united arts funds

Resources: Bookstore

Here are a few examples from the constantly updated inventory of books on arts and business available at the Americans for the Arts Store:

• "The Quality and Nature of Corporate Support for the Arts - A Pilot Study" Monograph
  This Monograph explores  through first-hand accounts why corporations are committed to the arts, how they contribute to the arts sector, what factors appear to drive strong arts support, and what might be learned from their arts partnership models that could lead to more universal corporate engagement in the arts.
• "Strategies for Survival, Guidelines for Growth" Monograph
  This Monograph addresses the current state of private giving to the arts and includes information on corporate support, foundation support, and individual giving. It also features a section on strategies to further arts support from the private sector.
• "Business Boomers Penetrate Arts Leadership" Monograph
  In response to a surprising shift of cultural leadership between the business and nonprofit arts worlds, the author interviewed 82 people to discover answers to the following questions: Why are baby boomers leaving business-world benefits to enter the nonprofit arts? What did they expect, and were they happy with their decision? What are the predicted outcomes of these leadership changes in the arts community?
• Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment
  This second and updated edition of Beyond Fundraising will guide you toward two critical goals: positioning your organization within the community as a constructive, vital, and successful social investment; and developing an investor relationship with donors, while engaging their commitment and capacity to make a difference in their communities.
• "Will Venture Philanthropy Revolutionize the Arts?" Monograph 
  Are significant new trends developing in philanthropy, or are we witnessing an evolution that has been underway for decades? Are the new donors so different from their predecessors? This Monograph examines these questions and considers how the trends are affecting giving in the cultural sector and the associated lessons for arts agencies.
• Workplace Giving: Raising Funds for the Arts
  Workplace giving increased 48 percent between 1991 and 1996 and is now the fastest growing support sector for United Arts Funds. This pamphlet defines workplace giving and describes the aspects of a successful campaign. Also included are five case studies of model campaigns from across the country.