Starting today, Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will be the guest blogger on the GIA Talk Back blog! Read his initial post on general operating support and project overhead funding and join the conversation here.
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Posted on June 20, 2011 by paulbrest
In 2004, I worked with Independent Sector to draft a statement, unanimously endorsed by its Board of Directors, that called on funders (1) to opt for general operating support when the goals of the two organizations are “substantially aligned,” and … Continue reading
Posted on June 20, 2011 by Steve
From The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
“Giving USA,” the annual tally of donations, today reported that contributions from private sources increased by 2.1 percent in 2010. That small increase comes on top of a sharp decline in giving during the recent recession.
Posted on June 17, 2011 by Abigail
Earlier this month, Theatre Bay Area released The Tangled Web: Social Media in the Arts, a survey of 207 international arts organizations on their use of social media. Reviewing the report on his blog New Beans, Clayton Lord makes the following, logical-to-me assessment:
What I find fascinating in these results (and let’s be honest, they’re really top-line, and don’t (by design) go into much depth on the reasoning behind the decisions made by these organizations) is the various spectrums of depth vs. breadth depending on the organization.
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Steve
Video is now online of today's opening keynote from the Americans for the Arts Conference in San Diego. The speaker was Santa Monica City Council Member Bobby Shriver.
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Abigail
From a June 12 post on Barry's Blog:
I wonder how many tickets are sold in the aggregate to arts events in a given week across the whole country? In a month? Over the course of a whole year? Is that data available anywhere? Can we even make an educated guess? It must be a lot of people (tickets), and a substantial amount of money in the aggregate, despite not being what it once was or what it ought to be.
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve
The New School, in New York City, announced a variety of new appointments today, including the appointment of Richard Kessler as dean of Mannes College, The New School for Music. The New School comprises seven distinct schools focusing on social sciences, liberal arts, administration and management, design and performing arts.
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve
On May 4, 2011, the Ford Foundation hosted Fresh Angle on the Arts: Reimagining Culture in a Time of Transformation, a full day of discussion and performances to explore the next frontlines of innovation and free expression in a revolutionary moment.
Video of complete sessions from this event are now available on the Ford Foundation website. This was the first of three foundation forums focusing on a range of social justice issues to mark Ford's 75th anniversary.
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve
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.
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.