...How Would You Change Government Arts Funding? The arts are a vital to our society, it helps us understand the past and future, and constantly provides us with a reminder of what we can offer to this world. In an address about the arts for students and the spouses of international leaders, our first lady Michelle Obama stated, “It is through our music, our literature, our art, drama and dance that we tell the story of our past and we express our hopes for the future. Our artists challenge our assumptions in ways that many cannot and do not. They expand our understandings, and push us to view our world in new and very unexpected ways. It's through this constant exchange -- this process of taking and giving, this process of borrowing and creating -- that we learn from each other and we inspire each other.” (Boehm, "Michelle Obama Tells International Audience Why the Arts Matter") It’s easy to see why keeping the arts alive should be a priority of our generation. We must find ways to support creativity, innovation, and artistic talent in any way that we can. The arts in America depends on a mixture of both public and private funding to stay alive. Since 1965, the US federal government has provided funding to the arts through an independent agency called the National Endowment for the Arts, or NEA. The goals of the agency include “the creation of art meeting the highest standards of excellence, engaging the public with diverse and excellent art, and promoting public knowledge...
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...Social Issues of Cutting Art Funding UMUC HUMN 100: Intro to Humanities 4010-24149 February 20, 2014 Social Issues of Cutting Art Funding When school budgets become strained, one of the first cuts is to the art programs, these include; art classes, theater, and music. Cuts to the above programs are used as sacrifices for extra-curricular activities, perhaps the most popular football. One social problem in cutting arts is that it deprives future generations of current art displays, which are often statements about the time period. It is also more sociable acceptable to participate in sports over a play. Another issue is that artists will not be able to be successful in their career choice. Even with the criticism, the arts play a critical role in a student’s career; therefore, it is malpractice to cut funding to arts in order to pay for extra-curricular activities. There are many benefits the arts can provide the common mass, whether it is entertainment, or stimulating thought and conversation. But the people or students involved in the performance or creating the art piece benefit the most. According to Mrs. Henry at the USA Today, the specific benefit one receives depends on the art discipline, “Drama helps with understanding social relationships. Music improves math achievement and proficiency, reading and cognitive development. Dance improves creative thinking, originality, and flexibility. Visual arts improve content and...
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...Art is an important part of every society. It tells of the history of the people, their culture and it depicts at each phase, what the society is going through. In today's fast paced era, people are almost always preoccupied with the chores of today and the concerns of tomorrow and they hardly find time to devote in appreciating various artforms which may have been one of their several childhood interests. Also, people's interests are increasingly changing and aligning with the art attractions of the latest century like metal music over classical or carnatic, plastic decorative furniture over ancient terracota for their homes and so on. Thus, largely lack of government funding can endanger the flourishing of arts and their availability to all people. Government ignoring the arts can lead to a loss of history. An example is Nigeria. All around the country are works of art were exhumed from the ground years ago: the figurines in Esie, the works of Nok, the golden tusks in Benin. The government doesn’t fund the arts and today works of Nigerian arts are found in museums all over the world . They are in the Louvre in Paris, museums in Italy and London but can hardly be found in Nigeria. The few ones left are in such a terrible state; information provided on the work seem bogus and inaccurate. Whereas in other nations like Italy, France, the original works of arts hang in such places as the Louvre and Vatican city and tells the story of the people because Government funds the arts...
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...Arts funding: Should governments fund the arts http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/236 Overview: Everyone understands the value that art brings to society. But, the question that is being addressed today is, should the government should fund the arts when there are more pressing issues that the tax dollars could be used to rectify. Some examples are “keeping the streets safe and the lights on”. Pro Argument by Alan Davey: * Davey points out that it takes only .05% of overall government spending to “fuel the creative industries”. This is just a little under £380 million ($590 million). * Contribution of music and visual and performing arts to the British economy exceeds £4 billion in gross value added, and the creative industries overall contribute £36 billion. * No evidence to support the suggestion that public subsidy crowds out private donors. In fact, it is just the opposite. * Private investment in the arts fell following the cuts in public funding. Con Argument by Pete Spence: * Impossible for state organizations to fairly choose which projects to fund. * Donors worry that private backing will cost their chosen cause its government subsidies. * Of all the capital distributed to the Arts Council England in 2011/12 to regularly funded organizations, 43% went to just ten institutions. This makes it hard for new entrants, who do not receive the same level of funding. * Different avenues for artists to find audiences to support...
