Briefly Noted

2006, 104 pages. Museum Loan Network with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of the Arts, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, N52-401, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, 617-252-1888, loanet@mit.edu

2006, 280 pages, Fieldstone Alliance, 60 Plato Boulevard East, Suite 150, St. Paul, MN 55107, 651-556-4503, bandrews@FieldstoneAllicance.org.

2006, 74 pages. Foundation Center , 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003, 800-424-9836

As part of the Foundation Today Series, this report examines annual growth and development trends for foundations operating in the U.S. The report indicates that, while foundation giving and asset values continued to rise in 2005, they were still below the inflation-adjusted highs of 2000 and 2001.

2006, 277 pages. Routledge, 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Operating outside governments and markets, able to take risks and accept failure, free to cross sectors and redefine professional boundaries

Governor's Commission on the Arts in Education: Findings and Recommendations
2006, 12 pages

Arts and Minds: Conversations about the Arts in Education
2006, 4 pages

Education Commission of the States, 700 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203-3460, ecs@ecs.org

Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use
2005, 8 pages

The New Deal: How Digital Platforms Change Negotiations between Public Media and Independent Producers
2006, 16 pages

Center for Social Media, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016-8080, 202-885-3107, socialmedia@american.edu

2006, 12 pages. Alliance of Artists Communities, 255 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02905, 401-351-4320, aac@artistscommunities.org

Donors' Guide to Gulf Coast Relief & Recovery
2006, 71 pages. New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, 79 Fifth Avenue, Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10003-3076, 212-714-0699

PDF available for download at the organization's website.

Giving in the Aftermath of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
2006, 29 pages. Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003, 800-424-9836

PDF available for download at the organization's website.

2006. International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies , 372 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills Sydney, PO Box 788, Strawberry Hills 2012 NSW, Australia, info@ifacca.org

Americans for the Arts

This unique study combines Dun & Bradstreet data (as of January 2004) and geo-economic analysis to quantify and map business activity in six creative industries: museum/collections; performing arts; visual/photography; film/radio/TV; design/publishing; and schools/services. Creative industry reports on major metropolitan areas are on the Web site and reports on each of 437 congressional districts are available by request. Custom reports on specific geographic areas are also available for a fee.