This report is a Collaboration between
the Association of California Symphony Orchestras,
the California Arts Council
and the California Cultural Data Project Working Group
Civic Engagement/Community Development
How Cities Can Nurture Cultural Entrepreneurs
Many city leaders are newly aware that artists bring income into the city, improve the performance of area businesses and creative industries, and directly create new businesses and jobs.
Bringing the Museum to the Community
When the Museum of Craft and Design closed its doors in 2010 in search of a new location, it turned to pop-up exhibitions as a way to stay visible and continue serving the community. Two and half years and several pop-ups later, the museum once again has a permanent space. Detailed in this case study are the two primary challenges that MCD experienced during their pop-up period, and the ways in which the museum plans to address those challenges to produce a more tempered iteration of a pop-up program as it settles into its permanent home.
Catalytic Change: Lessons Learned from the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment
ARC and PRE designed the Racial Justice Grantmaking Assessment to help foundation staff and leaders understand the benefits of being explicit about racial equity, and to determine the degree to which their work is advancing racial justice. This report is based on the pilot process, and is intended to share insights into some of the barriers within the philanthropic sector that stand in the way of achieving racial justice outcomes. It is organized into five segments:
- This introduction, which provides brief profiles of ARC and PRE, and of the assessment team;
- A description of the assessment process, including definitions, assumptions, and methodology;
- An overview of the assessments of the Consumer Health Foundation and the Barr Foundation, including brief profiles of each, summary findings, recommendations, and impacts to date;
- Lessons learned from the pilot process by the ARC-PRE assessment team; and
- Appendices with more detailed findings, recommendations, and initial impacts for each foundation.
New Report Offers Lessons for Philanthropic Field to Keep Up with Changing Face of America
The face of America is changing. Between 2000 and 2010, the population of the American South grew by 14%—and the Latino population in the South grew by 57%. One in five Americans have a disability. Fifty-seven percent of college graduates are women. Same-sex couples live in 93% of counties in the US.
How can the philanthropic field increase its diversity, advance equity, and improve its inclusiveness to keep up with these trends? D5—a five-year effort to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropy—examines this question in its annual “State of the Work” report.
Complete report: http://www.d5coalition.org/tools/state-of-the-work-2013/
Pacific Standard Time: Economic Impact Report
The Getty Foundation released an Economic Impact Analysis report for Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 prepared by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC). Pacific Standard Time was a collaboration of over 60 cultural institutions culminating in a series of linked exhibitions and programs across Southern California between October 2011 and March 2012.
In addition to its lasting scholarly impact, Pacific Standard Time contributed significantly to the local and regional economies through the expenditures of participating partners and visitors. In sum, the Getty’s initiative generated considerable economic activity in the Southern California region, adding $280.5 million in economic output and supporting 2,490 jobs with total labor income of $101.3 million.
