an blog | AJBlog Central | Contact me | Advertise | Follow me:
You are here: Home / Archives for public policy

New business models? Bring them on

July 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Peter Frumkin

I have been following the modest torrent of discussion in the blogosphere about appropriate business models for the nonprofit cultural sector. A recently published paper was useful to my own thinking about this so I'll summarize it here and direct you to the link. The paper's author is Peter Frumkin of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the University of  Texas, Austin. It was distributed to the 100 arts leaders who are part of National Arts Strategies' CEOs Program, which convened in Austin in May and is now posted on … [Read more...]

07/9/12 6:14 PM | filed under: leadership, management, public policy, Uncategorized |

Check out the proposals to change the deductibility of charitable gifts

June 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
CBO report cover

In a previous post I wrote about a New York Times story detailing efforts that some in the federal government are exerting to help close the federal budget gap by changing the tax treatment of charitable giving.  Beyond the revenue-raising potential of any curtailment of the charitable deduction, some policymakers are advocating for changes in the charitable deduction within the framework of tax reform, with the aim of correcting perceived inequities in the ability of taxpayers at varying income levels (both low and high income households) … [Read more...]

06/19/11 5:00 PM | filed under: public policy |

an ArtsJournal blog