Author: Cornell University, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This publication, Tools for Leadership: Building Cultural Partnerships, came about largely in response to todays' changes in leadership responsibility. It is intended as a primer for those who want to support the arts, who have the power to do so, yet, who may not know how the community can best benefit from the contributions they have to make, or how their leadership can be used most effectively to gain the greatest measure of public good.

Abstract:

This publication, Tools for Leadership: Building Cultural Partnerships, came about largely in response to todays' changes in leadership responsibility. It is intended as a primer for those who want to support the arts, who have the power to do so, yet, who may not know how the community can best benefit from the contributions they have to make, or how their leadership can be used most effectively to gain the greatest measure of public good. It does not focus on the traditional forms of charity and philanthropy that are often undertaken for isolated ends. It focuses instead on partnership - the form of leadership that breeds constructive, reasoned, negotiated decision making. And it stresses the mutual awareness that partnership develops, an awareness that can lead to effective support that goes beyond public or private money to include other important kinds of contributions, such as management advice, public relations assistance, capital improvement funds, or administrative support.

CONTENTS
The context.
A time for leadership.
The conference.

Public and private policies toward the arts:
     1. The arts as business.
     2. The arts as an economic development tool.
     3. The effect of business and business factors on the arts.
     4. The future of business and the arts.

Business: 
     The corporation as catalyst for local cultural activities: Determining community
     needs.
     Funding cultural activities.
     Different ways to support cultural activities.
     Initiating a cultural development program.
     Conclusion.

Government:
     Meeting Richmond's needs with an arts initiative.
     Richmond's needs.
     Benefitting from the arts.
     The City's contribution.
     Keys to success.

The arts:
     Developing a strong community program.
     There are five contributions that the arts can make.
          1. The arts enrich the lives of individuals.
          2. The arts foster creativity and productivity.
          3. The arts improve the quality of life.
          4. The arts improve the image of the community.
          5. The arts have a substantial economic impact on a community.

Getting started:
     1. Arts inventory.
     2. Arts needs.
     3. Business and government climate.
     4. Possible mechanisms. 

Organizing the case. 
The arts. 
Their importance. 
Community needs. 
Arts needs. 
How can the arts be helped? 
Building alliances.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Leadership