As the title promises, this report does the basic work of measuring the size, staffing and composition of Canada’s non-profit sector. Based largely on the same data set as CPRN’s job quality report, this report finds that the non-profit sector is com… View this resource

This report is an important assessment of the quality of jobs in Canada’s non-profit sector compared to for-profit businesses and quasi-government organizations. Drawing on a 1999 Statistics Canada survey, the report examines various aspects of job q… View this resource

Many communities claim to be an “arts capital”. What does this term really mean? Using data for 20 US metropolitan areas, this article proposes measures for the quantity, health and quality of a city’s not-for-profit arts and culture sector. Not surp… View this resource

Any report that recommends to keep a community “weird” is at least worth a glance. This report on economic development in Austin, Texas – the self-proclaimed “Live Music Capital of the World” –embraces culture as an economic engine. Indee… View this resource

Based on two years of research, this report highlights issues and an agenda for local cultural development that Canadians could also consider, including a “neighbourhood by neighbourhood assessment of cultural development that looks at the potential… View this resource