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Friends, Partners and Members,
The current economic climate has taken its toll on LA Stage Alliance. In December 2008, the full-time Development Associate and part-time Administrative Assistant positions were eliminated. Based on income projections for the remainder of the fiscal year, the decision has been made to layoff Director of Operations, Sara Adelman and Communications Manager, [...]

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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed their version of the Economic Recovery Package by a vote of 244 to 188 which successfully included $50 million in supplemental grants funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)!
This provision was threatened throughout the House process by opponents of the NEA who questioned its effectiveness in [...]

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WASHINGTON — The number of nonprofit U.S. theater stages has doubled in the last 15 years, though the supply has outstripped demand with audience numbers staying flat or declining, according to new research to be released Monday by the National Endowment for the Arts.
“The remarkable growth and professional management of theatrical organizations across the nation [...]

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So I’m listening to Day to Day on NPR the other day, and there’s an interview with a Wall Street investor who also happens to be a shrink. Madeleine Brand is asking him about the psychology of the market, why it continues to go down even after this $700 billion bailout. And he says, essentially, [...]

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The LA Business Journal is doing a story on the current economic situation and its impact on the nonprofit sector.
The Center for Non-profit Management has created a short survey (6 questions) that will help both the Journal and the Center.
The link below will take you to the survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KtDpY_2bMiavceteTfMtREmA_3d_3d
Thank you for your participation.

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