Blog Posts for Financial Management

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.

Blog Posts for Financial Management

Formulating an Arts Policy for BART: Findings and Recommendations

Date of Publication (formatted): 
June, 2015
Summary: 

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) initiated steps toward the formal adoption of policies and procedures for a revitalized art program that will build upon the District’s past efforts to integrate quality art into BART facilities to improve the customer experience, infuse stations with elements of surprise and wonder, and strengthen the sense of identity and vibrancy in communities throughout the District.

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Validation of Symphony Orchestras in the Twenty-First Century: A Tri-City Evaluation Through Financial, Socioeconomic, and Marketing Technique Analysis

Date of Publication (formatted): 
March, 2016
Summary: 

Three geographically-related symphony orchestras are evaluated based on their financial stability, marketing techniques, and sensitivity to socioeconomic conditions of their respective communities. This study concludes that the viability of symphony orchestras is largely due to all three of these components of arts business and administration. 

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Something Ventured Something Gained: A Business Development Guide for Nonprofit Organizations

Date of Publication (formatted): 
December, 1988
Summary: 

This book has been written as a guide for the nonprofit organization interested in undertaking a business venture. In recent years, nonprofits have increasingly looked to earning money as a means of supporting their operations. Income-generating ventures have ranged from selling greeting cards, to providing home health care services to major manufacturing operations. The common motivation has been the continued ability of the nonprofit organization to deliver services.

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Tracking Nonprofit Staff Layoffs

Date of Publication (formatted): 
September, 2003
Summary: 

This article reports on the results of a survey conducted to determine information about staff reductions and consolidations, and employee severance benefits of approximately 800 non-profit organizations. The survey data was collected in late 2002.

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A 'Blueprint' to Raise Funds for St. Pauls Arts

Date of Publication (formatted): 
May, 2004
Summary: 

This article focuses on a recently released task force report which found that approximately one-third of St. Paul, Minnesota's arts organizations are operating in the red and to get healthy, these nonprofit groups need an additional $25 million. To close the budget gaps, the task force suggested that the nonprofits use several approaches.

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