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support for art and culture on the rise

11/29/2017

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A recent study by CECP, a CEO-led coalition founded by actor Paul Newman, analyzed 2016 corporate giving and employee engagement data from the world's largest companies. 

Its most intriguing takeaway? Support for culture and arts is on the rise. According to the study, titled Giving in Numbers, cash giving to culture and arts programs grew by 48 percent between 2014 and 2016, the most among all program areas. (The area with the biggest decrease? Environment, at -24 percent.)

"More and more research is presenting the increasing relevance of culture and arts among companies as a cause area," reads the study's Selected Key Findings Page, "as well as the positive impact this program area has in the well-being of communities."
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Senate Appropriators Propose Level Funding for NEA

11/21/2017

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Great news from proposed NEA funding for FY18. Thanks to those who voiced their opinion on the importance of supporting the Arts! 🎶🎵
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​"Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee proposed funding the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at $150 million in FY18, which is its current funding level. While the Trump Administration's budget had eliminating the NEA, the House Appropriations committee approved $145 million over the summer, and now with the Senate committee’s proposal released, the next steps are for the full chambers to pass their own respective budget proposals before coming to an agreement that reconciles their differences. Orchestras in the states of Senate Appropriations committee members have been speaking up over the fall – in addition to orchestras and arts supporters weighing in with all of their members throughout the year. We thank everyone for tirelessly reminding elected officials how essential federal support for the arts is in communities large and small. Please see our 
online campaign for key talking points."

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$15 MILLION pledge to Cleveland Orchestra

11/9/2017

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Talk about an anniversary gift: Cleveland Orchestra board president Richard Smucker and his wife, Emily, have pledged $15 million to the orchestra to fund artistic and education programs, with an emphasis on programs for young people.

The orchestra on Wednesday, Nov. 8, announced the Smuckers' gift, which is in celebration of the institution's 100th season. A "significant portion" of their gift also will support funds for the orchestra's future, including its endowment, according to a news release. It's the second-largest gift in the orchestra's history, behind a $20 million gift from the Maltz Family Foundation in October 2010.

The Smuckers are designating $3 million of their total pledge as challenge grants, which will be used "to inspire the Northeast Ohio community to support the orchestra as the ensemble enters its second century of musical excellence and community engagement," according to the release.
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"Emily and I love the Cleveland Orchestra. The work these musicians do inspires audiences and young people throughout our community, across the nation, and around the world," Richard Smucker said in a statement. "From my own life experience, I know that music has the power to change lives. It has transformed how I think about the world, and I revel in the experience of sharing a performance with family and friends, all of us together. I find myself renewed through music."
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The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall. Photo by Roger Mastroianni.
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