The Creative Vitality Suite is constantly working to make your experience with our tool as easy and user-friendly as possible. CVSuite updates features and the data within the tool on a regular basis. Here are the most recent updates to CVSuite! New 2016 Data! The Creative Vitality Suite now contains... read more →

Diversify the Workforce: Data, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector The Data, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector webinar features a discussion between Salvador Acevedo, vice president of Scansion, and Frances Kunreuther, co-director of the Building Movement Project. The discussion features two reports: The LatinXperience: An Experiential View of... read more →

Select NEA Funded Grants in Each State #Morethanart This is an update to our July post on grants funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. When someone hears about the recent debate around cutting funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), they may have an idea in... read more →

Select NEA Funded Grants in Each State #Morethanart When someone hears about the recent debate around cutting funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), they may have an idea in mind about the types of projects they think the NEA funds. And so the #morethanart campaign was created... read more →

Navigating the Political Landscape is the third in our Data-Driven Arts Advocacy webinar series. It  features Arts for LA's Sofia Klatzker, facilitating a conversation with California State Senator Ben Allen. Key Takeaways The webinar gave viewers a chance to learn how to be involved in the advocacy process. Also you... read more →

Written by Brian Points Introduction Anybody who works in the arts knows that to craft an effective advocacy message, you must go beyond the art for art’s sake argument. One method is to link your message to a core societal theme, a potential tie-in that concerns both businesspeople and politicians.... read more →

Follow @cv_suite When someone hears about the recent debate around cutting funding to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), they may have an idea in mind about the types of projects they think the NEA funds. And, so the #morethanart campaign was created to help people inside and outside of... read more →

Principles of Persuasive Argumentation is the second in the Data-Driven Arts Advocacy webinar series. WESTAF's Executive Director Anthony Radich, facilitating a conversation with Professor and Rhetorician Damien Pfister of the University of Maryland. Key Takeaways The key takeaways from the webinar are listed below: How to use principles of persuasion to craft... read more →