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When Capital One bought ING Direct last year in the first big bank acquisition since Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, the deal was subject to a high level of scrutiny. While regulators poured over the facts and figures, what...
(Photo Credit: Ben Hines) This past April, Austin’s most unlikely musicians, including doctors and software engineers, took the stage to raise funds for Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), a local non-profit organization...
By now we are all familiar with flash mobs—those groups of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment...
This month, global clothing retailer UNIQLO, in partnership with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), will become the exclusive, multi-year, corporate sponsor of the Museum’s Free Friday Night program, which provides free public...
While corporate philanthropy has long ago shifted from community charity to strategic, carefully designed programs, a fundamental question of authenticity can undermine the soundest strategies. If the association between...
(Photo used with permission from TheSpectrum.com) Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Zions Bank is a living example of how arts and business partnerships can thrive. The Zions Bank St. George Financial Center has long been...
In a recent development in the corporate art world, many of the most important business colleges and schools are now collecting art and using it as a learning tool. As I was updating the information for the new 2013 edition...
The Lexus Design Award, an international competition that targets the next generation innovators from around the world, has announced the 2013 slate of honorees. The Award welcomes designers from all fields—architecture, product...
Final article in a three-part series on the value of nonprofit arts and culture organizations to local governments. In previous articles published in the January/February and March 2013 PM magazines, I wrote about how nonprofit...
Excerpts from an article originally posted on CNN Money on April 25, 2013 by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn Most dance companies make money by selling tickets to their performances. Boise-based troupe Trey McIntyre Project has a...
Volunteers are a critical component of any arts organization. From ushers to fundraising, to pro-bono consulting and board service, volunteers expand the capacity of a nonprofit. Congruently, volunteering is a key component of...
Known for its extraordinary architecture and elegance, the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee is much more than a place to rest your weary head. Since April 2009, the Pfister’s Artist-in-Residence program has put the hotel on...
On Monday, April 8, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma was the guest speaker at Americans for the Arts’ annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy at the Kennedy Center in D.C. The Lecture was the kick-off for Arts Advocacy...
There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me to turn over...
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