify the key trends to inform the most substantive discussions and thoughtful policy-making across the sector in the coming year.
From Michelle Mercer writing for NPR's A Blog Supreme:
Chris “Kiff” Gallagher, Jr. plugs Arts Advocacy Day in Politico:
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus writes for Createquity:
The GRAMMY® Foundation and The Recording Academy are partnering to present their first-ever Music Educator Award to recognize music educators for their contributions to our musical landscape and their positive influence on their students' musical experiences. The nomination process is open now and the deadline for nominations is April 15, 2013.