GIA Blog

(1-4-10) We've posted complete video coverage of the 2009 GIA Conference at our YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/grantmakersinthearts).

Coverage includes plenary sessions with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar & Urban Bush Women, John Zogby, Wynton Marsalis, Kakuna Kerina and Rocco Landesman.

Footage of the 2008 conference is still there, too!

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance sorrowfully announces the passing of its president, Peggy Amsterdam. She died peacefully at home on December 26, surrounded by family and friends. Read More

What I love most about local arts agencies is that you can’t define them, pigeonhole them or even tell anyone what a “typical” local arts agency does. I recently received the December 2009 copy of Americans for the Arts’ Monograph. Written by community arts developer and long-time friend (just for full disclosure), Maryo Gard Ewell, it is entitled “Effective Community Arts Development: Fifty Years, Fifty Tips.” And it does, in fact, go on to list fifty tips for successful community arts development.

“Over the past decade, 24/7 connectivity has become reality. Living in (Shifting between) real and virtual time/space is oxymoronically natural in our lives. Technological breakthroughs enable us to be connected to each other and to address our needs and desires … Continue reading →

Apparently it is still coming. Following is a link to an interview Paul G. Schervish, PhD, and John J. Havens of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College, published in Investments & Wealth Monitor. Read More

One of the exciting moments in the life of a young, small or mid-sized arts organization is when it receives its first, large foundation grant. This grant, a recognition of the good work already being performed, typically allows the organization … Continue reading →

(The recession is)…”exposing poor management and poor planning,” said Mr. Joynes, who is collaborating on a study of 50 cultural building projects completed from 1994 to 2008 and their planning processes. These were situations, he added, in which “nobody actually … Continue reading →

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A brief on the Yale philanthropy conference, “Leveraging Resources and Harnessing Strengths” by Ian David Moss. Read More

Treasury spokesman Tom Vincz confirmed the state has released only a small portion of the $12.2 million in first installments. The rest “has been put on hold, along with other areas generally considered ‘discretionary,’ in light of the current year … Continue reading →