National Arts Publications Database

The National Arts Publications Database is a bibliographic tool that gives access current and historical information on a multitude of topics related to arts administration and policy. The database contains over 7,000 bibliographic records—providing arts administrators, policy researchers, and advocates with an asset to help them locate information on arts policy and practice and arts administration resources and best practices. Many recent entries to the database may also include the actual publication for download as well. When possible, Americans for the Arts has included the publication for download, but in many cases the database is purely bibliographic by design.

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Author: Bugeaud, Theresa

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

This 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study is the first time we’ve included enough participants in the Cultural sector to take a look at their numbers as a group. And the picture the results paint is fascinating: in chart after chart, Cultural nonprofits show…

Categories: Fundraising

Author: Canwell, Adam; Geller, Jason; and Stockton, Heather

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

Global organizations today navigate a “new world of work”—one that requires a dramatic change in strategies for leadership, talent, and human resources. More than 3,300 organizations from 106 countries contributed to Deloitte’s Global Human Capital…

Categories: Volunteerism, Private Sector, Creative Workforce

Author: Mitchell, Charles; Ray, Phd, Rebecca L.; and van Ark, PhD, Bart

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

Since 1999, The Conference Board CEO Challenge survey has asked CEOs, presidents, and chairmen across the globe to identity their most critical challenges. In the 2015 edition of the survey, based on 943 responses, CEOs rank human capital,…

Categories: Private Sector, Leadership

Author: Business Innovation Factory

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

There is a concurrent shift in healthcare today, toward a more human-focused system in which the patient has a face and a story as well as a chart and a white blood cell count. This approach has long been practiced by artists, performers, poets, and…

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Author: MacLaughlin, Steve

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

The Charitable Giving Report leverages findings from The Blackbaud Index to provide the largest analysis of overall and online giving data in the nonprofit sector. The aim of the Report is to provide a benchmark for giving and help inform nonprofits…

Categories: Fundraising

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Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Infographic

This infograhpic created by Blackbaud helps show strong local arts and cultural organizations build strong commuities. The data used for the infographic came from 10 Reasons to Support the Arts by Americans for the Arts and Museum Facts by American…

Categories: Economic Impact, Community Development

Author: Americans for the Arts

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Infographic

This quick list compiled by Americans for the Arts provides you with 10 reason to make the case for supporting the arts in our communities acorss the Nation.

Categories: Economic Impact

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Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Infographic

This one pager from the America Alliance of Museums provides quick facts about the strengths of Museum in America.

Categories: Economic Impact, Cultural Facilities, Community Development

Author: Farver, Michah and Mcfarland, Christiana K.

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

The National League of Cities (NLC) is publishing this yearly benchmarking report, State of the Cities, which provides an analysis of trends in cities and the response of local governments based on annual state of the city addresses from mayors…

Categories: Local Arts Agencies, Community Development

Author: Sanoff, Henry and Mishchenko, Evrim Demir

Publication Year: 2015

Media Type: Report

The Community Arts Center Handbook is a collection of illustrated methods to aid arts organizations at various stages of the planning and design process. Setting up a new arts council or improving an existing requires a visioning process that offers…

Categories: Participation, Organizational Planning, Local Arts Agencies, Community Development