Former Director California Arts Council, President California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, and Executive Director of LINES Ballet. Author, consultant, blogger and public speaker. Barry published his work Hardball Lobbying for Nonprofits in 2007 (Macmillan & Company, New York). He … Continue reading
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Posted on September 23, 2013 by Steve
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Createquity, Ian David Moss helps funders, government agencies, and others support the arts more effectively by harnessing the power of data to drive informed decision-making. As Research Director for Fractured Atlas, Ian designed and leads implementation … Continue reading
Posted on September 20, 2013 by Steve
Diane Ragsdale is currently working at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where she has lectured on such topics as the creative economy, cultural organizations, and arts management, and where she is pursuing a PhD. Her dissertation topic is the evolution in … Continue reading
Posted on September 20, 2013 by Steve
Daniel Reid is an editorial consultant to Createquity. He is currently the Director of Strategic Planning at the CUNY Institute for Education Policy at Roosevelt House. Over the course of his editorial career, he has worked as a book editor … Continue reading
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Steve
EmcArts Inc. will host the National Innovation Summit for Arts + Culture, October 20 - 23. The Summit will take place in Denver, Colorado, with 250 pioneering arts leaders and funders from 14 communities. A Virtual Summit will be streamed online where you can experience all 27 Summit Talks via an Internet connection. While you watch the online talks, you may join the conversation using the Twitter hashtag #ArtsFwd.
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Steve
The folks at The Center for Disaster Philanthropy have sent out this notice regarding the serious situation in northern Colorado.
We have been continuing to follow the floods in Colorado and the response from the philanthropic community and donors. Here is a quick run-down of the situation:
- There are six confirmed fatalities (FEMA just announced this revised number) and 200 people unaccounted for, many of them in mountainous areas, and unreachable by telephone.
- About 13,500 people were evacuated and 26 shelters were opened.
- Close to 3,000 homes, 500 businesses and 5,000 other minor structures have been destroyed.
- Flash floods remained a threat to about 20,000 homes.
- Emergency responders continue to make airlift rescues of people now that the rain has stopped.
- The community and the nation are coming together to support the victims, making commitments to immediate relief and long-term recovery.
Posted on September 17, 2013 by Janet
By Janet Brown from her blog Better Together
The phrase “data-driven decision-making” has become popular with funders. What decisions are being made based on data and how relevant is the data being collected? Does the data reflect the reality in which we each work and how does it inform our actions? Does data merely answer questions of how funding proved successful based on outcomes, or does it inform how funders should be changing their portfolios, application guidelines and goals based on the successes or failures of the nonprofit arts field? These are the challenges for researchers and practitioners.
Posted on September 16, 2013 by Steve
Grantmakers in the Arts is pleased to have a great team of bloggers covering the 2013 Conference in Philadelphia. Diane Ragsdale, Barry Hessenius, and the team from Createquity – Ian David Moss, Daniel Reid, and Talia Gibas – will be posting their comments and … Continue reading
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Steve
Role-modeling alone does not appear to be as effective as talking to children about giving, the researchers (for a new IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy study) found. Parents who want to raise charitable children should talk intentionally with them about their own philanthropic values and practices throughout childhood and adolescence in addition to role-modeling, they say.
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Steve
Carla Escoda posts to Huffington Post:
A beloved New York City institution is losing its home after 34 years, its impending demise another reminder that this world capital of arts and culture has become inhospitable to all but the behemoths. The small but illustrious New York Theatre Ballet, which runs a school and outreach program and rehearses its company of 12 dancers on the fifth floor of the parish house of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church at 30 East 31st Street, has been given until September 30th to move out.