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Civic Engagement: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead the Way
Arts and culture organizations have the power to drive the cultural movement America needs to deliver democracy.
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Capital for Creativity
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.Latest
Creating a Policy Index for the Arts
The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?
The Mortality of Arts Nonprofits
The funding ecosystem has a greater role to play in the survival of nonprofits than their internal structure.
Social Innovation in 3-D
Innovators are T-shaped. Social innovators must be more.
Dance Revolution
The Wooden Floor is licensing its successful model of using arts education to break the cycle of poverty.
Tend It Like Beckham
Vi-Ability uses football to get disengaged British youth interested in acquiring the skills and experience necessary to succeed.
Collaborative Fundraising
The Contributor Development Partnership is revitalizing public broadcasting with a fundraising model that can help other large nonprofits with local affiliates.
In Defense of Pet Causes
The effective altruism movement could be more effective if it encouraged adoption of its principles within causes and geographies, not just across them.
It’s Time to Break Arts Philanthropy Out of Its Silo
Connecting arts goals to a foundation’s larger vision can make support for the arts more targeted and impactful.
Two Countries, One Vision
From fraternity houses in the American Midwest to villages in rural India, Breakthrough is experimenting with novel approaches to reducing violence against women and girls.
Plugging Into the Past
An architecture firm is helping bring modern amenities to Beijing’s historical hutong courtyard homes with minimal disruption.
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Capital for Creativity
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.
Civic Engagement: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead the Way
Arts and culture organizations have the power to drive the cultural movement America needs to deliver democracy.
Social or Cultural Entrepreneurship: An Argument for a New Distinction
A look at the difference between cultural and social entrepreneurship.
Creating a Policy Index for the Arts
The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?