This toolkit was developed to assist grantmaking organizations in their efforts to become more diverse and inclusive institutions. To address these issues, the toolkit poses questions and suggests actions to grantmaking organizations through their roles as funder, employer, citizen, and economic entity. Various organizations are used as examples of real world success stories.

The Cultural Plan for Albuquerque, prepared by the Arts Alliance for City Hall, ably promotes the diversity and quality of our hidden cultural life to outsiders and to our own ever-increasing population. The Cultural Plan challenges the mainstream� and celebrates Albuquerque's great strength as a nonconformist city with both a practical and creative temperament.

In 1998, the Maine Cultural Affairs Council (MCAC), a collaborative made up of the Maine Arts Commission, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine State Library, Maine State Museum, Maine Historical Society, Maine State Archives, and the Maine Humanities Council, worked to develop the New Century Community Program (NCCP). The Program’s grantmaking, direct service, and technical assistance activities focused on three areas: (1) advancing the economic and social development of Maine’s communities by strengthening their arts and cultural resources; (2) expanding access to

During the fall of 1998, Americans for the Arts surveyed the local arts agencies in the 50 largest U.S. cities. Detailed data about revenues and expenditures, budget history, and arts programming were collected. This report is based on survey responses and telephone interviews from the local arts agencies in all 50 cities (100 percent compliance).

The information and materials in this handbook were compiled to provide the Indiana Arts Commission's Regional Partner Organizations with assistance in developing and implementing their regional grants making programs for allocating Regional Partnership Initiative block grant funding. Information in this handbook is based on the Indiana Arts Commission's past grants making policies and practices. Except where noted, specific policies, practices, and forms are optional. All information and materials may be modified to meet the specific needs of the Regional Partner Organization.

During winter 1997, Americans for the Arts sent surveys to 70 UAFs to collect detailed data about their 1996 fundraising campaigns, revenues and expenditures and programming. This report is based on responses from 59 of the UAFs- an 84 percent rate of compliance.

This issue of the Monograph highlights findings from the Local Arts Agency Facts Survey competed in 1998.

The new 1997/1998 Grant Guide series provides you with up-to-date information on the grants recently awarded in your field. With descriptions of hundreds - often thousands - of foundation grants ($10,000 or more) recently awarded in your subject area, these Grant Guides will help you to: Locate funders for your specific project - the subject index lets you search for grantmakers by hundreds of key words. Discover the grantmakers that favor your geographical area - the geographic index directs you to foundations that have funded projects in your state or country. Target foundations by grants

This volume provides essential facts on over 1,000 grantmakers with a specific interest in the field of aging. You will cut hours off your fundraising research time by having, in a single convenient volume, a list of the grantmakers already interested in your subject field. Funding in Aging provides the facts you need: Grantmaker portraits - 1,000 up-to-date entries feature addresses, financial data, giving priorities statements, application procedures, contact names and key officials. Sample grants - Over 300 foundation entries include descriptions of 1,300 recent grants, the best

November 1994 Monograph highlights findings from our 1993 Survey of Local Arts Agencies.