Lifeline: Some Badly Needed Support for Dance-Driven Musicals

Lifeline: Some Badly Needed Support for Dance-Driven Musicals

Despite a growing appetite for dance-driven musicals, it's hard for independent artists to develop projects in this space. A funder-backed effort will make it easier. 

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A Friend Indeed: What This Foundation's Giving Says About the Future of Arts Philanthropy

A Friend Indeed: What This Foundation's Giving Says About the Future of Arts Philanthropy

The Shubert Foundation's latest record-breaking grant cycle underscores the growing influence of institutional arts funders in fields that traditionally lack robust individual and public support.

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Real Change: How This Grantmaker Got Serious About Diversity

Real Change: How This Grantmaker Got Serious About Diversity

Want to see an example of a funder that went beyond paying lip service to the concepts of diversity and inclusion? Take a look at how Dance/USA changed its ways. 

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Realignment: A Quick Look at Data-Driven Grantmaking Changes to the National Dance Project

Realignment: A Quick Look at Data-Driven Grantmaking Changes to the National Dance Project

The New England Foundation for the Arts recently assessed the effectiveness of its National Dance Project. Its findings triggered the reallocation of funding while underscoring pressing challenges facing dance.

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In All The Way: Meet the Donor Committed to Dance Education (and the Occasional Big Bet)

In All The Way: Meet the Donor Committed to Dance Education (and the Occasional Big Bet)

Elaine P. Wynn made her fortune in Las Vegas, so perhaps it's no surprise she's drawn to game-changing philanthropy in the fields of the arts, education, and health. Dance is a keen interest. 

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A Donor's Vow: To Place a Certified Dance Teacher in Every NYC Public School

A Donor's Vow: To Place a Certified Dance Teacher in Every NYC Public School

Funding for dance education may be on the wane nationally, but Jody Gottfried Arnhold and her husband remain undeterred.  And they're giving millions. 

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