Grantmakers in the Arts

Technology and Innovation: New Models of Social Engagement

September 8, 2011 by Steve

A session from the currently-running SOCAP11 conference in San Francisco explores social engagement in the current technology environment. Presenters are filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, Christina M. Samala from the Story of Stuff project, and game designer Jane McGonigal. Lot's of interesting stuff is discussed. Here's the session description:

As the limits between our virtual and off-line worlds continue to blur, we have an opportunity to create a united vision reflecting our true values. We deconstruct new models that leverage the link between social interaction and commerce while monitoring the evolving relationship between technology, trust, and personal privacy.

September 8, 2011 by Steve

Emiko Ono, a veteran California arts grantmaker and administrator, will join The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as an officer in the Performing Arts Program, Foundation officials announced today. Ono comes to the Foundation from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, where she managed a portfolio of 350 grantees from all artistic disciplines with budgets ranging from $5,000 to more than $10 million.

As Performing Arts Program Officer at the Foundation, Ono will manage a diverse portfolio across the full range of grants that the Program makes.

September 6, 2011 by Steve

As one component of its Artists Revenue Streams project, the Future of Music Coalition is conducting an online survey from September 6 through October 28, 2011 to gather crucial information about the ways that US-based musicians and composers are currently generating income from songs, recordings or performances, and how this has changed over the past five years.

Aboriginal Artwork’s Long Journey Home

September 6, 2011 by Steve

From Kevin Griffin at The Vancouver Sun:

One of the artworks in the Vancouver Art Gallery‘s Surrealism exhibition illustrates an ongoing story among many aboriginal groups in B.C. about reclaiming physical objects and artefacts from their past.

The artwork is the impressive frontlet in the first exhibition room. It was worn on the top of the head with the downy-material covering the sides and back of the neck.

September 6, 2011 by Steve

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is offering the Board Leadership Training Series, beginning in October and running through May 2012. The series of workshops provide an intensive program to build a stronger, more effective Board of Directors for an organization.

September 4, 2011 by Steve

From Maria Di Mento at The Chronicle of Philanthropy:

The number of nonprofit jobs grew by just under 1 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a study of figures in 45 states by the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Civil Society Studies, in Baltimore. Year-to-year nonprofit job totals increased by 1.2 percent in 2009 and 2.6 percent in 2008.

However, nonprofits fared better in 2010 than for-profit companies, which saw a 0.9 percent decrease in jobs last year.

September 2, 2011 by Steve

Mary Trudel continues to explore the subject of social media in the arts with a blog post on AFTA's National Arts Marketing Project website:

Though there are of course best practices where digital and social media are concerned, we’re careful not to dispense too much advice until we know an organization well, since there are no one-size-fits-all answers. What we do typically say, though, is that it’s not about the tools. Yes, digital and social media have unique attributes and should change the way you interact (emphasis on interact) with your audiences. But, like any communications channel, they are most effective when integrated into a holistic strategy and policy.

Hurricane Irene Update from CERF+

September 2, 2011 by Steve

Cornelia Carey, Executive Director of Craft Emergency Relief Fund, sends this message today:

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Future of the Field: Cross-Sector Creative Placemaking Series

Video from the GIA 2021 Conference are now available for streaming.

The Racial Equity Coding Project: Unpacking The “Why”

In this first of a three-part discussion, we are joined by Susan Feder, Adam Fong, and Maurine Knighton, as they discuss the Racial Equity Coding Project, why it was started, their experience with the earliest iterations of the coding measures, and how their reflections will inform steps forward.

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