Thank you to the many people who have been blog contributors to, and readers of ArtsBlog over the years. ArtsBlog has long been a space where we uplifted stories from the field that demonstrated how the arts strengthen our communities socially, educationally, and economically; where trends and issues and controversies were called out; and advocacy tools were provided to help you make the case for more arts funding and favorable arts policies.

As part of Americans for the Arts’ recent Strategic Realignment Process, we were asked to evaluate our storytelling communications platforms and evolve the way we share content. As a result, we launched the Designing Our Destiny portal to explore new ways of telling stories and sharing information, one that is consistent with our longtime practice of, “No numbers without a story, and no stories without a number.”

As we put our energy into developing this platform and reevaluate our communications strategies, we have put ArtsBlog on hold. That is, you can read past blog posts, but we are not posting new ones. You can look to the Designing Our Destiny portal and our news items feed on the Americans for the Arts website for stories you would have seen in ArtsBlog in the past.

ArtsBlog will remain online through this year as we determine the best way to archive this valuable resource and the knowledge you’ve shared here.

As ever, we are grateful for your participation in ArtsBlog and thank you for your work in advancing the arts. It is important, and you are important for doing it.

2015 America's Charities Snapshot

For more than a decade, America’s Charities has reported on trends, attitudes and perceptions in employee workplace giving, and we are sharing our latest findings with Snapshot 2015, released on December 10, 2015.

Snapshot 2015 dives into the top trends of employee engagement and workplace giving regarding:

  1. Volunteerism
  2. Employee recruitment and retention strategies
  3. Leadership involvement
  4. Influence of young professionals
  5. Increasing expectations among small and mid-size companies
  6. Corporate-nonprofit alignment of goals

Every year, millions of people across America are invited to participate in an activity that has become a Fall tradition for generations of employees working at many of the nation’s largest employers: the Employee Charitable Giving Campaign. 

The impact of employee giving campaigns on charitable organizations and the people and communities they serve cannot be understated. Workplace giving campaigns generate over $4 billion annually—much of which is unrestricted, sustainable support that enables charitable organizations serve communities throughout the nation.

For the last decade, America’s Charities, a national proponent for effective employee engagement programs, has commissioned research to identify current trends, attitudes and perceptions in employee workplace giving.

Report
America's Charities
32
December, 2015
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America's Charities
Research Abstract
Categories: 
Creative Workforce
Private Sector
Volunteerism
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December 2015