Arts Funding Kit
08:53, 10 February 2009
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In response to funding cuts faced by arts nonprofits around the USA, Americans for the Arts has provided an Arts Funding Response and Readiness Kit that includes a list of reasons why the arts are essential to the health and vitality of communities and the nation as well as talking points on topics such as government funding, tourism, and at-risk youth. The toolkit also contains tips designed to help arts nonprofits increase their visibility, links to additional resources, and an audio message from the Americans for the Arts president and CEO on the importance of rallying behind the arts in these times of economic uncertainty.
Thanks to the Foundation Center for the heads up about this excellent resource.
Wouldn't it be great if someone did this for volunteer programs? A toolkit to help volunteer mangers fund volunteer involvement, that lists the reasons why volunteers are essential to the health and vitality of communities, a list of talking points regarding volunteer value beyond money-saved, another list on why funding volunteer management is crucial to volunteer success, tips to help increase the visibility of volunteer service within organizations, links to resources, etc.
