New behaviours are driving digital engagement, loyalty, and giving. Measuring, proving, and articulating social impact has never been more important in the eyes of cultural consumers. Released in: a top-line deck, a top-line report, a supporting data document containing over two hundred graphs, and the raw data tables.
Read MoreA global First for Sydney Cultural Organisations→
/27 cultural organisations came together in Sydney to form the Sydney Culture Network. This article describes the goals of the partnership.
Read MoreCorporate Social Responsibility and the Arts: Partnering with business to enact social change→
/Americans for the Arts, in partnership with The Conference Board, conducted this survey which examines business support and employee engagement for the arts.
Read More3 Constituent Personas That Nonprofit Content Marketers Should Target→
/Tips from TopNonprofits.com on how to effectively target + communicate when fundraising.
Read MoreFriendship, Courtship, Partnership: Why Canadian nonprofits need to think about working together differently→
/Published by Charity Village, written by Barbara Grantham, the Principal of Barbara Grantham Consulting Services Inc.
Read MoreCreative City Network Cultural Planning Toolkit→
/A guide for the process of cultural planning in a community. It includes an adaptable model and practical checklists for navigating and charting progress. Background material and additional details are provided on a companion website.
Read MoreBC Arts Council: Strategic Plan: 2014-2018→
/Serves to guide the Council's development of policy and program priorities as it strives to support the creative and innovative capacity of the arts and cultural community.
Read MoreBriefing Notes for Hiring Committees→
/Argument for a commitment to increased diversity and inclusion in hiring practices for leadership positions in the arts.
Read MoreA Model Succession Process: Vancouver International Writers Festival→
/Analysis of the process that the Vancouver International Writers Festival used in planning and implementing the succession of its founding artistic director. Describes that procession in detail so that other cultural organizations might use it as a model.
Read MoreArts & IT: Technology Adoption and Implementation in Arts Organizations→
/Examines how organizations use, implement and plan for technology. The report finds that two areas of greatest difficulty regarding technology implementation among arts organizations are "building/maintaining technology infrastructure and writing grants for technology."
Read MoreInside, Outside, Beyond: Artistic Leadership for Contradictory Times→
/Recommended reading: This Bluecoat initiative articulates the need for support of existing + emerging arts leaders and sets out “a simple framework for artistic leadership in the future, one which can be used to develop ways of working, organisations and networks which can be adaptive and resilient and which can produce the kind of rich cultural value desired.” Bluecoat is Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts and the UK's oldest arts centre.
Read MoreBuilding a Resilient Sector →
/An attempt to debunk myths around innovation and identify how grant-makers can support adaptive change.
Read MoreChoreographing Our Future: Strategies for Supporting Next Generation Arts Practice→
/Argues for need to realign arts policy mindset and funding practices via collaborative action on the part of the arts community and its funders.
Read MoreShared Platforms and Charitable Venture Organizations: A Powerful Possibility For a More Resilient Arts Sector→
/Proposes shared administrative platforms, specifically charitable venture organizations, “could make a significant impact on improving the health of the arts sector”.
Read MoreStandards Program For Canada’s Charities & Nonprofits→
/A Canada-wide set of shared standards by Imagine Canada for charities and nonprofits designed to strengthen their capacity in five fundamental areas.
Read MoreThe Knowledge-Centric Arts Organization: A Critical Role for Grantmakers→
/Lit review + exploratory interviews with arts organization leaders, a review of grantmakers’ practices, and the author’s experience. 2013.
Read MoreDigitizing the Performing Arts: An Assessment of Opportunities, Issues and Challenges→
/Provides an initial assessment of challenges and opportunities related to digital innovation in the performing arts (and for arts presenters in particular).
Read More2015 Arts Industry Digital Marketing Benchmark Study→
/Based on a survey of digital marketing in 130 American arts organizations
Read MoreFiguring the Plural: Needs and Supports of Canadian and US Ethnocultural Arts Organizations→
/358-page report of findings concerning “the characteristics, needs, and support systems” of “ethnocultural arts organizations” including 32 recommendations for better support.
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