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CDP data used to develop Creative State Michigan

jbirdsong — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:48:34 +0000

ArtServe Michigan has released Creative State Michigan, a new resource for information on how the arts, culture, arts education and creative industries impact Michigan and its communities. The report and accompanying website use information from the Michigan Cultural Data Project and other sources to report on arts and culture’s role in creating jobs, tax revenue, and vibrant communities across the state.

Creative State Michigan (www.creativestatemi.org) analyzes Michigan CDP data from 211 arts and cultural organizations to demonstrate the significant impact of the sector on the state’s economy, education, and communities. For every $1 invested by the state, the sector contributed $51 to the Michigan economy in programmatic and operational spending. In 2009, the sector paid $152 million in salaries for 15,560 jobs.

Using American’s for the Arts’ Creative Industries data, Creative State Michigan also finds that from 2006 to 2010, the number of arts-related jobs increased by 4 percent in Michigan, while arts-related businesses increased by 43 percent. ArtServe Michigan will be updating Creative State Michigan on a regular basis.

To view or download the Creative State Michigan report, click here.

To visit the interactive Creative State Michigan website, click here.

CDP Data cited in Massachusetts Cultural Council’s news release

jbirdsong — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:06:19 +0000

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) cited CDP data in a recent news release titled, “New Year - New Data to Make the Case for Arts & Culture.” The MCC uses data collected from the Massachusetts Cultural Data Project to evaluate the impact and public value of the cultural organizations supported through its largest grant program, the Cultural Investment Portfolio. Citing CDP data to demonstrate the impact of its investment in the arts, MCC Executive Director, Anita Walker, had this to say: “The MCC invests about $3.4 million in these 400 organizations annually. These numbers demonstrate that the citizens of Massachusetts are getting a return on this investment in our cultural sector through public value and economic impact.”

Click here to read the full news release.

CDP Data used in State of NYC Dance report

jbirdsong — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:42:42 +0000

Dance/NYC has released a new report which highlights findings on New York City nonprofit dance that have been developed using information from the New York State Cultural Data Project. The report, State of NYC Dance, establishes key benchmarks for measuring the activity, economics and workforce of nonprofit dancemakers with budgets of more than $25,000.

Study findings underscore the value of nonprofit dance as a contributor to and an ambassador for New York City; demonstrate industry resourcefulness in attracting diverse revenue streams and its efficiency in putting resources to work in dancemaking; and yield fresh insights on the industry’s reliance on part-time, contract and volunteer labor. The study also indicates a strong start-up culture in dance, particularly among dancemakers with budgets less than $100,000.

Click here to read the full report.

To learn more about the State of NYC Dance, read report highlights findings, or download a copy, click here.

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance releases 2011 Portfolio

dabramson — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:36:37 +0000

The 2011 Portfolio, the third installment in the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance ’s Portfolio series, used CDP data from 405 Pennsylvania arts and cultural organizations to provide the “first comprehensive look at the effects of the recession on Southeastern Pennsylvania’s nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.”

Longitudinal data from the Pennsylvania CDP enabled the Cultural Alliance to conduct an in-depth analysis of how the economic downturn had impacted a cohort of 278 organizations, comparing their data from 2007 to that of 2009. As expected, the recession brought significant challenges for these organizations. Revenue from corporate, foundation and government sources was down, and almost half of organizations were in the red for 2009.

But there was good news, as well: in the depths of the economic downturn, individuals throughout the Philadelphia region stepped up to support arts and culture. Attendance, memberships and subscriptions increased, and individual donations rose 20 percent. Meanwhile, volunteers accounted for almost 30 percent of the total work hours at arts and cultural organizations. The region’s organizations responded to the challenges with a variety of strategies, described in more detail in the report.

To learn more about the 2011 Portfolio, read key findings, or download a copy, click here.

New research commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation

jcahail — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:00:40 +0000

New research commissioned by The James Irvine Foundation and led by Markusen Economic Research draws on sources including the California Cultural Data Project to offer fresh illustrations of the state’s nonprofit arts sector and the people who take part in it.

Download the illustrated highlights, Arts, Culture and Californians.
(PDF, 1.2 MB)

Download the full report, California’s Arts and Cultural Ecology.
(PDF, 1.5 MB)

Download the technical appendix, California’s Arts and Cultural Ecology, Technical Appendix, which details research sources and methodologies.
(PDF, 671 KB)

New York State CDP Data Used by The Alliance for the Arts to produce The State of the Arts

jbirdsong — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:54:55 +0000

The Alliance for the Arts has released The State of the Arts: A Summary Overview of New York City’s Nonprofit Cultural Organizations, Their Strengths and Challenges, a snapshot of the New York City cultural community’s strengths and weaknesses. The report relies solely on information provided by the New York State Cultural Data Project and shows that the 1,133 New York City nonprofit cultural organizations studied continue to be a major industry, raising over $3.8 billion in earned and contributed revenue annually and employing over 100,000 people.

