Budget 2010 consultation
The provincial Finance Committee will be traveling the province to hear from you about what you think the 2010/2011 budget should look like. The current BC Liberal budget plan for Continue Reading →
Month: September 2009
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle (August 18, 2009)
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle (August 18, 2009) A vicious cycle is leaving nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function Continue Reading →
Death by a thousand cuts
Delta Community Music School, like everyone else has lost the financial support of the Government of BC with cutting of the Direct Access grants from Gaming. We have been receiving Continue Reading →
Culture Matters – Don’t Torch the Arts
This is an information sheet issued today by the Arts Alliance in Vancouver. Here is an excerpt: Despite recent announcements reinstating funding to multi-year clients of Gaming grants, funding to Continue Reading →
Gaming Grant Impact Survey
From the Alliance for Arts and Culture The media has asked for stats regarding the number of organizations affected by recent provincial funding cuts. They want to know how groups Continue Reading →
Open Source and Freeware music software
A fellow blogger, Joseph Pisano at MusTech.Net, has compiled and posted a list of Must-Have Downloadable Freebies for music teachers. It’s a great list, separated into the following categories: Audio Continue Reading →
Op-Ed piece about Gaming and non-profit funding
Here is an interesting perspective about the use of Gaming and gambling funds and the history of their use for funding charities in the province of British Columbia. The article Continue Reading →
Province’s reversal on gaming grants raises more questions than answers
From the Georgia Strait , September 3, 2009 Arts groups in B.C. are still not breathing easy following the province’s sudden about-face regarding multiyear Direct Access gaming grants September 2. Continue Reading →
British Library Sound Archives
The British Library has made 23,700 rare music and sound recordings from its massive collection, reputed to be one of the largest sound archives in the world, available for free Continue Reading →