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Every election cycle the Illinois Arts Alliance conducts a survey to determine the position of candidates running for Illinois General Assembly and U.S. Congress on arts issues. The report is now complete and can be found on the Illinois Arts Alliance website. Also available is the Americans for the Arts Congressional Report Card for the 108th session (2003-2004) U.S. House of Representatives, conducted through the Arts Action Fund. This report gives each Congressional Member of the House a grade (A+-F) based on votes they have taken on arts issues. Both reports can be found at http://www.artsalliance.org/al_survey.shtml.
Despite broad bipartisan support in both chambers, Congress was unable to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Charity, Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) ACT. Champions of the bill in Congress tried unsuccessfully to get important provisions of the bill included in a corporate tax bill. The tax bill does contain provisions regarding deductions and reporting requirements for non-cash charitable contributions. http://philanthropy.com/free/update/2004/10/2004101101.htm.
The University of Washington's DO-IT program has put together a list of links that includes information on accessible Web design and publications and videos that can help you build sites that are accesible to everyone, including those with disabilities. http://ga0.org/ct/Md1DYyY1PaVY/
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)3 status can now harness the power of Google for searches on their own sites with the new Public Service Search. http://ga0.org/ct/l71DYyY1-aKo/
When an IT staff member suddenly quits or your network spontaneously implodes, you'll be in better shape to pick up the pieces if you document your organization's technology systems. Take inventory of your network, hardware, software, staff, and vendors with these downloadable worksheets. You'll be ready to deal effectively with problems, plan for technology changes, and work with new consultants. http://ga0.org/ct/f11DYyY1ujK8/
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the McCormick Tribune Foundation has launched plans to build a public museum that honors the legacy of its founder: Robert R. McCormick. The McCormick Museum Foundation will design, build and operate the museum, which will be dedicated to America's freedoms - with a special emphasis on First Amendment rights - and the civic responsibilities that accompany those rights. The museum seeks to inspire generations to understand, value and protect these freedoms. As a part of this new venture, the museum has launched a competition for a Signature Work of Art. The chosen piece will serve as the central exhibit and centerpiece of the museum. It will be selected through an open, international, two-stage design competition to begin on October 11, 2004 and conclude with the unveiling of the work on April 1, 2006. The budget is $500,000. The deadline for the 1st round of submissions is December 1, 2004. Learn more at http://www.mccormickmuseum.org.
The Sundance Theatre, held in July in Sundance, Utah, provides professional actors, rehearsal space, stage management, and round-trip air transportation, accommodations, and food for the collaborative team working on each project. Up to eight projects will be selected each year. Playwrights, directors, composers, and choreographers are eligible to apply, and playwright/director teams are encouraged. Deadline: December 15, 2004. http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_programs_theatre_apply
Leadership for a Changing World is seeking nominations of community leaders across the country who are successfully tackling tough social problems. Seventeen outstanding social justice leaders and leadership teams who are not broadly known beyond their immediate community or field will receive awards of $100,000 to advance their work, plus $15,000 for learning activities that will support their efforts. The program seeks to encourage a public dialogue that recognizes a wide variety of leaders and leadership models as authentic and important to social progress. To this end, the program includes a major, multiyear research initiative and numerous forums to bring awardees together with other leaders to share experiences, address specific challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Deadline: January 7, 2005. http://www.leadershipforchange.org
The American Association of Museums Awards for Excellence annually recognize extraordinary museum supporters, professionals, and institutions across the United States. Deadline: January 14, 2005. http://aam-us.org/awards_for_excellence.cfm
The School of Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication has announced its fourth annual USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship, a three-week multi-disciplinary program that aims to improve arts coverage by bringing together artists, curators, theater directors, administrators, funders, and colleagues. The program seeks a small group (six to nine) of distinguished mid-career arts editors, critics, and reporters from print, broadcast, and online journalism who are interested in learning more about disciplines both outside of and within their area of expertise as well as in examining the current states of art-making and arts coverage. Deadline: January 10, 2005. http://annenberg.usc.edu/getty
The University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences announces a call for entries for the biennial Creativity in Motion/Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize honoring the creative process. The prize celebrates a visionary work in process, recognizing the potential power of its original expression to affect and enrich the world around us. The competition will award an unrestricted sum of $40,000 to an individual whose work demonstrates original thinking and the promise of continuing creative work. Submissions are open to all fields of creativity, including but not limited to the arts, cultural affairs, education, and science. Deadline: January 15, 2005. http://cim.ou.edu
Friday, November 5, 2004 from 2:00-3:30 (EST) Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Nina Ozlu and the entire Government Affairs team will be hosting an interactive audioconference titled "Postelection Analysis and Impact on the Arts at the Federal, State and Local Levels". The cost to participate is $50 for members and $75 for non-members, and you must pre-register. To register, visit http://www.AmericansForTheArts.org/services/leadership/post_election_audio.asp.
Los Angeles, CA. November 11-13, 2004. http://www.culturalcommons.org/eventdetail.cfm?ID=930
J.W. Marriott Hotel Washington, D.C., November 14 -15, 2004. http://www.boardsource.org/landingpage.asp?ID=55
The Cultural & Heritage Tourism Alliance will meet to share ideas with fellow convention and visitors bureau cultural tourism directors, statewide arts agencies directors, heritage area and arts agency marketers, consultants and preservationists. Hotel Allegro, Chicago, Illinois. November 18-10, 2004. http://www.chtalliance.com
ISPA's 57th Annual Conference: Necessary Excellence New York, NY. January 5-7, 2005. http://www.culturalcommons.org/eventdetail.cfm?ID=933
Association of Performing Arts Presenters 48th Annual Members Conference. January 8 11, 2005 in New York. http://www.culturalcommons.org/eventdetail.cfm?id=921
A fundraising guru gives her perspective on why ignoring tax policy is foolish. Kim Klein’s commentary examines what are taxes for and what is fair taxation, as well as why nonprofits should make it their business to understand and affect tax policy. http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/section/554.html
If you've ever suffered from bad service, wished you could fire your Web hosting company, or you're just looking to save some money, read TechSoup's primer on switching Web hosts. In this article, CompuMentor consultant Zac Mutrux lays out eight easy steps to making a smooth transition. http://ga0.org/ct/op1DYyY1-aKi/
What's keeping you from switching to a lower-cost ISP? TechSoup outlines the services you'll need and whether you can get a better monthly rate for Internet service. http://ga0.org/ct/f11DYyY1-aCw/
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November 1, 2004 - Volume 5, Number 5
