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LA Artists Featured at Conference
GIA is proud to feature more than 25 local artists at the 2015 Conference, who will perform and participate in plenaries, preconferences, and special events. ‘Ukulele virtuoso Jason Arimoto, who is co-founder of U-Space at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center in Los Angeles, will perform at the Monday Luncheon Plenary. East LA Chican@ group Quetzal will be the featured keynote presentation to close the conference on Wednesday.
Request for Proposals for Racial Equity in Arts Philanthropy Audit
Grantmakers in the Arts invites interested and qualified consulting firms or individuals through an RFP process to submit a proposal to conduct an organization-wide audit of GIA’s internal documents and policies and external communication as they pertain to the organization’s goals of racial equity in arts philanthropy.

Deadline for proposals is October 26, 2015.
September Web Conference Presents the Annual Research Snapshot
On September 29, the next GIA Web Conference, GIA’s Annual Research on Support for Arts and Culture, will look at the latest data in the arts funding snapshot. Steven Lawrence of the Foundation Center and Ryan Stubbs from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies will present.

Register to attend this Web Conference.
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News from the Field
California Wildfires: Resources, How to Help
Wildfires have devastated various parts of California in recent days, and artists and arts communities are among those affected. The California Arts Council has assembled some information that may be useful to those impacted…
Kresge Foundation Commits $350 Million to Social Investments
The Kresge Foundation Board of Trustees approved an ambitious plan to invest $350 million by 2020 through the foundation’s Social Investment Practice, making clear that using a variety of investment tools is central to bringing enhanced opportunities to low-income people in America’s cities…
Roots of Miami’s vibrant arts scene were planted in the 1980s
From Jordan Levin at the Miami Herald: As Miami’s arts season gears up with an overflowing slate of museum exhibits, ballet premieres, and more culture than any individual could ever absorb, it’s easy to take the city’s vibrant artistic life for granted…
What the Data Tells Us: You Need Staff to Do Certain Things Well
The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s data and analysis confirm that foundations just can’t do certain things well without staff. This isn’t just a theory…

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