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The Charitable Challenge
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.”
House of Representatives Takes Up HR 1891, Would Eliminate Arts Ed Funding
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.

Next Tuesday, June 21 | GIA Webinar on Arts Education and the Common Core
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Abigail

Please join us next Tuesday, June 21, at 2:00 EST/11:00 PST for Arts Education | Common Core: What Are the Possibilities for the Arts?, a web-based presentation by Julie Fry of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Richard Kessler of The Center for Arts Education.

NASAA Updates Major State Arts Agency Budget and Restructuring Proposals
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.

Paul Brest to Contribute to GIA Talk Back Blog
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Abigail

Next Monday, June 20th, Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will be starting a conversation about general operating support on GIA's Talk Back blog.

Technology Resources for Arts Managers
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.

Hewlett Posts Position Opening for Program Officer, Performing Arts
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:

The Ins and Outs of Strategic Collaboration
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.

The Dynamic Box Office
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.
NPR Story on State Arts Funding
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Abigail

Overheard this morning on my way to work, a story about Governor Brownback's defunding of the Kansas Arts Commission and a variety of perspectives on public (and private) arts funding. Listen here.