More commentary on the recent National Innovation Summit for Arts and Culture from Gary Steuer, president ande CEO of the Bonfils Stanton Foundation in Denver.
Grantmakers in the Arts
November 5, 2013 by Tommer
November 5, 2013 by Tommer
Lily Janiak of Theater Bay Area writes an extensive look at equity in the administrative side of nonprofit theater. A couple of GIA folk are quoted.
November 5, 2013 by Steve
From the Arts for LA website:
Olga Garay-English announced today she will be stepping down from her post as executive director of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs effective January 4, 2014. Ms. Garay-English assumed leadership of DCA in 2007 when she was appointed by then-Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.
November 1, 2013 by Abigail in Support for Individual Artists
Toolkit: A Look Inside the Artist Selection Process is a new web resource developed by members of GIA's Individual Artists Support Committee. Responding to feedback received at the 2012 GIA Conference, the Committee undertook to design web resources, or Toolkits, to help inform and create dialogue around best practices in providing support to individual artists; this Toolkit is their first.
October 31, 2013 by Steve
From Tamar Lewin at the New York Times:
October 31, 2013 by Tommer
Diane Ragsdale ofers some observations on the evolution of arts funding on Jumper.
October 29, 2013 by Steve
The latest post from Angie Kim’s blog, Private Foundations Plus:
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) just came out with a new report, “Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do.” There were some dismaying findings. CEP’s survey of nonprofit leaders found that 52 percent felt that foundations are unaware of the challenges that nonprofits face. Less than 33 percent felt that foundations use their resources in ways that help nonprofits actually meet challenges. And, perhaps the most alarming finding is that nonprofit leaders felt more challenged to attract foundation support than any other kind of support.
October 28, 2013 by Steve
ArtPlace America recently began taking applications for 2014 Innovation Grants. At the end of the 2013 grantmaking cycle, proposal notes were analyzed to pull out the most common questions driving the recommendations of reviewers with the intention to provide future prospective grantees with tools that bolster their ability to develop strong creative placemaking ideas and craft more robust proposals. A set of important questions are discussed here to help with the crafting of proposals.