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...Foundations Ida Reyes HSM / 260 8/19/2012 Erin Akins Foundations There are many funding organization in the community. When looking for one that stood out from the rest, the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound is very interesting. This organization is community based for the area of South Puget Sound. They offer grants and scholarships to preserve resources for tomorrow's community needs (The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, 2012) . According to this organization they provide services to connect individuals or organizations with causes that they would like to assist with their charitable contributions. With the Community Foundations knowledge for the needs in the community and knowledge of the local nonprofits in their area they have the ability to provide these connections to the individuals and organizations wanting to donate to others in the community. The South Puget Sound Community Foundation organization is assisting others connect in the community by finding the right organization for them to contribute to. There are six (6) different types of funds that one could contribute too. These funds are as follows: Unrestricted Community Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Donor Advised Funds, Scholarship Funds, Designated Funds and the Agency Endowments. The Unrestricted Community Fund is the fund that is used to assist human services, health, arts, education, the environment, needs of the elderly and other needs as well. This fund group is made...
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...One very complex issue in today’s world is the funding of museums and art galleries. While there is an argument that they should be free to the general public and funded by governments, I also believe that there is also a case for saying that they should charge an entrance fee like other attractions. Those who argue that museums should be free typically make one of two arguments. The first argument is that institutions like museums are a public service and therefore there should be free access to the man in the street. If for example there was a charge only the wealthy could afford to enjoy works of art. The second, and related, argument is that if they did levy a charge fewer people would go to museums. This would be serious as they are educational institutions and standards would fall. In contrast, there is only one major argument on the other side of the debate. This is that both museums and art galleries need to charge an entrance fee if they are to survive in the modern world. Governments do not have sufficient funds to subsidize all such institutions and there are other priorities for public money. Therefore these galleries and museums need to charge their customers not only to survive but to update their exhibitions and make new purchases. By way of illustration, the Tate Modern in London could not have been founded without revenue from admissions. My personal position is that there is no clear answer to this question as there are such strong arguments on both sides...
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...decrease in HIV prevalence among key populations at higher risk, people who inject drugs (PWID) and female sex workers (FSW) in some provinces, while prevalence trends remain stable or have increased in other provinces. According to 2011 sentinel surveillance, HIV prevalence among PWID and FSW remains high, at 13.4% and 3% respectively; IBBS data indicate that prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) also remains high, at 16.7%. The distribution of HIV cases largely follows the distribution of these three populations, though they are not absent in non-urban communities). Overall adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49) remained at 0.45% in 2011. Support from development partners Development partners providing technical assistance and funding for the national HIV response in Viet Nam include: * Bilateral: Australia (AusAID), Denmark (DANIDA), France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden (SIDA), the United Kingdom (DFID) and the United States of America (PEPFAR) * United Nations Organizations: ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNODC, UNV and WHO * Multilateral Organizations: the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) and The World Bank (WB) * International non-governmental organizations, projects and foundations: Abt Associates/Health Policy Initiative (HPI), AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF), CARE, Chemonics, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI, Clinton Foundation), ...
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...presser and enhance Raleigh’s existing neighborhoods, natural amenities, rich history, and cultural and human resources for future generations.” (Raleigh's Commitment,) The goal of the city is to be able to work with the universities, colleges, citizens and regional partners to promote emerging technologies, create new jobs and cultivate local businesses and entrepreneurs. These goals can be seen when looking at things like the large Research Triangle Park that provides numerous jobs, and learning opportunities for residents. To obtain all of these goals the city council adopted a new strategic plan in April 2015. This new plan established six key areas that reflect the current and future identity of the city. The six key focus areas include: Arts & Cultural Resources, Economic Development & Innovation, Growth & Natural Resources, Organizational Excellence, Safe, Vibrant & Healthy Community, and Transportation...
