Designed for arts organizations, this brief guide to business partnerships outlines partnership benefits for businesses, how to find business partners, and key messages to convey. The report defines sponsorships as “a cash or in-kind fee paid t… View this resource

Based on a literature review and roundtable discussions with 47 business representatives in late 2006, this “exploratory investigation of the community investment activities of Canadian businesses” summarizes the practices and challenges, from a busi… View this resource

This report from the (U.S.) Urban Institute attempts to “develop and recommend an initial set of arts and culture indicators derived from nationally available data” and to compare some American metropolitan areas based on the indicators. The report d… View this resource

This presentation by Kelly Hill, hosted by the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, examines how creating a vibrant cultural centre could assist in the Kitchener-Waterloo area’s goal of “moving from good to great”. There… View this resource

A public forum in Saskatoon in September 2006, on which this briefing note is based, brought together a number of speakers to discuss “two powerful issues: the development of our cities and the nature of culture as a public good”. As introduced by Je… View this resource