Arts & Economic Prosperity IV - Resources

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For the press • For businesses • For elected officials • For arts & humanities organizations

 

For the press

• Download Press Release
• Download the national Arts & Economic Prosperity IV National Report
• Download the full Montgomery County AEP IV Final Report
• Download Montgomery County Summary
  

For businesses

We'd love to partner with you! There are a variety of ways to get involved:

the pARTnership movement

When arts and business partner, everyone profits. To learn more, visit pARTnershipmovement.org, where you can:

• Read stories on how companies like Aetna, The Boeing Company, Kohler, 3M, Macy's, The Wagner Companies and Shugoll Research have partnered with arts organizations to inspire employees, stimulate innovation and foster creative collaboration
• Read eight ways how arts and culture can help your business
• Find even more ways your business can support the arts

Volunteerism

Volunteers play an integral role in helping nonprofit arts and culture organizations function as a viable industry. During 2010, a total of 11,624 volunteers donated a total of 520,755 hours to Montgomery County's participating nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Volunteering includes everything from board participation, to ushering at events, assisting in administrative duties, working with children and seniors, and much more.

To find out what volunteer opportunities are available, download this PDF.

In-kind contributions

In-kind contributions are non-cash donations such as materials (e.g., office supplies from a local retailer), facilities (e.g., rent) and services (e.g., printing costs from a loal printer. The 73 participating nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Montgomery County reported that they received in-kind contributions with an aggregate value of $5,879,916 during FY10. These contributions were received from a variety of sources, including corporations, individuals, state and local arts agencies (such as AHCMC) and government.

Attend events

From dazzling children's theater productions to world-class music performances, there's always something going on in Montgomery County for everyone. Find cultural events, classes and workshops at DOandGO.org, Montgomery County's cultural calendar! (DOandGO.org is a service of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.)

For elected officials

• Quick Facts for Busy People
• Montgomery County AEPIV PPT
• Arts & Humanities Groups in Council Districts

For arts & humanities organizations

Thank you for making this study possible, and for making Montgomery County a vibrant place to live!

• Get Social with AEP IV
  
• Montgomery County Quick Facts
  
• Montgomery County Summary
• Montgomery County AEP IV PPT (from the AEP IV Training Workshop presented by Randy Cohen)

Want to easily estimate the economic impact of your nonprofit arts and culture organization on the go?

The Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Calculator, created by Americans for the Arts, is a free and simple tool that makes it possible for you to estimate the economic impact of your nonprofit arts and culture organization—or even your entire nonprofit arts community. These estimates are based on research findings from the 182 study regions that were part of Arts & Economic Prosperity IV, Americans for the Arts' national economic impact study of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences.