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Arts & Creativity Field Scan

What’s the current state of arts and creativity organizations?

This is the second post in our series that summarizes findings and lessons from the Arts & Creativity Field Scan. For the introductory post, please click here. We hope you’ll return for future posts to learn more about the headlines introduced below. Since March, organizations have faced significant hardships and levels of uncertainty that led […]

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Arts & Creativity Field Scan

Arts & Creativity Field Scan: Introduction to the study

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S., six grantmakers commissioned TDC to study the unfolding impacts of the Covid crisis on arts and creativity organizations. In addition to the impacts themselves, the study also seeks to understand the ways organizations are responding to the crisis and the thinking behind these responses. Today, […]

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Blogs

How Does Arts Funding in Boston Compare?

TDC’s Julie Koo spoke about the findings in the study “How Boston and Other American Cities Support and Sustain the Arts” on the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Creative Minds Out Loud podcast. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

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Resources

Capitalizing for the Reimagined Subscription Model

On June 10, 2016, Susan Nelson shared her thoughts with attendees at the League of American Orchestras’ conference about how orchestras might think about capitalization in light of shifting subscription and audience engagement trends.

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Research

How Boston and Other American Cities Support and Sustain the Arts

TDC was delighted to partner with The Boston Foundation on this comparative study of Boston’s cultural and funding landscape and those in 10 peer cities. The report provides a snapshot of the cultural community and identifies levers for change.

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Research

Too Good To Be True? The Opportunity and Cost of the $1 Building

2015
We are excited to share our latest report, Too Good to be True? The Opportunity and Cost of the $1 Building. Commissioned by the Kresge Foundation, Too Good to be True takes a close look at the impact of newly acquired buildings – all either free or low-cost – on organizations’ financial health and artistic outcomes.

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Resources

Understanding & Messaging Your Capitalization Challenge

June 16, 2015
A presentation to fundraising professionals through the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Greater Philadelphia Chapter.

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Research

Capitalization, Scale & Investment: Does Growth Equal Gain?

2014
In this follow-up study to Getting Beyond Breakeven, TDC conducted a financial analysis of arts and culture organizations in Greater Philadelphia, looking at change over time and the effect of growth on organizations’ financial health.

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