The arts perennially faces the problem of scant public money and competition for the donated dollar so what is the state of arts giving in Australia and can more be done to foster arts philanthropy?
As part of Giving Australia, more research on arts-specific giving will be undertaken and will help identify the way forward. While the research is still underway, three strong themes emerging are the growing appeal of collective giving; the role of technology in telling the stories of need and facilitating easy giving; and the need for organisations to work with an increasingly diverse pool of donors.
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