  An in-depth look at building creative capital as a powerful way to plan for, execute, and measure the impact of the arts and culture on communities. Read Full Essay 
 
Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan
Engaging over 3,000 residents, the plan provides a call to action to strengthen Richmond’s dynamic mix of history, heritage, arts, and culture. (Read more...)
The Contours of Inclusion: Frameworks and Tools for Evaluating Arts in Education
Featuring: "Freedom Machines": When Is Arts Education a Setting for Equitable Learning?, by Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf (Read more...)
"An Architecture of Value"
by Alan Brown
From the Grantmakers in the Arts newsletter, Winter 2006. (Read more...)
"Initiators and Responders: Leveraging Social Context to Build Attendance"
by Alan Brown
Issues Brief Series #4 Summer 2004, Published by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Read more...)
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 WolfBrown publishes Sounding Board three or four times a year. It is devoted to topics of interest to our clients in the nonprofit sector. You can read the current issue below or download it for future review. There are also links to PDFs of our Working Papers publication from past years.  No. 26 | published 2009
Advancing Legacy through Change
In this issue we explore how founder-led organizations approach transformational change, considering sometimes radical, and sometimes more conventional alternatives. (Read more...)
 No. 25 | published 2009
Mergers and Strategic Alliances
"Too many organizations chasing too few resources." That is how some grantmakers have described the state of the cultural nonprofit sector today. "We have spent more than a half century creating organizations and building an infrastructure that is now overbuilt. We simply cannot support everything that is out there." (Read more...)
 No. 24 | published 2008
Navigating Troubled Waters
Many of our clients and friends are understandably worried about the likely effects of the economic downturn. They report much conflicting advice and confusion and disagreement among stakeholders. What will be the impact on foundation grants? Private giving? Earned revenues? What is the responsible way forward for management and board leadership? (Read more...)
No. 23 | published 2008
The Anxiety of Age
In conversations with arts executives, I often hear two, seemingly contradictory, beliefs about the likely effects of the aging U.S. population on future arts attendance: Belief #1 is that audiences are getting older and unless something is done about it, arts organizations will be in serious trouble. Belief #2 is that arts audiences have always been old, as these types of programs are more likely to attract individuals with more leisure time and disposable income. (Read more...)
Welcome to On Our Minds. Twice a month we enjoy sharing what WolfBrown consultants are reading, thinking, and talking about - what’s On Our Minds. It’s our way of staying in touch with valued friends and colleagues, and passing along some worthwhile ideas. 
Summer Reading List for Nonprofits ~
How Bad is the 'Creativity Crisis?' ~ A New Generation of Leaders ~ (Read more...)
September 4, 2009
Competing for the Future ~ Considering Impacts, Intended & Otherwise ~ Growing Audiences ~ Electronic Networks & Public Art (Read more...)
August 7, 2009
Who’s Who ~ Between Desire and Demand ~ (Read more...)
July 27, 2009
A Synthesis of Research on Effective Arts Education Programs ~ WORLD CAFE® – But Hold The Music! ~ Diversity of Donors (Read more...)
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