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NASAA Notes: March 2012

March
2012

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State to State
March 15, 2012

North Carolina: SmART Cities and Towns

The North Carolina Arts Council (NCA) is promoting multiple resources relating to its SmART Initiative, an arts-driven economic development plan for North Carolina cities and towns. New offerings include: Funding through a new pilot grant…
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March 15, 2012

Michigan: Creative State Michigan

Creative State Michigan is a new resource featuring information on arts participation, arts education and the economic impact of the arts. The report was produced by ArtServe Michigan and the Michigan Council for Arts and…
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March 15, 2012

Maryland: Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Districts

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) recently released an assessment of the economic and fiscal impact of the state’s Arts & Entertainment Districts program. Conducted by the Towson University Regional Economic Studies Institute, the analysis…
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March 15, 2012

Massachusetts: Public Opinion Polling to Support Creative Place Making

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) announced the results of a new public opinion poll conducted by MassINC Polling Group. The poll was conducted as part of the Gateway Cities Innovation Network initiative, an economic revitalization…
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Legislative Update
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Thomas L. Birch
March 15, 2012

A Legislative Agenda for Advocacy

At the start of each year’s congressional session, NASAA works with the other arts service organizations engaged in legislative advocacy to draw up our collective policy agenda for the coming months. Our leading issue with…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
March 15, 2012

Advocating for Arts Education: Three Strategies

As readers of Notes may know, NASAA manages a cooperative agreement funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to provide state arts agency arts education managers with professional development activities. This tremendously productive…
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Research on Demand
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Henry Clapp
March 15, 2012

Fiscal Year 2012 Legislative Appropriations

Twice each year, NASAA collects comprehensive information on state arts agency (SAA) revenues. This data helps members put their own budgets in context and provides accurate data about state arts agencies to partners and the…
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