Thank you to all of the arts and culture advocates who spoke out on tax reform late last year. With that process finished and the final bill available, some may have questions over its lasting impact on our sector. By far, the best resource that the Alliance's advocacy team has found on the tax bill is the National Council of Nonprofits' analysis of the final legislation, updated in early January. That document can be found on its website.

By now, you've likely heard about the proposed tax reform plans put forth by the House and the Senate in Washington, DC. While they differ in some ways, the negative effects they would have on our sector, and on nonprofits across the country, are the same: first, both plans encourage partisanship amongst nonprofits, especially churches; second, both plans seriously disincentivize charitable giving. Visit our blog to learn more.

For the past 10 weeks, our team at the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance has been partnering with Art-Reach to provide Philadelphia with a fun and informative resource on the Phillyfunguide: the #FedFundsMatter Right Here in Philly editorial.

PHILADELPHIA – September 6, 2017 – Two programs that have successfully infused early learning with arts and culture in ways that spark young children’s creativity will receive awards this fall as part of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s Arts and Pre-K Excellence Awards.

The Cultural Alliance and our advocacy partners are asking you and other arts advocates across the state to take two minutes to make these phone calls today, as the final budget bill must be passed by both houses of the General Assembly and signed by the Governor by Friday, June 30.

On May 15 we welcomed nearly 90 individuals, including civic and business leaders as well as representatives from Philadelphia's cultural sector, for our fifth annual Cultural Cabinet Spring Reception to celebrate the tremendous work accomplished in and for our region's cultural sector.

DataArts has recently partnered with experts in this field to offer free courses on using data in your organization.

Last Thursday, leaders of Philadelphia business and cultural organizations joined with elected officials Thursday to oppose President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate national arts and heritage agencies.