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Important Reports & Articles
- The Young and the Restless: How Philadelphia Competes for Talent (pdf 14.2mb)
A recent report by Coletta & Company focuses on the key to a thriving creative economy which includes planning, a vision of the future, physical and cultural amenities, business diversity, rich ideas, and most importantly...young talent. - Volunteer
Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers (pdf
69kb)
By Mark A. Hager and Jeffrey L. Brudney, copyright 2004, The Urban Institute. This brief reports on findings from a 2003 survey of volunteer management capacity among charities and congregations. The findings are based on conversations with a systematic sample of charities about their practices, challenges and aspirations for their volunteer programs. - Volunteer
Management Capacity in America's Charities and Congregations
(pdf, 243kb)
A briefing report, copyright 2004, The Urban Institute. Provides a glimpse of some the challenges and opportunities that organizations face to effectively manage volunteers. - Partnerships
Between Large and Small Cultural Organizations (pdf,
541kb)
A Strategy for Building Arts Participation, by Francie Ostrower. copyright 2004, the Urban Institute and The Wallace Foundation. This brief highlights participation-building benefits of large-small partnerships, the challenges of large-small partnerships, and meeting the challenges of large-small partnerships. - The
Value of the Performing Arts in Five Communities: A Comparison of
2002 Household Survey Data(pdf, 734kb)
A collaborative project of the Association of Performing Arts Presents, American Symphony Orchestra League, Dance/USA, OPERA America, and Theatre Communications Group, supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts by Mary Kopczynski and Mark Hager of the Urban Institute. A comparison of 2002 household survey data in Alaska, Cincinnati, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Seattle. - Greater
Philadelphia's Competitive Edge: The Nonprofit Culture Industry
and its Economic Value to the Region(pdf, 491kb)
Regional Arts & Culture Economic Initiative, 1998, Pennsylvania Economy League. This comprehensive report outlines the effect of the arts and cultural sector on the region's economy in terms of revenue, jobs and spending. Currently the most compelling argument of the importance of arts and culture to sustain the economy of our region. - Compensation
& Benefits Study of the Arts & Cultural Sector in Greater
Philadelphia
2002, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia and Mercer Human Resource Consulting, $15. Order online. This comprehensive study was conducted by the Council in 2002 to help cultural institutions attract and retain a competitive cultural workforce. The research analyzed and documented the human resources practices of the region's nonprofit arts and cultural industry, particularly emphasisizing compensation and benefits within these institutions. This research better defined the cultural industry's competitive edge and established a benchmark for the area's arts sector, comparing it against other nonprofits in the region and arts and cultural nonprofits nationally. The study is offered for sale by the Council for $15. - The
Benefits to Business of Participating in the Arts (pdf, 419kb)
By Gary P. Steuer, President and CEO, Arts & Business Council Inc.®, and Julie Peeler, Vice President, National Programs, Arts & Business Council Inc. This article is excerpted from the Spring 2001 issue of Arts & Business Quarterly. - Arts
Issues: Community Dialogues Across America 2002 (pdf, 246kb)
copyright 2003, Arts & Business Council Inc. An overview of the MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series. - Acts
of Achievement: The Role of Performing Arts Centers in Education (pdf, 5.73mb)
Editors: Barbara Rich, Ed.D, Jane L. Polin and Stephen J. Marcus, copyright 2003, The Dana Foundation. - Volunteering to Be a Better Manager
This article appeared in strategy+business enews on April 29, 2004.by Richard Pound and Karl Moore. - Technology
Literacy Benchmarks for Nonprofit Organizations (pdf, 275kb)
Copyright 2002, Benton Foundation and NPower, All Rights Reserved. Unique tool designed to help nonprofit organizations grapple with the challenges posed by computer technology. - Nonprofit Leader’s Technology Guide: A Mission Support Tool for Arts & Culture (pdf, 861kb)
Written by NPower and underwritten by the SBC Foundation. Highlights technology innovation in 4 nonprofit sectors: arts and culture, health and human services, education, and community development.