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: Adams, Donald and Goldbard, Arlene

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Media Type: Journal

The authors use the examples of the National Council on the Arts (NCA) and the California Arts Council to show the magnitude of official opposition to reforming cultural policy in the . Cultural policy, they argue, has been left entirely to vested…

Categories: Participation, Cultural Diversity, Civic Dialogue and Social Change

Author: Hass, Debra A. and Morrissey, Rachel W.

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Media Type: Report

The Donors Forum of Chicago surveyed its local member grantmakers and partners in the nonprofit sector to understand the impact of 9/11 on their organizations, spending, and budgets.  Respondents included 66 grantmaking organizations that awarded $1…

Categories: Fundraising

Author: Cultural Policy Center (CPC) at the University of Chicago

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

The Cultural Policy Center (CPC) at The University of Chicago convened Lasting Effects: Assessing the Future of Economic Impact Analysis of the Arts, a three day conference that examined benefits and pitfalls of using economic impact analysis (EIA)…

Categories: Tourism, Funding, Economic Impact, Cultural Planning, Cultural Facilities, Cultural Districts, Creative Industries, Creative Economies

Author: Crealey, Maria

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The development and marketing of new products is crucial to organizational growth in many industries, but formal models of new product and new service development are not often used in the arts.

Categories: Fundraising

Author: Gary, Michael; Scanlon, Rosemary; and Kressner Cobb, Nina

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The discussion papers contained in this report were prepared for the symposium Who Pays for the Arts? which was held on February 15, 2002 at the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Categories: Funding

Author: Francie Ostrower

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Media Type: Report

The diversity of arts participation is examined in this brief, which reports on findings from a national survey of cultural participation commissioned by The Wallace Foundation and conducted by the Urban Institute.

Categories: Participation, Marketing and Communications, Cultural Diversity

Author: Scottsdale Cultural Council

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The employee performance evaluation for the Scottsdale Cultural Council includes the employee's self-evaluation, the employer's evaluation, and the establishment of future work-related goals.

Categories: Organizational Planning

Author: Montana Arts Council

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The Montana Arts Council's primary goals and objectives are outlined in their 2005-06 strategic plan.

Categories: Organizational Planning, Leadership, Governance

Author: Chris Walker, Maria-Rosario Jackson and Carole Rosenstein

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The monograph by the Fund for Folk Culture (FFC) and the Urban Institute is an evaluation of the FFCs Partnerships in Local Culture program, but also identifies general issues and areas of collaboration for traditional artists, community based…

Categories: Heritage & Preservation, Funding, Creative Industries, Creative Economies

Author: Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits)

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Media Type: Report

The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits) has developed this online collection of 22 Standards for Excellence Educational Resource Packets. Each packet offers information to assist individual organizations implement…

Categories: Organizational Planning