The purpose of this report is to provide thought leaders in the creative economy in Los Angeles, including members of the Los Angeles Creative Economy Convergence (CEC), with ideas and feedback regarding the future structure and goals of efforts to better support creative industries in Los Angeles County.
Economic Impact
Creativity and Education: Why It Matters
Eighty-eight Percent of U.S. Professionals Surveyed Believe Creativity Should be Built into Standard Curricula
Creativity, Cities and Innovation: Evidence from UK SMEs
The creative industries have long been seen as an innovative sector. More recent research posits that creative occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation.
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.
Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2012
Blackbaud, Inc. released a Charitable Giving Report, featuring the sector’s first look at how nonprofit fundraising performed in 2012. The Report draws from The Blackbaud Index, which tracks $8 billion in U.S.-based charitable giving on a monthly basis to provide the largest analysis of overall and online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. “2012 continued to show signs of a slow recovery for overall fundraising,” said Steve MacLaughlin, co-author of the Charitable Giving Report and director of Blackbaud’s Idea Lab. “Online fundraising’s return to significant growth rates is an encouraging sign, although online giving still makes up less than 10 percent of overall giving.” SEE PRESS RELEASE
Knight Soul of the Commnity
Knight Soul of the Community (SOTC) is a three-year study conducted by Gallup of the 26 John S. and James L. Knight Foundation communities across the United States employing a fresh approach to determine the factors that attach residents to their communities and the role of community attachment in an area’s economic growth and well-being. The study focuses on the emotional side of the connection between residents and their communities. The results of the SOTC study identify new approaches to help create transformational change and new possibilities for continued progress in Knight communities. FULL REPORT
