So, Tom Garvey’s takedown of Emily Glassberg Sands’s undergraduate thesis on sexism in theater is pretty much a must-read. Now the ultra-articulate Sands had been in high gear from the very start of the conversation, but as I got closer to my concerns, she began to power-chatter at a nearly alarming rate. I kept trying [...]
Over the next few weeks, you’ll start to see a new feature at Createquity: the Arts Policy Library. The germ of this idea came to me while I was reviewing studies on the social and economic benefits of the arts last summer while working for the Hewlett Foundation. As I said at the time, “It…strikes [...]
Yay summer! This initiative to provide college students with real money to donate to local causes as part of coursework on philanthropy sounds totally amazing. As Robert Egger (of DC Central Kitchen) says, “just being asked what they think is HUGE” for under 30s, and “it is even more appreciated if you really listen.” And [...]
Happy 4th of July, everyone. This corner won’t be heard from much this weekend, but these great blogs will keep you busy if you’re having trouble tearing yourself away from the computer. Better TogetherGrantmakers in the Arts, the national affinity group for arts funders, now has a second blog. This one, “from the desk of” [...]
My first post from the AFTA Convention a couple of weeks ago provoked several comments about microphilanthropy, based on Craig Dreeszen’s observation that “support for individual entrepreneurs” is a growing trend in creative economy efforts internationally. I’ve been interested in microphilanthropy for some time, but I recently came to the realization that I’ve never posted [...]
Great article and more fuel for the fire beneath the long long simmering, never quite finished arts stew: how to align the...
As a former director of museums and board member of several arts groups and now consultant – my perspective is less...
Look, if I was the CFO of a big company, and I had a vendetta against the arts, I would love the emphasis on economic...
Nina, there are potentially lots of ways to do this and I’m not trying to say this is the best. However, the...
Interesting concept, but I don’t think this would necessarily yield useful comparative results. As one of the...