Arts reporters need as many news-gathering resources as crime, courts, or city hall reporters, says Web Tips reader Caroline Abels, an arts writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“Issues we have to deal with are non-profit accounting, foundation giving, and board ethics,” says Abels, who sent in this week’s tip.
Here are a few good sites that Abels uses and recommends:
- ArtsJournal (www.artsjournal.com): a roundup of the day’s best arts news from around the world
- Guidestar (www.guidestar.org): instant financial information on non-profits (Read related tip on GuideStar)
- The Foundation Center (www.foundationcenter.org): information about foundations and trends in charitable giving
- National Center for Charitable Statistics (www.nccs.urban.org): more non-profit databases and tips on reading financial reports
- Americans for the Arts (www.artsusa.org): research reports and news about government arts support
- National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (www.nasaa-arts.org): information on the arts activities of state governments
- Board Source (www.boardsource.org): information on the responsibilities of non-profit boards of directors
- National Arts Journalism Program (www.najp.org): information on arts journalism conferences and reports on arts journalism
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