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In the Resources section you will find links to many valuable resources and tools. Make sure to check back often, as this section will be updated frequently as we develop and expand available resources for Americans for the Arts members.
Use the quick links below to find the information you need- Advocacy and Federal Resource Guides
- Economic Resource Center
- Publications
- National Arts Policy Round Table
- Nancy Hanks Lectures
- Research
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White House Officials Discuss Plans for Social-Innovation Office, By Suzanne Perry (May 28, 2009)
The new White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was created without much fanfare. In fact, even though it has been operating for several months, it has never been formally unveiled. Read the full story.
Making the Case for Skid Row Culture: Findings from a Collaborative Inquiry by the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) and the Urban Institute
By Maria Rosario Jackson and John Malpede
Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is a Skid Row-based theater organization, founded and directed by artist John Malpede. LAPD has distinguished itself by its longstanding commitment to making change in L.A.’s Skid Row community, particularly regarding the homeless, through theater-based civic engagement work. As part of Animating Democracy’s Arts & Civic Engagement Impact Initiative, LAPD and Urban Institute senior researcher, Maria Rosario Jackson engaged in research to develop a foundation to recurrently identify, monitor, and assess the cultural infrastructure of the Skid Row neighborhood. The framework suggested by their research would enable Skid Row organizations and leaders who use arts and culture to see their work as part of a larger system and to create an asset-focused narrative for Skid Row that may help shift or expand the ways outsiders perceive the Skid Row community.
Volunteers for the Arts, New York, NY (April 22, 2009)
This panel discussion focuses on recruiting, training, and managing volunteers within New York City nonprofit organizations, with key advice about legal considerations, recognition, and locating volunteers who can provide professional services.
Presenters:
Elaine Luttrull, CPA, volunteer with The Puppetry Arts Theatre
Tim Young, founder, The Puppetry Arts Theatre
Jacob Victory, administrator of the Children and Family Services division at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Moderator: Fran Smyth, manager of Arts Services at Arts & Business Council of New York