This new report titled “Painting with Broader Strokes: Reassessing the Value of an Arts Degree" authored by SNAAP researchers Danielle Lindemann and Steven J. Tepper of Vanderbilt University and funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, focuses on the career paths of arts graduates and counters prevailing views on the value of a college education.
Grantmakers in the Arts
December 4, 2012 by Tommer
December 3, 2012 by Tommer
Animating Democracy’s blog salon, Does Size Matter?, will run December 3-7. Join 20 leaders in the field as they present diverse perspectives, questions, and ideas about increasing impact by scaling.
November 29, 2012 by Tommer
Michael DiFonzo discusses the the LC3 (Low-Profit Limited Liability Corporation)on HowlRound. Video from a recent conference at Columbia University, L3C and the Arts: Understanding the Potential of Low-Profit Limited Liability Corporations, can also be seen online.
November 29, 2012 by Steve
Nonprofit Fianance Fund CEO Antony Bugg-Levine writes for Stanford Social Innovation Review on a new framework for Impact Investing:
The rise of the impact investment movement is poised to unlock substantial new capital for social purpose. Innovative nonprofits are already rethinking the way they do business and are going to heroic lengths to extract maximum impact from every dollar. And increasingly, we have the data and knowledge we need to tackle social ills.
But the ultimate contribution of impact investing, and similar innovations, will not come in the form of interesting investments or channeling grant money more efficiently. Instead, it will come by addressing two fundamental challenges of our moment: How will developed countries sustain a safety net in the wake of macroeconomic and demographic pressures? And how will developing countries ensure that economic growth is more equitably shared?
November 28, 2012 by Tommer
There has been some thoughful discussion online on the Creative Placemaking front of late:
November 27, 2012 by Tommer
The application for the NYFA Emergency Relief Fund for artists in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York affected by Hurricane Sandy is now available. Visit www.nyfa.org or www.artspire.org for details.
November 27, 2012 by Tommer
Barrty Johnson unpacks the long and complex story of Oregon's new arts education tax, and how the media got it all wrong.
November 20, 2012 by Steve
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman confirmed his plans to step down at the end of the calendar year. “My intention has always been to serve one term, and we have been able to accomplish more than I had ever thought possible: sparking a national movement around creative placemaking, forging significant relationships with other federal agencies, creating an unprecedented healing arts partnership with the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and increasing both the scope and impact of our research office.” NEA Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa will serve as the acting head of the agency until a permanent successor is confirmed.