Funding Research

2007, 102 pages. RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407, 310-451-7002, www.rand.org

2007, 31 pages. The Skillman Foundation, 100 Talon Centre Drive, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48207, 313-393-1185

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2004, 171 pages. Commissioned by Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Washington, D.C. 20063.

Re-imagining Orchestras: A forthright report on the mixed results of one foundation's efforts

Stan Hutton

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Background

New Year's Day, 1980, found Arlene Goldbard living in Washington, D.C. monitoring and reporting on our nation's de facto cultural policy. The fact that Arlene was doing this says a lot about the leadership role that many of us were counting on the federal government to play in leveling the field so that our many U.S. cultures would have an equal chance to express themselves, to develop, and, inevitably, to cross-pollinate. It was a substantial and beautiful vision then, and remains so today.

When we visit our physicians, we naturally assume they bring a bundle of knowledge and insight to the meeting. For one thing, we expect them to bring a broad and nuanced understanding of human physiology, and how its many interconnecting systems (circulatory, respiratory, muscle, nervous, lymphatic, and so on) influence our health and well being. We also expect that they know how and where to look for indicators of our health (taking our temperature, testing our blood pressure, checking our blood for chemical balances).

The Stevens Group, commissioned by the Otto Bremer Foundation, published All the Way to the Bank: Smart Money Management for Tomorrow's Nonprofits in September. The 115-page book is available by writing to 570 Asbury Avenue, Suite 207, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104.

Annual GIA Conference
November 16-18, 1998
Titled "Art Under 21: At the Crossroads of Community and Youth Development," the 1998 annual conference of Grantmakers in the Arts will be held November 16-18 in Chicago. See related article in this issue. For more information call Marion Goldfinger, MacArthur Foundation 312-726-8000.

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