Digest: Studies, Books, Web Sites, and Other Publications

April 30, 2009 by giarts-ts-admin

The headline and subhead above were not written by an arts grantmaker making a case to a board for the value of the arts in a foundation's portfolio or by an arts advocate speaking to a legislature about why the arts belong in a state budget. The headings come directly from The Guardian and Guardian Weekly of London, and Larry Elliott is The Guardian's economics editor. In the article that follows, Elliott refers to a new book, t by Richard Bronk of the London School of Economics and Political Science, published by Cambridge University Press.

Gourd Girls, by Priscilla Wilson

April 30, 2009 by giarts-ts-admin

Gourd Girls
Priscilla Wilson
2005, 220 pages
Mt. Yonah Press, Sautee, Georgia

Atlantic Reports: Investing in Change

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 17 pages. The Atlantic Philanthropies, 125 Park Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY, 10017, (212) 916-7305, www.atlanticphilanthropies.org

http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/content/download/5238/79869/file/ATLP_advocacy_report.pdf

Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 13 pages. Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, (212) 620-4230, www.foundationcenter.org

http://www.foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/fgge08.pdf

Presenting Dance

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 64 pages. Published by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C., 20036, (202) 833-2787, www.artspresenters.org. Dance/USA, 1111 16th Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C., 20036, (202) 833-1717, www.danceusa.org. Jacob's Pillow Dance, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, MA, 01223, (413) 243-9919, www.jacobspillow.org.

Engaging Art

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2007, 408 pages. Published by Routledge, 800-634-7064, www.routledge.com

We-think

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 256 pages. Published by Profile Books Ltd.

Ready to Lead?

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 33 pages. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, 731 Market Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, 94103, (415) 541-9000, www.compasspoint.org

http://www.meyerfoundation.org/downloads/ready_to_lead/ReadytoLead2008.pdf

Building Communities

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 32 pages. Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, 116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10003, (212) 475-2930, www.lgbtfunders.org

http://www.lgbtfunders.org/files/FLGI%20LGBTQ_POCRprt-F.pdf

Foundation Yearbook

September 30, 2008 by giarts-ts-admin

2008, 70 pages. Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10003, (212) 620-4230, www.foundationcenter.org

Part of the "Foundations Today" series of annual research reports on foundation growth and giving, findings presented here are based on aggregate fiscal data collected by the Foundation Center on all active U.S. foundations.