Resources
The IRS released fact sheet to provide information to help section 501(c)(3) organizations stay in compliance with the federal tax Law.
Section IV Life of the City (Arts
& Culture Plan- 1096 kb PDF file)
The Community Development Plan for the City of Gloucester, 2001:
A Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Gloucester Planning Board
August 13, 2001. Review copies of the Community Development Plan
are available at: City Clerk's Office in City Hall (9 Dale Avenue);
at the Reference Desk, Sawyer Free Library; and at the Gloucester
Community Development Department, at City Hall Annex, 22 Poplar
Street (near Grant's Circle Rotary).
Since the late Fall of 2004, the City of Gloucester has been revising its Municipal Harbor Plan. The current plan approved in 1999 was intended to be a five-year planning document. What began as an initiative to simply update the 1999 plan evolved into a complete rewrite of the document and the addition of a comprehensive Designated Port Area (DPA) Master Plan.
The Creative Economy Initiative/Overview
The Creative Economy Initiative (CEI) is a partnership of New England's business, government, cultural and educational leaders committed to strengthening the region's economic vitality by fostering its creative ec onomy.
explore your community,
discover cultural organizations,
analyze impact - Welcome to the New England Cultural Database (NECD), a searchable, comprehensive data warehouse containing information about nonprofit cultural organizations, creative industry businesses, and individual artists in New England. Also has direct link to organization's calendar of events and online ticketing if available.
The NECD currently houses over 19,000 records, available for you to search.
MatchBook.org is a free performing arts marketplace that will spark connections between New England's performing artists, presenters and communities. Launching in fall 2005, the site's foundation will be an easy-to-search directory of the region's performance venues, artists and organizations that book performances.
MatchBook.org will be the tool that helps MATCH New England's performing artists with the theaters, community centers, libraries, schools, galleries, clubs and coffeehouses that hire - or BOOK - them to perform.
Matchbook.org is a public service provided by New England Foundation for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council and the state arts agencies of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
ArtistLink is a new collaborative effort to create a stable yet dynamic environment for Massachusetts artists.
Submit for listing and search for available spaces for artists.
Led by director Jason Schupbach, ArtistLink achieves this mission by taking a leadership role on artist space by providing individual artists, developers, and municipalities with targeted information and technical assistance and by advocating for relevant policy changes at the state level.
Connecting people with nonprofit information. Revolutionizing the Nonprofit Sector
In 1994, GuideStar began as a new venture with a bold vision: to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice with information. We became a 501(c)(3) public charity in 1996.
In our journey to create a more transparent and accountable nonprofit community, we are reshaping the infrastructure of the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits embrace this practice of transparency and accountability when they share information about their mission, programs, and finances with the public. Accurate information is a powerful tool, and our users have responded with better-informed, more effective giving decisions.
Arts & Economic Prosperity Study seARTS in partnership with
sponsors, ArtsGloucester and the GCDC,
were participants of The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts
Organizations and Their Audiences, released in 2002. The Gloucester
Cultural Economic Impact Study is available for review in
58 kb PDF file format.
Americans for the Arts released the findings of this study in June 2002. It reveals that America's nonprofit arts industry generated $134 billion in economic activity during 2000, including $53.2 billion in spending by nonprofit arts organizations and $80.8 billion in event-related spending by arts audiences.
AMS Planning & Research Corp.
A distinguished management consulting practice devoted exclusively to cultural development. The firm's core business is to help guide the planning and development of arts facilities, and to assist in the formulation of strategic and long-range plans for arts programs and projects.
Mt. Auburn Associates
Mt. Auburn provides a full range of consulting services in the field of economic development analysis and strategy. Working with a variety of public and private organizations, the firm creates effective economic development policies and programs that promote economic growth and stability, job generation, and the improved functioning of capital markets. Mt. Auburn has been the evaluators used for the seARTS MCC Adams grant in 2004 and 2005 funding periods.
ohn and Abigail Adams Arts
Program - the program is designed to "promote innovations in the arts and humanities within the commonwealth through the disbursement of cultural economic development grants including grants for cultural activities that have the capacity to revitalize communities, stimulate income, create or enhance jobs, and attract tourism."
MCC Cultural Tourism 101
Annually, tourists in Massachusetts generate about $11 billion in spending. How many of these travel-related dollars affect your organization? With that unique perspective in mind, we offer here an online primer to cultural groups statewide seeking more information on connecting with tourists in the hot new realm of "cultural tourism."
Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund
On July 13, 2006 both the House of Representatives and Senate voted to override the Governor's veto of $13 million for the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund. This marks the successful completion of the campaign for cultural facilities that has spanned more than a decade. It is a landmark investment in the infrastructure of the state's cultural resources, and the first legislation of its kind in the nation.
