Zero-Based Budgeting, On Steroids
By Andrew Taylor
The Artful Manager
November 4, 2011
... Another recent report suggested a similar theme -- that at least part of the arts funding system, in this case organized philanthropy, was misaligned with the greater good. Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy, written by Holly Sidford and published by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (download the PDF), points to the seemingly disproportionate investment among foundations. In language that eerily resonates (and, in fact, predates) the Occupy Wall Street movement, the report says:
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...the majority of arts funding supports large organizations with budgets greater than $5 million. Such organizations, which comprise less than 2 percent of the universe of arts and cultural nonprofits, receive more than half of the sector's total revenue. These institutions focus primarily on Western European art forms, and their programs serve audiences that are pre-dominantly white and upper income. |