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...CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 2013 Budget Proposal October 29th, 2012 10/29/2012 Mayor’s Office of Communications 2013 Budget Presentation • Background • Performance Management/Review of Improvements • 2013 Budget Proposal 2 2013 Budget Proposal Funding Cuts at the State and Federal level are posing significant budgeting challenges for municipalities across the U.S. ● Nearly 48% of cities plan to reduce workforce this year ● Los Angeles predicts over 200 City jobs will be eliminated due to budgetary challenges ● San Bernardino closing all but one library and reducing 100 jobs including Police and Fire positions ● The State of Louisiana is not meeting its obligation to fund District Attorney, Indigent Defender, or mental health We must continue to take action to be smart about how we get smaller 3 2013 Budget Proposal The Landrieu Administration addressed an inherited $97M spending gap Budget Comparison $550M 2009 Expenditure $528M 500 110 450 $431M $97M Gap 400 418 431 Gap Recurring Revenue 2010 350 300 2009 Note: One-time revenue sources not included in chart 4 2013 Budget Proposal First step to eliminating gap was to reverse the spending trend Annual Expenses $550M $528.0M $496.0M 500 $483.0M $479.9M $477.8M* $50.2M Difference 450 400 350 *= Proposed $477.8M expenditure does not include $13.4M appropriation to fund balance. Including fund balance contribution, the City is proposing a budget...
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...growth in activities which are categorized as Sponsored Programs, with the potential for additional growth into the future. With growth comes the need for clarity in policies and procedures to be followed in the administration of these activities in order to meet University and sponsor requirements, and to provide the best possible support and service to all parties involved. It is important Sponsored Programs are identified as such and that each award is routed through the appropriate offices to assure that the acceptance and administration of these activities meet both University and sponsor requirements and that various technical, legal, and financial issues be properly addressed. I. ELEMENTS OF A SPONSORED PROGRAM Whether an external funding falls within the definition of a Sponsored Program is determined by the presence of most of the following elements: Commitment from an External Sponsor: A written commitment from the sponsor, which follows receipt and acceptance of a proposal, may take various forms such as a grant agreement, contract, purchase order, or a letter of award, depending on the type of Sponsored Program and sponsor policy. Restricted Activities and Use of Funds: The use of external funds is restricted to the activities which are agreed upon the external sponsor and the University. The activities are described in a proposal submitted by the University to the sponsor. Faculty or Staff Leadership: The program involves a faculty or staff...
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...Issues in Multicultural Education: Funding for Cultural Enrichment Activities In America today we have a public school system that has many cultures involved. This can be a very beneficial thing for students but can also be a hindrance to those that are culturally diverse. One thing that can assist in breaking down these potential barriers would be cultural enrichment activities within the schools. Due to a lack of communal education, funding for cultural enrichment activities is little so that students are often deprived of the opportunity to truly experience multiculturalism. Cultural enrichment activities can consist of things like music, dance, food and language. This can happen through clubs, foreign language classes, music classes or events such as field trips or festivals that are centralized on embracing multiculturalism. In order to increase funding for multicultural activities within the schools, certain steps need to be made. First and foremost some causes to this dilemma need to be addressed. The community, especially one in disagreement between embracing a multicultural education (and not), has a large impact in what funds are provided and what they are put towards. Also, the ignorance of the community attributes to the lack of funding for something that is not entirely understood. If parents, teachers and local businesses understood not only the benefit but the need for cultural enrichment within the schools then more attention would be put towards making that...
