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BCA 10 Announcing the 2017 BCA 10 Honorees The BCA 10 Awards, presented on October 11, 2017 at a black-tie gala at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City, will honor 10 companies for their exceptional commitment to the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships, and board membership. 
The 2017 honorees are: 21c Museum Hotels (Louisville, KY)
Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH)
Guitar Center (Westlake Village, CA)
Halekulani (Honolulu, HI)
Houston Methodist (Houston, TX)
Humana Inc. (Louisville, KY)
Kaiser Permanente Colorado (Denver, CO)
Lincoln Financial Group (Radnor, PA)
Magic Hat Brewing Company (South Burlington, VT)
The Betsy Hotel (Miami Beach, FL) .PNG)
Learn more about the annual BCA 10 with this video! View our sponsorship and journal advertisement menus for information on recognizing this year’s honorees. Contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions about the BCA 10. The pARTnership Movement See the pARTnership Movement’s mention in the Huffington Post article “Teamwork Is What Separates the Good From Great Companies” In this article, BCA Coordinator Jessica Gaines shares an example of ShoreTel, a global telecommunications vendor, using the arts for teamwork. The full example appears in the pARTnership Movement essay “Embrace Diversity & Team Building.” 
Check Out These Stories from the pARTnership Movement Success Story: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery In this month’s pARTnership Movement success story, we learn about Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s accomplishments fully integrating art into work culture, product, and place. Read more about the 2016 BCA 10 honoree based in Delaware in this success story. We were very happy to celebrate Dogfish Head Craft Brewery on #NationalBeerDay last month. Private Sector Network 
“Connecticut Bets on Arts, Entrepreneurship for Equity” Private Sector Council member Kristina Newman-Scott, Director of Culture for the State of Connecticut’s Department of Economic & Community Development, discusses her department’s new strategy to build the arts into the state’s greater push for equitable economies in Connecticut’s cities. Newman-Scott also recently joined WNPR for a radio segment on the value and future of arts funding. 
“Danbury Arts Advocate Elected to National Arts Council” Connecticut Magazine recently chatted with Lisa Scails, the executive director of the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut and Private Sector Council member, about the value of the arts, her role in advocacy, and best tactics shelearned from her previous career as a civil rights leader. Facts and Figures Latest Economic Data Tracks Arts and Cultural Jobs per State For the first time, state leaders will have authoritative federal data on arts and cultural employment and compensation in their state with the announcement of the latest findings from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA). A collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the ACPSA is the first federal effort to provide in-depth analysis of the arts and cultural sector's contributions to the U.S. economy. To be taken to an interactive infographic to view each states’ arts and cultural employment and compensation, go here. 2017 Trends in Global Employee Engagement Report A new study by Aon Hewitt has revealed that employee engagement dipped for the first time since 2012. The report, which covers more than five million employees at over 1,000 organizations around the world, showed that less than one quarter of employees are highly engaged and 39 percent are moderately engaged. 2017 Business Leaders Outlook JPMorgan Chase conducted their seventh annual Business Leaders Outlook survey which provides a snapshot of the current business environment and the decision-making of the executives who operate in it. Find out which key trends and challenges are influencing more than 1,400 executives’ plans for the year ahead. Millennials in the workplace: What they want, and how to manage them 
Read the full white page from SmartCEO and uncover some of the figures shared by Ernst & Young in research questions like, “Do actual work skills differ among the generations?” Millennials received the highest scores for being “tech savvy” (78% agreed). They were also viewed as “enthusiastic” (68% agree) and “productive” (58% agree), but scored lower on being a “team player” showing “adaptability”, and being “hardworking”, “collaborative” or “entrepreneurial”. Click here to see the full report including metrics on Gen X and Baby Boomers. Americans for the Arts News  Hear from Americans for the Arts CEO in his Huffington Post article “Sometimes the Budget Pie is Big Enough for Everyone”
In the post, Robert L. Lynch continues the advocacy theme and reminds readers that the budget process is long and complex, with numerous opportunities along the way for advocates to affect and influence the process. Arts Mobilization Center Americans for the Arts recently released a new Statement on Tax Reform and the Charitable Deduction in the Arts Mobilization Center. The statement is about the importance of preserving tax deduction incentives for charitable giving to all nonprofit charities in the United States. The Arts Mobilization Center is the central location where members will find statements on timely political activity, action items, and news articles of interest. CREATE Act Update On March 21, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and U.S. Senator Tom Udall (NM) introduced a bill to boost the creative economy and support the development of jobs and arts businesses in Michigan, New Mexico and across the nation. Understanding the importance of the arts to successful businesses and state economies, Dingell and Udall’s bill–the Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act–would support artists, entrepreneurs, and workers in growing their businesses, accessing federal resources and funding, and expanding their networks with local communities. Open Call for ARTSblog Contributors Do you have a great program, idea, or success you’d like to share with your peers and the broader arts sector? We encourage you to write a piece for ARTSblog, your go-to resource for the latest perspectives on everything in the arts field. It serves as not only a source of valued information and professional development, but also a home for important discussions. We’re on the hunt for great arts and business stories, and if you’ve got one to share, reach out to us for more details on writing a piece: approximately 800 words, and stories and videos are always welcome. Send an email to Jessica Gaines at [email protected].
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