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NASAA Notes: November 2013

November
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State to State
November 8, 2013

Washington: Arts Participation Leadership Initiative Ends, but Its Community of Learning Grows

With the conclusion of the Arts Participation Leadership Initiative (APLI), a four-year experiment to bolster audience engagement and arts participation conducted by the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) and The Wallace Foundation, ArtsWA remains committed…
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November 8, 2013

Oregon: Connecting Students to the World of Work

This fall, the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) kicks off its new Connecting Students to the World of Work grant program. Through the program, OAC awards grants to organizations that introduce underserved students, grades 6–12, to…
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November 8, 2013

Missouri: Positioning Arts Organizations for Growth

The Missouri Arts Council (MAC) has announced a new grant program replacing its former Capacity Building grant. The new Accelerate program not only awards financial support, but also strengthens organizational capacity through a three-step process:…
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Legislative Update
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Isaac Brown
November 8, 2013

Congress Toils over 2014 Budget after Federal Shutdown

On October 16, the federal government shutdown came to a close when leadership in the House of Representatives and the Senate were able to reach an agreement with President Obama. The deal provides funding for…
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More Notes from NASAA
November 8, 2013

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Let NASAA know if your agency’s e-mail addresses or Internet domain change, which may affect your receipt of our e-mails. Make sure your spam filter doesn’t trap e-mails from NASAA. Place nasaa@nasaa-arts.org in your allowed senders list. Need…
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Executive Director's Column
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Jonathan Katz
November 8, 2013

State of the State Arts Agencies

NASAA is grateful to all who supported and participated in the NASAA 2013 Leadership Institute in Jackson, Wyoming, last month. Proceedings from the meeting are being posted as they become available. Here are my remarks…
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Research on Demand
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Ryan Stubbs
November 8, 2013

Visualizing Support for the Arts

State arts agencies continuously collect data describing their grant-making activities. These data can tell a powerful story about the public value of state investment in the arts. For example, we know from the national data…
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