The 2012 Bank of America Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy examines the giving patterns, priorities, and attitudes of America’s wealthiest households for the year 2011. This study, the fourth in a series written and researched by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University in partnership with Bank of America (in particular, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management), builds on previous studies issued in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
Arts Funding
Date Your Donors: Year-End Fundraising Essentials
Network for Good, an online platform for nonprofit donations (and a nonprofit itself), published a PDF guide with helpful suggestions on how to outreach for year-end donations and other fundraising. Free, but registration is required for the PDF report.
Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region 2012
The 2012 Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region is the sixth edition of an annual report commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design to do the impossible: quantify creativity by analyzing the financial impact of creative industries and practitioners in the Los Angeles region. It puts real numbers to creativity.
The findings continue to astound. The economy driven by the arts, design, and entertainment again ranks 4th out of 66 industry clusters in L.A. County. Supporting one in eight jobs in the region in 2011, the creative economy had a total regional output of $230 billion in revenues. The creative economy is undeniably powerful in Southern California. Like sunshine and diversity, creativity is a defining resource of our region.
Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 1999-2000 and 2009-2010
Student access to arts education and the quality of such instruction in the nation’s public schools continue to be of concern to policymakers, educators, and families. Specifically, research has focused on questions such as: To what extent do students receive instruction in the arts? Under what conditions is this instruction provided? What is the profile of arts education instructors? This study is the third of its kind to be conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education, to provide national data that inform these issues. SEE PRESS RELEASE/BLOG
New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture & Design
This report focuses on the role that arts, culture, and design can play in assisting states as they seek to create jobs and boost their economies in the short run and transition to an innovation-based economy in the long run. In particular, arts, culture, and design can assist states with economic growth because they can:
1. Provide a fast-growth, dynamic industry cluster;
2. Help mature industries become more competitive;
3. Provide the critical ingredients for innovative places;
4. Catalyze community revitalization; and
5. Deliver a better-prepared workforce.
State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2013 Legislative Appropriations Preview
NASAA is pleased to announce the release of the State Arts Agency Fiscal Year 2013 Legislative Appropriations Preview report. This document summarizes how state arts agencies fared during this year’s budget deliberations and includes information on the appropriations each state arts agency expects to receive for FY2013.
