A major new survey of American artists and how they are weathering the economic downturn has found that slightly more than half experienced a drop in income from 2008 to 2009, a blow to an already struggling group, two thirds … Continue reading
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Posted on November 24, 2009 by Tommer
Posted on November 19, 2009 by Tommer
Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain, the culmination of a summit sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Neuro-Education Initiative, focuses on the convergence of neuroscientific research and teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the arts. This … Continue reading
Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tommer
On Friday, November 20, 2009, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will present a live webcast on www.arts.gov of a forum about America’s artists and other cultural workers who are part of this country’s real economy. Academics, foundation professionals, … Continue reading
Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tommer
Lucy Bernholz offers some insight into new online tools for data in this post on PHILANTHROPY 2173. Read More Posted using ShareThis
Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tommer
A short post on the Artful Manager that addresses some big questions… When a for-profit enterprise wants to build its capacity to do something (manufacture a product, launch a new service, provide a new option for their clients, or the … Continue reading
Posted on November 17, 2009 by Janet
Is the nonprofit arts community undercapitalized because there isn’t enough money or demand for the product or have we focused on developing product at the expense of creating an environment that can support it? That environment includes more than audience development and public support. It includes an infrastructure that feeds the industry both internally, serving the needs of the organization, and externally, promoting that product on multiple levels to the public.
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Tommer
From the Executive Summary ( Link below) “Priority 2. Competitive Preference Priority – Emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)” Dept. of Education announcement Executive Summary of Race to the Top guidelines for applicants In the press: New York … Continue reading
Posted on November 13, 2009 by Tommer
Foundation giving will likely decline by more than 10 percent in 2009, closer to the higher end of the 8 to 13 percent range estimated by the Foundation Center earlier this year. According to September 2009 survey findings released today … Continue reading