The Boston Foundation released a report entitled Arts Service Organizations: A Study of Impact and Capacity, third in a series of Understanding Boston reports designed to outline the economic importance of the region’s cultural sector; explore the funding challenges that it faces; and offer recommendations to enhance the sector’s resources. The focus of the new report is on organizations that play a critical but often unrecognized role in the region’s cultural life. All three reports are available at the Boston Foundation’s website.
The Creative Economy Council works toward achieving
a vision of strong, sustainable, and vital communities throughout
New England. CEC envisions New England communities that, even in
the face of economic downturn, have the social and economic strength
to maintain their unique character, which has always been rich with
history, independent thought, beautiful natural landscapes, and
diverse urban environments. CEC promotes diverse and culturally
vibrant communities that generate innovation through the interactions
of people with different backgrounds. CEC strives to develop communities
that are artistically and culturally vital and therefore attract
creative workers and organizations. In short, we envision New England
with a powerful creative economy that promotes innovation and economic
stability by embracing cultural and artistic enterprise.
Richard Florida, an economics professor at Carnegie
Mellon University is widely known for his book The Rise of the Creative
Class, which highlights findings that people and businesses make
choices to relocate based on a diverse community and creative workforce.
Also on this website is an extensive list of articles from across
the globe about the increased prioritization of the creative economy.
The
"Creative City" notion developed by Charles Landry and
the COMEDIA team
from the early 1990's onwards provides the overarching framework
for our work. It seeks to answer: How we create the pre-conditions
for decision makers at all levels to think, plan and act with imagination
and in an integrated way; How we develop a common language across
professional disciplines concerned with city making; How we combine
an understanding of hard - physical - as well as soft - cultural,
social and economic infrastructure; How we encourage people to think
differently, so they do things differently and do different things;
How do we identify, harness, promote and sustain the creative, cultural
resources that are present in every human settlement if we look
deeply enough.
North
of Boston Convention & Vistors Bureau
seARTS is a member of the NBCVB, visitor information network
Essex
National Heritage
The flagship website of the Essex National Heritage Area, is maintained
by the Essex National Heritage Commission (ENHC). The site promotes
the natural, cultural and historic resources of the Essex National
Heritage Area by providing information on non-profit sites and organizations
within the Essex National Heritage Area. A major resource to visitors
and residents, EssexHeritage.org receives an average of 10,000 unique
visitors per month.
City
of Gloucester Tourism Office
Community Events Calendar and tourism information.
Cape
Ann Chamber of Commerce
seARTS is a member of the CACC
MAASH
seARTS is a member of MAASH.
Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts Sciences and Humanities: Advocating for more jobs, livable communities and better schools through the arts, sciences and humanities.
Essex
County Community Foundation (ECCF)
We think the nonprofit organizations of Essex County need, and deserve,
better support from their community. One highly effective way to
accomplish this is through a Community Foundation.
Arts and Business Council
Operated by the Arts and Business Council in New York, this site
provides a directory of more than 25 council affiliates that match
business professionals with nonprofit cultural groups that need
management assistance.
Arts
and Business Council Boston
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC/Boston)
promotes the mutuality of Arts and Business Partnerships, strenghtening
both sectors through advocacy and programs that serve the full diversity
of individuals, organizations and communities. Our goal is to develop
a thriving and vibrant cultural and business environment for greater
Boston. Celeste Wilson, Executive Director was seARTS' Board Development
Committee's keynote speaker at the information reception held on
July 11, 2005 at the Gloucester Stage Company.
MCC
Cultural LINKS
An expanded listing of resources, web sites, workshops, funding
opportunities, residencies and more.
Advancing
& Supporting Your Work
- Call for Entries
- Discipline-Specific Resources
- Grants
- Grantwriting
Opportunities & Services
Residencies
Connecting
With Your Community
- Accessibility & the Arts
- Advocacy
- Community Partnerships
- Cultural Economic Development
- Cultural Participation
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Working With Elders
-
Working With Youth
Discipline-Specific
Resources
* Dance
* Digital Arts / New Media
* Folk Arts / Ethnic Heritage
* History
* Literature / Creative Writing
* Media Arts / Film & Video
* Museums
* Music
* Performance
* Science
* Theater
* Visual Arts
Integrating Arts & Culture into the Classroom
* Advocacy & Research
* Funding Opportunities
* Lesson Plans & Sample Curricula
* Assessment & Evaluation
* Professional Development Resources
* Artist Rosters
Job
Opportunities
Managing
Your Organization
* Board of Directors
* Direct Mail
* Financial Management
* Fundraising
* Marketing / Audience Development
* Nonprofit Management Resources
* Personnel & Staffing
* Planning / Evaluation
* Presenting and Sponsoring
* Technology Planning / Managing Information
* Working With Volunteers
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