Thursday, June 28, 2012

Study Shows Expansion Can Be Unhealthy for Arts Groups - NYTimes.com

Study Shows Expansion Can Be Unhealthy for Arts Groups - NYTimes.com: Other reasons that organizations will build too much are overambitious trustees, self-interested architects and unrealistic financial projections, according to the study by the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago that is to be released Thursday.

The study, “Set in Stone,” examined the cultural building boom between 1994 and 2008, when museums, performing arts centers and theaters in the United States

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Philanthropists and foundations are 'unnecessarily risk-averse', says report

Philanthropists and foundations are 'unnecessarily risk-averse', says report: Philanthropists and foundations can often be unnecessarily risk-averse when making decisions about development funding, according to a report published today.

Risk and Philanthropy, commissioned by the Resource Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation, is based on 27 detailed interviews with development philanthropists, philanthropic intermediaries, grant-makers from leading international foundations and sector academics.

Philanthropists and foundations are 'unnecessarily risk-averse', says report

Philanthropists and foundations are 'unnecessarily risk-averse', says report: Philanthropists and foundations can often be unnecessarily risk-averse when making decisions about development funding, according to a report published today.

Risk and Philanthropy, commissioned by the Resource Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation, is based on 27 detailed interviews with development philanthropists, philanthropic intermediaries, grant-makers from leading international foundations and sector academics.

mplications of the New Normal for Fundraising

massnonprofit.org ::: The poll of more than 1000 Americans, commissioned by the Boston Public Relations firm of SolomonMcCown, contains both good and bad news for non-profit fundraising.

Entitled “The New Normal,” the presenting poll firm, Anderson Robbins Research, summarized the findings by stating “We care more about the rainbow than the pot of gold.” Making a lot of money ranked dead last in the most important elements of the American Dream.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Currency of Social Change | Barr Foundation

The Currency of Social Change | Barr Foundation: Now, a new case study from SSIR (“Networking a City”) introduces what may prove to be a vital sixth condition – what the magazine dubs the “return on relationships” and what is more commonly referred to as social capital. The case study features the Barr Fellowship and the novel idea that the bonds of trust and respect that form among leaders are truly the “currency of social change.”

Foundation, Operating Charity Investment Turn Negative - TheNonProfitTimes

Foundation, Operating Charity Investment Turn Negative - TheNonProfitTimes: Two companion studies of the nonprofit sector show that investment returns were slightly negative in FY2011 after increasing in the range of 12 percent during FY2010 and 21 percent in FY2009.