Over the past year, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artspresident Michael M. Kaiser has been traveling the country, speaking to arts executives about how to keep their organizations afloat in a difficult economy, the New York Times reports. When it ends on July 20, the Arts in Crisis tour will have taken Kaiser to all fifty […]
Congrats! To Virginia State University, a Historical Black University located in Virginia for being awarded the largest private gift from the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation. To view the momentous occasion, please click http://wms2.mainstreamnetwork.com/vsu-tv . If you are interested in donating gifts to the university, please do not hesitate contacting the Office of Development. The Office of Development […]
By: The Louisiana Partnership for Arts Advocacy & Louisiana Partnership for the Arts With the close of the session yesterday afternoon, the House passed HB76, an amendment to the budget that appropriates ancillary funds. The LPAA was able to get the following funds reinstated in this bill: 1. $750,000 was added back to Decentralized Arts […]
Pennsylvania: Art Gallery Opens in Philadelphia’s City Hall The Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/17/10 “One of the sculptures in the new City Hall art gallery consists of rather rowdy dogs and other small animals in party hats, lounging around a table; toppled chairs serve as evidence of the raucous time they’ve had. A few nights ago, Gary […]
By: The Louisiana Partnership for the Arts What’s happening: Legislators will return to the capitol TODAY, Monday, June 21 for a special session in which they discuss HB 76, an amendment to the budget to provide ancillary funding for expenses. We have been told that this could be a way to get funding back. AT […]
June 16, 2010 Wealthy Americans Urged to Give Billions to Charitable Causes Enlarge Image By Caroline Preston The country’s three best-known philanthropists — Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett — are embarking on a massive effort to encourage other rich people to give, a move that, if successful, could fundamentally rewrite how the megarich […]
Varied Disciplines ASTRAEA NATIONAL LESBIAN ACTION FOUNDATION http://www.astraea.org CREATIVE CAPITAL FOUNDATION http://www.creative-capital.org FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org THE GREENWALL FOUNDATION http://www.greenwall.org JEROME FOUNDATION http://www.jeromefdn.org JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION http://www.gf.org LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL http://www.lmcc.net LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN FOUNDATION, INC. lvf@earthlink.net M& T CHARITABLE FOUNDATION http://www.mandtbank.com MID-ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION http://www.midatlanticarts.org NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE […]
In the Arts: N.Y. City Opera Paid $400,000 to Manager Who Never Took Helm….
4 Key Questions for Prospective Franchisees What to ask when you’re researching a franchise opportunity–and how to get the answers By Jeff Elgin | June 09, 2010 Print Email Share Get the Mag Weekly Updates [-] Text Size [+] RECENT ARTICLES BY JEFF ELGIN Sometimes knowing which rocks to look under is the secret […]
Survival Tips for Social Enterprises Hosted by John Gillespie (June 2010) This is an interesting time for social enterprises. Many have found themselves using temporary relief tactics in an attempt to endure the economic downturn. However to survive as well as thrive in the current climate, social enterprises need to be proactive andcreative when developing sustainable revenue streams […]
