Forwarded from the Animating Democracy newsletter, 8/21/07:

Animating Democracy is seeking examples of completed or in-progress evaluation efforts focused on measuring and understanding the social or civic impact of arts projects or programs. Arts-based civic engagement projects or programs that engage people through the arts in dialogue, participation, and/or action related to clearly defined social or civic issues in the community are of particular interest. Further, we would like to know about organizations whose past arts-based programs or projects have useful documentation and/or evaluation that allow examination of single project impact and/or the cumulative impact of an organization's project efforts over time. Animating Democracy is especially looking to identify evaluation approaches that apply metrics in order to quantify evidence of social change.

This effort relates to a two-year Animating Democracy initiative supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, designed to advance understanding of the social and civic impact of arts-based civic engagement work. The initiative responds to the expressed need for quantifiable, as well as anecdotal, evidence that the arts can have potent social change effects. The ultimate goal is to enable arts practitioners, funders, and public- and private-sector cultural policy makers to better make the case for the arts' value and contribution in civic engagement.
Arts organizations, consultants, and funders are invited to share reports or a brief note indicating relevant resources or interest in being contacted by September 28. To contribute to this scan, contact Pam Korza, Animating Democracy project director at pkorza@artsusa.org or 413.256.1260.

http://www.americansforthearts.org/AnimatingDemocracy/

   

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