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CultureWire is the Alliance's blog for arts & culture news, resources, opportunities and more. Get the best of CultureWire in your inbox quarterly by opting in to receive newsletters in your philaculture account settings.
CultureWire is the Alliance's blog for arts & culture news, resources, opportunities and more. Get the best of CultureWire in your inbox quarterly by opting in to receive newsletters in your philaculture account settings.
Advocacy Update: Tax Reform
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.
Sign Up for Health Insurance Before the Deadline on December 15!
Attention artists, cultural freelancers, and those who are self-employed: This year's window to enroll in health insurance through the federal marketplace has been shortened and the deadline to enroll is December 15, 2017. Through our partnership with Gallagher, individuals looking to attain health coverage can visit gohealth.com/CulturalAlliance.
Drexel Presents Arts Leadership -- A Changing Landscape with Emiko Ono Nov. 6
The Arts Administration & Museum Leadership Graduate Programs at Drexel University present Rankin Scholar Emiko Ono guest lecture and discussion on November 6. The program is free to Drexel students, faculty and staff, and to members of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, but requires a reservation due to limited space.
All About Our Art-Reach Partnership Around #FedFundsMatter
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.
Member Discount: NFF Webinar Series The Spectrum of Nonprofit Financing Options
Nonprofit Finance Fund's "The Spectrum of Nonprofit Financing Options" webinar series started on 10/10 but you can still sign up for the 5 remaining webinars in the series until October 17, and we're offering Cultural Alliance members a discount! The sessions are offered as a sequence and are effective when taken as a course or purchased as single presentations, depending on an individual participant's needs.
Submit Your Funsavers Offers for the 2017 PNC Arts Alive Holiday Spectacular
Last years' promotion was incredibly successful and we hope that this year will be even bigger and better! Phillyfunguide and Funsavers will be featuring holiday events from November 20, 2017 through January 1st, 2018 and will highlight amazing Funsavers deals (not just Holiday events) and other holiday activities. Participation in the Holiday Spectacular is open to all Cultural Alliance member organizations, as well as non-members (fees will apply for non-members).
Philaculture.org Updates
We're in the process of upgrading our website to serve you better! During the update you will be able to see our website at www.philaculture.org, but cannot login or submit any new information, including job bank posts or updates to your organization's staff and contact information. If you have any questions during this time, please send an email to info@philaculture.org.
Arden Theatre Presents CABARET Benefit Performance for Hurricane-Torn Houston Arts Community
Please join us on Wednesday, September 20, at 8:00 p.m. for Arden Theatre’s pay-what-you-wish CABARET Benefit Performance for the Houston arts community.
The Pay-What-You-Can performance is the Arden's final dress rehearsal before CABARET opens to a paying audience. In lieu of buying tickets, attendees will be asked to make a donation and all proceeds will be donated to the Houston Arts Alliance for distribution to Houston arts organizations damaged during Hurricane Harvey.
Cultural Alliance Awards $11,500 to Pre-K Arts Programs
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.
New Audiences/New Places Letter of Interest Now Available Online
A Letter of Interest is now available on the William Penn Foundation’s website for eligible organizations to apply to the Foundation for funding support in 2018. Letters of Interest are due to the Foundation by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.