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Data project links state arts groups
A new statewide system to help arts groups and other non-profit organizations measure and report on their progress made its debut on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
The Ohio Cultural Data Project was developed by a consortium of public and private funders and organizations including the Ohio Arts Council and Dayton’s Culture Works.
It gives potentially hundreds of Ohio arts organizations access to information-collection technology designed to strengthen management capacity and evaluate community impact.
The initiative should also streamline grant applications by encouraging the assembly of financial data that matches funders’ requirements. Comparison of numbers with other groups will also be facilitated.
By 2011, as many as 1,000 organizations will be participating in the project, which is patterned after one developed in Pennsylvania in 2004. It is also being used in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York. The national Pew Charitable Trusts houses and administers the project for each state.
For more information about the Ohio Cultural Data Project visit www.ohculturaldata.org.
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