Culture is Our Common Wealth

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Culture is Our Common Wealth
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Understanding Boston

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• Funding for Cultural Organizations
• in Boston and Nine Other
• Metropolitan Areas
• To
• Culture is Our Common Wealth
• An Action Agenda to Enhance Revenues and
  Resources for Massachusetts Cultural Organizations

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Why the angst?

• CHART

Diverse and Abundant Cultural Organizations
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Contributed Income
Foundation
Corporate
Government
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Bring people together

• Collect current data and best practices
• Recommend strategies to enhance revenues and
  resources for all parts of the cultural sector
• Form a core group of advocates for systemic
  change

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Who is the Cultural Task Force?

• 64 leaders in a variety of fields
• Arts, Science, Humanities
• Business
• Colleges and Universities
• Community Development
• Philanthropy
• Public Sector
• Committed to working for change
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Five Committees
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Action Agenda

• Cultural facilities
• Cultural tourism
• Cultural sector infrastructure

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What Will tBf Do?
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What Can We Do?

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Foster relationships, partnerships,
collaborations
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What Can We Do?
Advocate!
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Advocate!
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Culture is Our Common Wealth
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GOALS

• Environment in which the arts can thrive
• More resources for the arts and arts education
• Individual value of the arts

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PROGRAMS

• Leadership
• Research Information
• Visibility PSA Campaigns
• Policy and Advocacy
• Strategic Alliance Building

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Policy Action Outcomes   Decisions/Decisionmakers
Evaluate   Lobbying
Idea Development   Advocacy Research  
Visibility Positions
Leadership Training
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Number of Nonprofit Arts
Organizations in U.S. 1965 to
2000
50,000
45,000
33,544
30,000
15,000
7,732
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1965
1992
2000
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• Innovations in Local Arts Funding
• Hotel-Motel Tax
• Gambling Tax for Arts, Culture,
• Preservation
• Percent for Art
• Property Tax
• Sales Tax
• Bridge Tolls
• Video Rental Music Purchase Tax
• Real Estate Transfer Tax

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Source The Foundation Center, 2003.
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Source The College Board, 2001.
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Impact of Arts Programs on At-Risk Youth

• Reduced truancy
• Ability to communicate
• Tasks from start to finish
• Teams
• Decreased delinquent behavior

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Principals report fewer hours spent on arts
educationbecause of No Child Left Behind.

• Source Council for Basic Education

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What Local Government Officials Think Is Important

• City fiscal conditions
• Overall economic conditions
• Drugs
• Unemployment
• Violent Crime
• Streets, roads, and sidewalks
• Quality of education
• Race and ethnic relations

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Local Arts Agency Partnerships

• More than 80 of local arts agencies report three
  or more partnership with the following agencies
• School Districts (77)
• Neighborhood Organizations (64)
• Chamber of Commerce (64)
• Parks and Recreations (63)
• Convention and Tourism Bureau (56)
• Library (52)
• Economic Development (40)
• Social Services (35)
• Law Enforcement (17)
• Public Housing (13)

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Arts Advocacy Day 2004
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Arts Advocacy Day 2004
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Americans for the Arts Range of Policy
Advocacy Activities

• Lobbying, Testimony, Congressional Arts Caucus
• Arts Advocacy Day conference, Capitol Hill
  briefings
• Coalition Building (Cultural Advocacy Group, AAD)
• Grassroots Training Mobilization
• Arts Advocacy Web Portal
• Public Policy Convenings, Papers, Training
• Government Leadership Partnerships Awards
• Visibility and Awareness Campaigns
• Research, Benchmarking, Polling
• Media/Press Education Rapid Response
• Voter Registration/Candidate Education

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Grassroots Infrastructure Mobilization

• Listserv with 1,000 communities
• State Arts Advocacy Captains
• State Arts Action Council
• 350 PSA partners

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Americans for the Arts State Captains Network

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa

• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina

• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

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Creative Industries in Rhode Island

• 2,282 Arts-Related Businesses in Rhode Island
• 13,941 people employed

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Creative Industries in Massachusetts

• 14,223 Arts-Related Businesses in Massachusetts
• 80,686 people employed

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Arts Advocacy Web Portal

• Legislative advocacy
• Media advocacy
• Electoral guide and voter registration

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List of Current Capwiz State Affiliates

• Arizona
• Florida
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota

• New Jersey
• New York
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington
• Wisconsin

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Americans for the Arts Online Advocacy Web Portal
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Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts Affiliate
Site
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Arizonans for Cultural Development State
Affiliate Site
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The Nancy Hanks Lecture for the Arts and Public
Policy
Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2004 Robert Redford,
2003 Zelda Fichandler, 2002 Frank Rich,
2001 Terry Semel, 2000 Wendy Wasserstein,
1999 Dr. Billy Taylor, 1998 Senator Alan Simpson,
1997 Carlos Fuentes, 1996 Winton Malcolm Blount,
1995 David McCullough, 1994 Rep. Barbara Jordan,
1993 Dr. Maya Angelou, 1992 Dr. John Brademas,
1991 Dr. Franklin Murphy, 1990 Leonard Garment,
1989 Arthur Schlesinger, 1988
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Government Leadership in the Arts Awards

• Congressional Arts Leadership Award
• 2004 Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
• 2003 Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• 2002 Rep. Steve Horn (R-CA)
• 2001 Rep. Norman Dicks (D-WA)
• 2000 Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) and Rep. Nancy
  Johnson (R-CT)
• 1999 Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Rep.
  Michael Castle (R-DE)
• 1998 Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA) and Rep. Louise
  Slaughter (D-NY)
• Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-VT) and Rep. Rick Lazio
  (R-NY)

State Arts Leadership Award 2004 Governor
Edward Rendell (D-PA) 2003 Governor George
Pataki (R-NY) 2002 Governor John Engler (R-MI)
2001 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT)
2000 Governor Tom Ridge (R-PA) 1999 Governor Mel
Carnahan (D-MO) 1998 Governor Arne Carlson
(R-MN) 1997 Governor Bob Miller (D-NV)
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Local Arts Leadership Award 2004 Mayor Martin
OMalley (Baltimore, MD) 2003 Mayor Bart Peterson
(Indianapolis, IN) 2002 Mayor Sharpe James
(Newark, NJ) 2001 Mayor Wellington Webb
(Denver, CO) 2000 Mayor Vincent Cianci, Jr.
(Providence, RI) 1999 Mayor Joseph Riley, Jr.
(Charleston, SC) 1998 Mayor Marc Morial (New
Orleans, LA) 1997 Mayor Richard Daley
(Chicago, IL)
County Arts Leadership Award 2003 Douglas
Duncan, Montgomery County Exec. (MD) 2002 Prince
Georges County Council (MD) 2001 Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors 2000 Parks Helms,
Mecklenburg County Board (NC) 1999 Betty Lou
Ward, Wake County Commission (NC)
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Visibility Awareness Campaigns

• Total donated media 73.4 million.
• 150 million households reached by our campaign.

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Strategic Planning
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Culture is Our Common Wealth
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