On December 17, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Intro 925 into law. This law will require the Department of Education to provide detailed reporting on the provision of state instructional requirements for the arts in city public schools and will not only help inform education policy-makers, but will also provide parents, students and the public with the knowledge to make informed decisions and advocate for resources to be provided for their schools.
Grantmakers in the Arts
December 18, 2013 by Steve
December 18, 2013 by Steve
Sarah Kendzior writes for Al Jazeera:
December 17, 2013 by Steve
In January 2013, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at the University of Southern California hosted its fifth National Leadership Forum, Philanthropy: Imagination, Innovation, and Impact. A new report is now available from the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy that summarizes the proceedings of the forum.
December 17, 2013 by Steve
The McKnight Foundation has produced a report, What Artists Say, of findings from a survey of fellowship recipients and artists receiving McKnight funds regranted by the state’s 11 Regional Arts Councils (RACs) in 2011. The survey was conducted by the Center for the Study of Art & Community and was designed to give artists an opportunity to reflect on the environment, conditions, and motivations that affect their work.
December 17, 2013 by Tommer
The Washington Post reports on leadership transitions at a number of Washington, D.C., arts institutions.
December 11, 2013 by Steve
NCRP research and policy director Niki Jagpal posts to The NonProfit Times:
As I listened to a webinar hosted by Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) on its report Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture, I was relatively unsurprised to hear from Steven Lawrence of the Foundation Center that their research found the largest share of arts grants went to the performing arts (36.8 percent) and museums (27.6 percent).
December 10, 2013 by Steve
From Katherine Boyle, reporting for The Washington Post:
December 9, 2013 by Steve
Lucy Bernholz has the list of top-10 buzzwords from 2013 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
“Selfie” may be the Oxford English Dictionary’s choice for word of the year, but the nonprofit world is abuzz with other language that reveals what’s on the minds of people working to promote the common good. Here’s my list of the words that capture 2013 and beyond.