The study also shows that these organizations were impacted by the recent economic crisis, reporting a substantial decrease in funding in 2009 over 2008. This report is the first in a series of State of the Arts reports that will use CDP data to analyze New York’s arts and cultural organizations.

Click here to read the full report.

Maryland State Arts Council releases 2009 Arts Impact report

jbirdsong — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:26:48 +0000

The Maryland State Arts Council has released their Economic Impact Report of the Nonprofit Arts Industry in Maryland FY 2009. The report relies solely on information provided by the Maryland Cultural Data Project and demonstrates the tremendous impact arts non-profit organizations have on the Maryland economy, including $41.4 million in FY 2009 state and local tax revenue. MSAC also parlayed the data into an informative Economic Impact summary postcard.

Click here to read the full report.

Click here to view the postcard.

Pew’s Philadelphia Research Initiative publishes CDP data in 2011 State of the City report

jbirdsong — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:35:22 +0000

The Philadelphia Research Initiative, administered by The Pew Charitable Trusts, has published their 2011 State of the City report, a “multi-dimensional, fact-based portrait of America’s fifth-largest city.” Among the many aspects of Philadelphia’s well-being captured in the report is a section on the city’s arts and cultural sector, drawn primarily from data gathered from the Pennsylvania Cultural Data Project.

Click here to review the full report.

To see a snapshot of a few of the important arts and culture data graphs presented in the report, click the Arts heading in the infographic below.

2010 San Diego economic impact report: Arts and Culture: Innovation and Creativity in Paradise

jbirdsong — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:47:21 +0000

The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture economic impact report Arts and Culture: Innovation and Creativity in Paradise outlines the economic and community impact of arts and cultural organizations in San Diego in 2010, highlighting the continued commitment of these organizations to creativity and community enhancement. This marks the third consecutive year the Commission has created advocacy literature using data gathered from the California Cultural Data Project.

Click here to read the 2010 economic impact report.

Click here to read the 2009 economic impact report.

Click here to read the 2008 economic impact report.

Illinois CDP used by undergraduate researchers at Northwestern University

jbirdsong — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:38:56 +0000

During winter term 2011, students at Northwestern University used data from the Illinois Cultural Data Project (CDP) to explore the business side of Chicago’s vibrant theatre community in an undergraduate seminar on Organizational Structures and Production Processes in Contemporary US Theatre. Invited by instructor John Carnwath, CDP Associate Michael Keeler introduced the class to the CDP during a guest lecturer in which students learned about the CDP’s data entry process and powerful reporting tools. The assignment asked students to compile and analyze CDP data on Chicago-based theatre organizations. Nine local theatres founded between 1989 and 2006 (and with annual budgets ranging from less than $100,000 to over $5 million) agreed to grant students reports access to their CDP data for the project, allowing students to examine the organizational differences in companies of three different age categories. The student researchers gained an overview of the participating organizations using CDP comparison reports. Those findings were enhanced by the student-conducted interviews with senior staff members at each organization focusing on how their sources of funding and organizational structures relate to their production practices and artistic goals.

After completing their term projects, student researchers had this to say about their experiences with the CDP:

“I found using the CDP website and data to be an easy task, aided by the straightforward layout of the site.”

“Working with CDP data was truly rewarding. It allowed me to really see where the company invests its time and money compared to other companies, how it is actually supporting itself, and which resources are the most valuable to its maintenance.”

“Some of the CDP data provided me with insights that informed the questions I asked during my interview at a later time—it was data that could not be discovered simply by Googling the company or visiting its website.”

“I found the CDP data to be extremely easy to access and use … I particularly appreciated the individual explanations of each item on the report so that whenever I was confused, I could clear up that confusion with a single click … it’s a very user-friendly database, even for people such as myself who are unfamiliar with reading data reports.”

“The final project—compiling a case study on a Chicago arts organization—was a great
learning experience … it really allowed me to see all components of the class we had been learning about put into action in the real world. Great class!”

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For more information about this project and Illinois Cultural Data Project please visit www.ilculturaldata.org or contact Michael Keeler at 215.575.4741, mkeeler@pewtrusts.org.