Grantmakers in the Arts

Sustainability, Community, Art: A Conversation with Marc Bamuthi Joseph

September 2, 2011 by Steve

The Line, a Minneapolis/St. Paul-based website focused on the "new economy," features Oakland artist and community activist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, who will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 GIA Conference in San Francisco next month.

In mid-August, the multifaceted California artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph was in residency at the Walker Art Center, asking the question: “What sustains life in your community?” He asked this question of such local artists as Leah Cooper, Desdamona, Allison Herrera, Wing Young Huie, Marlina Gonzalez, Robert Farid Karimi, Rick Lowe, Leah Nelson, and Tish Jones to learn more about the intersections of artistic engagement, sustainability, and community in the Twin Cities.

September 1, 2011 by Steve

Nonprofit Finance Fund has named Antony Bugg-Levine as its new CEO. He replaces NFF founder Clara Miller who left the organization earlier this year to lead the F.B. Heron Foundation. Bugg-Levine will chart the organization’s course as a leader in social-sector lending and advocate for high-impact philanthropy.

September 1, 2011 by Steve

From Alison Damast at Bloomberg Businessweek:

When Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen first started teaching a philanthropy course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2000, she quickly discovered she was a pioneer in the field. There were just a handful of case studies on the topic and few, if any, teaching materials, she says. As a result, it took her about a year-and-a-half to design the curriculum for it.

Ten years later, the landscape has drastically changed. Arrillaga-Andreessen has since published 25 case studies about philanthropy. This fall she will publish a book entitled Giving 2.0, which she hopes will serve as a resource for students engaged by the topic. Interest in her class has surged at Stanford and she now offers an undergraduate course, too. Says Arrillaga-Andreessen: “Almost every year, I’m oversold.”

Early Reports from Power2Give Project

September 1, 2011 by Steve

From Aaron Fiedler at knightarts.org:

August 31, 2011 by Steve

From Scott Rothschild at the Lawrence Journal-World:

With the state surplus growing, and because Gov. Sam Brownback wrongly predicted Kansas would continue to receive federal arts funding, supporters of the arts on Tuesday called on Brownback to restore state assistance to the Kansas Arts Commission.

But Brownback's office said that wasn't going to happen.

Irene and Barry

August 30, 2011 by Janet

This is a blog about two very different topics: Hurricane Irene and Barry’s Blog. Hurricane Irene kept my attention this past weekend. In fact, at one point I put 9-volt batteries and candles on my shopping list. And I live in Seattle.

August 30, 2011 by Steve

Mashable looks at a few creative examples of Non-profit organizations tapping into the power of Internet memes to get their message out. If it goes viral, then you're in business!

Power2Give Website Launched Today

August 29, 2011 by Steve

In late 2010 the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg began development of power2give.org, a new website designed to address changing trends in philanthropic giving. Today marks the public launch of www.power2give.org. The project is designed to empower individuals to give directly to local arts, science and history projects they are passionate about.

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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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