Grantmakers in the Arts

2012 Fifty Most Powerful and Influential People in the Nonprofit Arts

August 27, 2012 by Steve

From Barry Hessenius at Barry's Blog:

This is the fifth annual Barry’s Blog listing of the Most Powerful and Influential Leaders in the Nonprofit Arts. It has become far and away the most popular of my postings (last year it attracted 5,000 page hits in addition to the subscriber base circulation)... This year there are a couple of changes in the format. First, this year’s list includes 50 people. And rather than do a rigid ranking (in past years the list has been a ranking of 1 - 25 — including in the past couple of years — multiple people under some of the numbers

August 23, 2012 by Steve

The James Irvine Foundation has reinvented their annual report with an interactive design intended to be more inviting and accessible.

At the heart of the report is the Program Impact section, which offers highlights of key developments in each of our three grantmaking programs and Special Initiatives. In the Leadership section, we describe ways we have used Irvine's voice to enhance the work we're supporting through grants. And finally, we look at Irvine's financial and organizational health using a variety of quantitative measures.

August 23, 2012 by Steve

Philanthropy Northwest will host a four-session series of webinars this Fall to explore in depth issues of evaluation. The series, Embedding Evaluation Thinking & Practices into Your Strategy and Programs begins Wednesday, September 19, with the session Current Thinking and Practices in Evaluation.

Squaring Off on New Models in the Arts

August 17, 2012 by Steve

From Kim Cook, Nonprofit Finance Fund, for #artsmgtchat:

In a recent Huffington Post exchange, Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Adam Huttler, Executive Director of Fractured Atlas squared off on the topic of new business models in the arts. As a colleague (and I hope friend) of both, I thought I might navigate the “both are true” spaces between their arguments. While Adam is careful to say that he does agree on some points with Michael, they diverge when it comes to thinking about institutions.

The Curators Of Dixon School

August 17, 2012 by Steve

From Hallie Sekoff at Huffington Post:

August 17, 2012 by Steve

From Rinku Sen at Colorlines:

I was at the Sundance Resort in Utah recently, attending the annual Creative Change retreat that the Opportunity Agenda hosts for people working at the intersection of arts and social justice. Lots of interesting discussions took place about the purpose of art, the differences/similarities in artistic process and political process, and what makes good/effective political art—or if there is even such a category.

SNAAP Releases Its 2011 Snaapshot

August 15, 2012 by Tommer

The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, which has been gathering data on arts graduates since 2008, has published its annual update, accessible through a cool online dashboard. Or, there's a quick executive summary by Sally Gaskill on ArtsBlog.

August 14, 2012 by Steve

The CDP’s upcoming transition to an independent nonprofit will put the organization in an even stronger position to serve the arts and cultural community. With the recent election of a 14-member national board, a search is underway to select the Cheif Executive Officer who will lead the newly independent CDP. Securing this new leader is among the board’s top priorities. Applications are being accepted through August 31, 2012.

Podcast #50: Black Arts Funding In 2023

Grantmakers in the Arts hosted the first GIA Black Arts Funding Summit in December of 2022. This virtual gathering of 113 artists, arts administrators, and funders allowed attendees to acknowledge and understand the long histories of exclusion, disenfranchisement, and disendowing in the philanthropic sector. One year later, we are continuing the conversation with two funders and elevating new considerations after one year. We are glad to have Rasu Jilani, executive director of Brooklyn Arts Council, and Anthony Simmons, senior director of Institutional Partnerships, Resilia, joining us to share their thoughts on what’s next for Black arts funding and what that means for equity and self-determination.

GIA · #50: Black Arts Funding In 2023

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Black Arts Funding Summit

On December 13, the Black Arts Funding Summit featured experts across fields and industries who have directly shaped institutional policy and established new practices that support Black liberatory futures.

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