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...Agency (PHA) needs funds to continue providing job counseling to qualifying recipients. Discuss with your assigned group how nontraditional sources of funding might be used to solve the funding problem for the Phoenix Homeless Agency. Be creative! Determine the strategies from your discussion group that you feel would best solve the funding needs for PHA. In dealing with the Phoenix Homeless Agency, the mission that is providing a good and sufficient service to the clients. The agency needs to figure out the most efficient ways to fund it. To fund, there is a variety of fundraising strategies with effort and dedication will be successful. The first strategy that is in mind for our agency could be to try promoting and soliciting money by using different kinds of campaigns. This would if successful, far as generating money. The large supporters and companies would be able to donate funds to benefit both sides, so in doing so the companies and supporters would be able to have a lower tax and would get more tax refunds back, just by supporting and donating for a good cause. I know for a fact that every years big companies always looking for a legit charity, organization that is making a difference in the world to donate to. In addition it would be a tax write off. In the process of raising money, this could consist of auctioning off art work created by the clients and staff. As...
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...versus producing them jointly with private funds. Support your argument with specific examples. Public good may not be 100% funded by tax funds but could well be underwritten and funded by private organizations as well. It is not feasible to produce public goods using private funding. The reason for this is that there is no way to prevent free riders. Public goods, or collective consumption goods, exhibit two properties; non-rivalry and non-excludability. Something is non-rivaled if one person's consumption of it does not deprive another person. A firework display is non-rivaled - since one person watching a firework display does not prevent another person from doing so. A public good is non-excludable. Its use cannot be limited to a certain group of people. The private groups may find it non-profitable to manufacture or create public good if they don’t get tax dollars from government in addition to their own private funds as they would want to maximize their profit as much as possible. An example of this would be the train industry. Amtrak is a private group that provides some funds and runs the system while receiving federal tax dollars in order to operate efficiently and at a profit. Without tax funding in addition to revenue generated from the train usage, Amtrak would not be successful and most likely be bankrupt. On the other hand, the disadvantage of producing public goods with 100 percent tax dollars is that the project or good being produced is being produced for a political...
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...Samuel Mena Block 3 6/7/14 Payroll Essay Payroll taxes have become a big thing in our country’s funding today. Payroll taxes are paid with anyone who has a job. We pay these taxes to fund multiple things in our country, things like our education or military. We need to pay these taxes to keep our country’s programs going. Payroll taxes are the base of our country’s funds. Payroll taxes are paid by anyone with a job in the USA; this is the best way of getting things done for the funds such as education or arts because if everyone gives a little out of their monthly salary, it will add up and we will have enough money to support the U.S. We only have people with a job pay them because unemployed people cannot afford the monthly tax. If we didn’t have payroll taxes we wouldn’t be able to afford things that make the U.S. the U.S. Payroll taxes chip in on many things, not only the government. When you chip in on a payroll tax it goes to things such as our education system, the military, food industries, etc. Payroll taxes can range from 2,000 to 10,000 dollars a year. We need to pay these taxes so that none of our programs are in any financial scares due to not being able to pay for themselves. These programs aren’t the type of things that you would consider jobs. They are the things that better our country’s character, not necessarily things that are an absolute necessity for the most part. The amount that you pay on your payroll taxes depends on your yearly salary, the...
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...Tourism BETTER FUNDING FOR STATE TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS An almost universal problem for state tourism organizations is the scarcity of funding. Budgets are tight with so many social and other problems plaguing the states. Also, there is some reluctance to fund the tourism promotion organization by those who feel mistakenly that it is mainly the tourist businesses that profit from the industry rather than the population in general. Competition for state funds by other agencies is intense and, as a rule, the tourism people do not as good as lobbying as other interest groups. In order to do something at this regard, the Governor appointed a 40-member tourism task force to investigate ways in which tourism promotion could be accomplished in a more adequate manner. The task force has come up with the following plan: they recommend that the state legislature establish a “tourism marketing order” to raise funds from assessments the industry makes upon itself about the way in which each business should contribute to funding. Businesses that would be assessed include transportation companies, travel agencies, cruise lines, rental car companies, accommodations, attractions, recreation facilities, restaurants, retail outlets, factory outlets, and bars/drinking places. All funds raised would be used for state-wide tourism promotion. In order to implement this plan, the state legislature must first authorize a statewide referendum that would be conducted by the industry among...
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