The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) at Indiana University’s Center for Postsecondary Research addresses the previously unanswered question of what happens to alumni of performing and visual arts in its report Forks in the Road: The Many Paths of Arts Alumni. Stereotypes and misconceptions abounded about what these graduates were doing, with one of…
Connected Citizens: The Power, Peril and Potential of Networks, produced by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in partnership with Monitor Institute, investigates how funders can effectively and positively use networks in the 21st century. The Internet has created entirely new methods for people to create networks. A smartly crafted network can have…
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released three follow-up research reports based on the information collected in its 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. These reports take a deeper look at the data and address questions both old and new about arts participation. In Arts Education in America: What the Declines…
NASAA’s ever-popular briefings return! Twelve short, intensive sessions share new research, emerging trends and model practices around the country. Here’s a sample of what’s in store in Austin: Building a Shared Public Responsibility for the Arts Friday, October 15 ArtsWave (formerly the Fine Arts Fund) in Cincinnati embarked on a year-long initiative designed to develop…
NASAA Assembly 2010, October 14-16, takes place in Austin, Texas. This month, Did You Know…? offers a sampler of appealing morsels from The Live Music Capital of the World®. “Keep Austin Weird” has become a local motto in recent years, featured on bumper stickers and t-shirts. This motto not only has been used in promoting…
In 2007, there were 1.47 million tax-exempt organizations registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Public charities (more commonly known as 501(c)3 organizations) account for two-thirds of these registered nonprofits and include organizations that work in the arts, education, health care and human services. Public charities have experienced tremendous growth over the last 10 years.…
By 2050, the United States will become a majority-minority country. African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders collectively will become the new majority in the country, while non-Hispanic whites will comprise less than 50% of the population. These population projections are very different from the current profile of museum attendees. In 2008, non-Hispanic whites made up…
The Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) recently released the results of its second annual survey on the state of the nonprofit sector. Of the more than 1,300 respondents, 417 (32%) were from arts, culture and humanities organizations. Most respondents were from small or midsized organizations, with operating budgets of $2 million or less. The survey asked…
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) recently released Insuring Creativity, a report based on results of a nationwide survey of craft artists. The survey revealed that nearly 69% of professional craft artists are not properly insured against an accident or disaster that might destroy their equipment, tools, supplies, or inventory. The lack of business insurance…
Each year, the Pew Center on the States releases its State of the States report, a nonpartisan analysis of the fiscal and political forces affecting state government. Forecasters are predicting that state budgets will continue to be stressed for the next two to four years. Economists are expecting double-digit unemployment figures to continue through the…
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