Whither the Time Machine? Considering the Counterfactual in Arts Marketing

(Cross-posted from the National Arts Marketing Project Conference Blog Salon over at ARTSBlog.)
The hardest question to answer in arts research is “what would have happened if we had done things differently?” Researchers call this question the “counterfactual,” since it refers to a scenario that doesn’t actually exist. Generally speaking, it’s hard to measure things that don’t [...]

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Congratulations to Recently Approved Fiscally Sponsored Projects!

In September our board approved 112 projects from 27 states.  These projects applied for fiscal
sponsorship in August.  Check them out!

“Making the Music Our Own”

“pupas in their red delay”

“Vodka 7″

A Street Music Education

ACI Discounted Tuition Program

All Fall Down

American Dance Abroad

Anthropology of a Book Club

Aquarium and Emilia Jane

Autumn

Bangarang Theatre Company

BEAT Performing Arts Festival

Blood Makes The [...]

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Prepping Your Collection for Disaster

In the past few weeks I have managed to experience my first hurricane and my first earthquake; given, by the time each reached the Fractured Atlas office they were nowhere near as dramatic as they were in most other parts of the country, but it really gets one thinking.
My first thought was of disaster films. [...]

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Two Days in the Gem State

Watch out Boise, here we come!
I’m flying to Idaho today to lead two workshops for the Boise City Department of Arts and History. The first, for organizations who hire or work with artists, will be on Tuesday, October 11 from 2-4pm. The second, for individual artists, will be on Wednesday, October 12 from 6-8pm. After [...]

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Crowdfunding Panel at The Foundation Center in New York City

On October 19th at 5:30pm, the Foundation Center in New York is presenting a panel on Crowdfunding Microgrants as part of their “Funding for Arts Month” program.
Crowdfunding is a way to pool together funds from of a variety of people connected via online networks for a particular cause. It allows you to maximize [...]

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Upcoming Webinar on Fiscal Sponsorship for Artists and Arts Organizations: Everything You Need to Know

As part of their online training courses, the Foundation Center is hosting a webinar on fiscal sponsorship for artists and arts organizations on Monday, October 17th at 7pm EST.

The webinar will go over fiscal sponsorship, the benefits, how you can find a fiscal sponsor, and how to decide if it’s right for you.  I [...]

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Is Your Arts Programming Usable?

(Cross-posted at the National Arts Marketing Project’s blog salon on ARTSBlog, taking place all this week.)
At Fractured Atlas, we’re in the process of rolling out a few new technology products that have been in the pipeline for the past year or so. One of these is Artful.ly, which is the hosted version of the ATHENA [...]

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Fiscal Sponsorship Information Session in San Francisco

Fractured Atlas is offering a free Fiscal Sponsorship information session on Wednesday, October 12th in San Francisco.  We are very excited that The Foundation Center has offered to host the Fiscal Sponsorship Information Session.
The session is designed for anyone who is interested in using fiscal sponsorship including individuals, emerging [...]

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Various Upcoming Grant Deadlines

The Left Tilt Fund is accepting applications for the second awards cycle of 2011.

Who they fund:
The Left Tilt strives to fund social justice organizations working in a diverse range of areas. The fund supports art that exposes injustice and seeks to educate and empower its audience.  The Left Tilt Fund supports organizations that [...]

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Fiscal Sponsorship, meet Artful.ly!

We’re now three weeks into the private beta of Artful.ly, Fractured Atlas’s new online software for managing your tickets, donations, and contacts. So far, 20 brave arts organizations have ventured into the thrilling terra incognita of pre-release software. Early feedback has been quite positive, and we’re diligently plugging away at features, tweaks, and the occasional [...]

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