Funding Approaches and Case Studies
How Movement-Accountable Intermediaries Can Change Philanthropy
Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within—and how they ultimately hope to upend—the philanthropic landscape.
Next Phase: A Pooled Fund Aims to Transition LA Arts Organizations from Survival to Recovery
In February 2021, the California Community Foundation (CCF) announced the launch of the LA Arts Recovery Fund to support organizations with a pre-pandemic operating budget of under $10 million.
Narrative Change for Racial Equity in Nonprofit Funding
An Exploratory Report on Community-Centric Fundraising in the Arts and Culture Sector by Erika Pettersen.
Recalculating the Formula for Success: Public Arts Funders and United Arts Funds Reshape Strategies for the Twenty-First Century
From Grantmakers in the Arts Reader, 2017
To Ensure Nonprofit Well-Being, Invest in Wages, Workload, and Working Conditions
Rusty Stahl, Founder, President, and CEO of Fund the People for Center for Effective Philanthropy
Americans for the Arts Arts and Economic Prosperity Report 6
The latest data from Americans for the Arts on the National economic impact of the arts.
The Economic and Social Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences in the State of Georgia
A fact sheet from Americans for the Arts’ Arts and Economic Prosperity Survey 6.
60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Museum Philanthropy & Membership Post Pandemic
A webseries from American Alliance of Museums
From Regranting to Redistribution: How the Cultural Solidarity Fund Moved Money & Why We Need Community-Centered Coalitions
The Cultural Solidarity Fund (CSF) is an initiative administered by IndieSpace (formerly Indie Theater Fund) with leadership by LEIMAY and a coalition of arts administrators and institutions.
City of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Arts and Culture Plan
On Oct. 23, 2023, city staff presented the plan to Charlotte City Council for discussion. The City Council voted to accept the plan on Nov. 13, 2023.
United Arts Funds: A Statistical Report on the Campaign Revenues of the Nation’s United Arts Funds during Fiscal Years 2017 & 2018
A report from Americans for the Arts, 2018.
How Rachel Garbus Would Fix Atlanta
Start Funding Our Art—And Artists—Properly
This L.A. Collaborative Is Strengthening the Local Arts Scene and Challenging Funding Norms
An Inside Philanthropy feature on Los Angeles Visual Arts Coalition (LAVA)
What Are the Paradigm Shifts Necessary for the Arts Sector to Nurture More Sustainable THRIVING Institutions of Color?
Learnings from practitioners in the New York City-based organizations that serve ALAANA Culture and Communities, commissioned by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the New York Community Trust.
Funding Choice Points: A Grant-making Reflection Tool for State Arts Agencies
A second edition NASAA report issued in 2024.
The Water of Systems Change
Foundations involved in systems change can increase their odds for success by focusing on the least explicit but most powerful conditions for change, while also turning the lens on themselves.
The Impact of the Arts
Why the Arts Matter in Georgia
A fact sheet from the Arts Action Fund.
Talk is cheap: To increase arts funding in Georgia, more action is needed
The state spends 14 cents per person with an arts budget of $1.5 million. Other surrounding states had much higher numbers: North Carolina with 84 cents, Alabama at $1.28, Tennessee at $1.47, South Carolina with $2.16 and Florida at $2.71, up from $1.41 last year.
News
Arts and Creativity Strengthen Our Nation
A narrative and message guide for advocates to broaded and deepen support for public funding by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.