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NASAA Notes: October 2009

October
2009

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State to State
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Jesse Rye
October 7, 2009

Texas: Tourism Development Workshops

The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is working with the Texas Travel Industry Association to present a series of tourism development workshops. The series, Saddle Up! Rein in the Power of Tourism for Your…
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Jesse Rye
October 7, 2009

Mississippi: Museum on Wheels

The Mississippi Arts Commission is sponsoring Museum on Wheels, a traveling exhibit and lesson in visual art. Funded by the Wallace Foundation, the goal of the project is to bring communities together through the inspirational…
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Jesse Rye
October 7, 2009

Washington: Surveys and Webinar

Adaptability and leadership remain critical to arts organizations during the recession, according to new research released by the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC). In 2009, WSAC (with Helicon Collaborative) and the Seattle-based ArtsFundconducted parallel studies…
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Jesse Rye
October 7, 2009

Rhode Island: Design Innovation Grant

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has developed a new award program to promote the role of design as a tool for innovation, production, and improving quality of life. An annual Design Innovation Grant…
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Jesse Rye
October 7, 2009

Virginia: Cultural Tourism Partnership Grants

The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) and the Virginia Tourism Corporation are partnering to offer a special grant program to help Virginia arts organizations with tourism promotions. Tourism and the Arts Grants are available…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
October 7, 2009

2010 NEA Budget Near Final; Transportation Enhancement Funds Threat Defeated

Congress Close to Final Action on NEA 2010 Budget On September 24, the Senate passed the fiscal year 2010 Interior Appropriations Bill, including funds for the National Endowment for the Arts at $161.3 million, the…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
October 7, 2009

The Federal Impact of the NEA's 40% to State Arts Agencies

I’d like to share with you my response to a question asked by Barry Hessenius, former executive director of the California Arts Council, on his blog. It is important for NASAA members to know they…
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Research on Demand
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Angela Han
October 7, 2009

Services for National Standard Users

As a national source of information on public arts funding, NASAA provides a knowledge network and fact base to help state arts agencies make informed policy decisions and put their own state’s needs and experiences…
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Did You Know?
October 7, 2009

Nonprofits Are Getting Caught in a Starvation Cycle

In both the public and private sectors, organizations that build robust infrastructures are more likely to succeed than those that do not. Despite this general rule, nonprofits perpetually spend very little on information technology systems,…
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