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The Dominance of the White Male Critic

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

What are the dangers of an outlier critiquing another culture’s craft? What happens when that one perspective becomes more valuable than the voices of those whose story is being told? In this read, we learn how the voice of the white male critic oppressively dominates conversations surrounding our arts and culture industry and discover ways to uplift and support the work of critics of color.

 

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Source Name: 
The New York Times
Author Name: 
Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Chi-hui Yang

Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell

7 Essential Tools to Empower Artists as Entrepreneurs

Posted by Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell, Jun 18, 2019 0 comments


Mr. Ceylon Narvelle Mitchell

Arts organizations can help individual artists succeed by providing professional development opportunities that build artists’ sustainability and capacity, thereby boosting our nation’s overall creative economy. Here are 7 essential tools that can empower artists as entrepreneurs.

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36 Useful Apps and Online Tools for Nonprofits

The number of low-cost or free apps and online tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the apps and tools listed below to significantly improve your web, email, social media, and visual content.

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Source Name: 
Nonprofit Tech for Good
Author Name: 
Heather Mansfield

How to Sell on Instagram

Do you want to use Instagram as a revenue stream?
Friday, November 25, 2016

Jasmine Star, a professional photographer who specializes in Instagram marketing, shares her story—which starts with law school, transitions over to photography, and ultimately goes to Instagram. Jasmine is sure to inspire you with ways to sell with Instagram.

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Source Name: 
Social Media Examiner
Author Name: 
Michael Stelzner

How Googlers Avoid Burnout (And Secretly Boost Creativity)

Sunday, June 11, 2017

For many of us it's hard to detach ourselves from work. We've got so much going on that it's difficult to truly enjoy the weekends and our time off because our minds are constantly running with things to do. Chade-Meng Tan noticed this within himself and among his fellow Googlers and, in an effort to fix the issue, created a 7-week mindfulness mediatation course for Google employees called Search Inside Yourself. This course helped his coworkers learn how to separate work from their personal lives, and Google saw it as such a necessity that they asked him to teach full time for their Personal Growth department. Being intentional about resting is so crucial—not just for the obvious personal reasons, but to help boost your creativity and promote success for your business. So relax! Stop what you're doing and go for a quick run/walk, even take a nap, or check out this article to see some other helpful relaxation methods. Our best ideas come when we're least expecting them, so do yourself (and your business) a favor and rest.

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Source Name: 
Wired
Author Name: 
Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness

10 Productivity Apps Every Freelancer Needs

Task management, goal setting, invoices, and contracts—all made easier!
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Every marketer has a period of time when every waking moment they have the power to work—but there are those moments when you'd much rather stay in bed and go on a Netflix binge. Well, 99u has 10 possible solutions to help bring that spark to your work day! Take a look at these apps to help boost your productivity.

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Source Name: 
99u
Author Name: 
Allison Stadd

The 7 Best Office Music Playlists for Productivity

Monday, July 31, 2017

It's amazing how music can factor into your productivity. Sometimes it's the mellow singer-songwriters that get you through the day, while other days need some upbeat pop music. No matter your mood, HubSpot's got 7 playlists to match your work mood and boost your productivity!

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Source Name: 
HubSpot
Author Name: 
Carly Stec

How I Grew My Twitter Following by 2,400 Percent

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Having trouble gaining Twitter followers? See how Sam Kern from Influence & Co grew his following by 2,400% and take a look at these easy fixes for you to have follower success!

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Source Name: 
Influence & Co
Author Name: 
Sam Kern

Twitter for Business in a Nutshell

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Pam Moore is the CEO / founder of Marketing Nutz and is ranked as one of the Top 10 Social Media Power Influencers by Forbes. In this episode of her podcast, SocialZoom Factor, she takes you through the do's and don'ts of Twitter for your business. From giving a background of her start to outlining how to create a strategy to develop your brand, learn how to use Twitter to its fullest potential.

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Source Name: 
SocialZoom Factor
Author Name: 
Pam Moore

Investments in a Culture of Innovation: The New Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Individual Artists

This research paper provides an overview of how U.S foundations and nonprofit organizations that provide direct support for individual artists have developed practices and strategies that radically depart from the principles of traditional scientific philanthropy.  Primary consideration is given to the frameworks of ‘new philanthropy’ and ‘creative philanthropy’ as they are established in an extensive literature review.
A second, and particularly important, consideration for this research is the degree to which the language and outlook of entrepreneurship and innovation is inherent to these non-traditional practices. The hypothesis being tested is that, foundations, by taking a larger role in grantmaking processes—e.g. working with the individual artist to set clear objectives and timelines; providing strategic funding, professional development tools and advisory services over an extended period; and helping to disseminate and take artistic outcomes ‘to scale’ — are meeting their own stated objectives (i.e. to promote innovation and individual capacity-building). Additionally, this research is concerned with whether the methods employed by grantmakers are sustainable in terms of external funding and, where applicable, profit sharing arrangements.
The research methodologies include: a case study of Creative Capital Foundation (CCF) and both qualitative and quantitative research of CCF grantees from recent funding cycles; profiles of several foundations and national organizations engaged in this area of practice, including the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), Community Partnerships in Arts and Culture (CPAC), and Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC); and interviews with key stakeholders at numerous foundations and national organizations, including CCF, LINC, CCI, CPAC, Artadia, and the San Francisco Foundation.

This research paper provides an overview of how U.S foundations and nonprofit organizations that provide direct support for individual artists have developed practices and strategies that radically depart from the principles of traditional scientific philanthropy.  Primary consideration is given to the frameworks of ‘new philanthropy’ and ‘creative philanthropy’ as they are established in an extensive literature review.
 

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David N. Schmitz
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