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[Createquity Reruns] Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy: Part IV – Funding Activity, Not Individuals

(Welcome to Createquity’s summer rerun programming! Over the next few months, we’re reaching into the archives to pull out some of the best articles and most underrated gems we’ve published since 2007. This week, we’re continuing the “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” series, which was my first extended think piece for Createquity back in 2007-08. InRead More

[Createquity Reruns] Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy: Part III – (Dis-)Economies of Scale in the Arts

(Welcome to Createquity’s summer rerun programming! Over the next few months, we’re reaching into the archives to pull out some of the best articles and most underrated gems we’ve published since 2007. This week, we’re starting with the “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” series. “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” was really the reason why I started Createquity.Read More

Andrew Taylor Thinks You Should Donate to Createquity

The Createquity team has been humbled by how many amazing arts thinkers and leaders use this site as a resource for their work. Now that we’re in the throes of our first-ever Indiegogo campaign, some of those folks have been generous enough to give us their thoughts on what makes Createquity special. Andrew Taylor, AmericanRead More

[Createquity Reruns] Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy: Part II – Philanthropy and Experimentation

(Welcome to Createquity’s summer rerun programming! Over the next few months, we’re reaching into the archives to pull out some of the best articles and most underrated gems we’ve published since 2007. This week, we’re starting with the “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” series. “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” was really the reason why I started Createquity.Read More

[Createquity Reruns] Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy: Part I – The Nature of the Arts and their Impact

(Welcome to Createquity’s summer rerun programming! Over the next few months, we’re reaching into the archives to pull out some of the best articles and most underrated gems we’ve published since 2007. This week, we’re starting with the “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” series. “Thoughts on Effective Philanthropy” was really the reason why I started Createquity.Read More

Become Part of Createquity’s Future

Earlier this week, Ian announced some big changes to the Createquity site, including our first-ever fundraising campaign to help us transform our work. As an all-volunteer effort to date, Createquity has never asked for your financial support before, and now we’re hoping readers like you will donate to help us raise $10,000 – a bigRead More

Three Additions to the Createquity Editorial Team: John Carnwath, Jackie Hasa, and Devon Smith

As announced yesterday, Createquity is blazing a new path and taking the summer off to make it happen. We’ve launched a fundraiser to help make the transition possible – please consider a donation! Now we get to the second major announcement of the week: the Createquity editorial team just doubled in size! I am thrilledRead More

From Inquiry to Action: It’s Time to Take Createquity to the Next Level

We’re building upon everything we’ve learned over the past seven years to tackle the hard questions that matter.

Interview with GiveWell

Earlier this spring, I had the pleasure of interviewing Elie Hassenfeld and Tim Telleen-Lawton from GiveWell. GiveWell is a charity rating agency that makes recommendations to donors based on the expected impact of their dollars, rather than more traditional metrics such as how much money is spent on administrative overhead or some squishy notion ofRead More

What’s Next for State-Designated Cultural Districts?

Rethinking incentives to better support and sustain artists, businesses and residents where it matters.

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