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Don't miss the David Rockefeller Lecture on Arts and Business
with David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group Co-Founder and Co-CEO.
Reserve your free tickets now.
The pARTnership Movement encourages and celebrates business and arts partnerships that engage employees, stimulate innovation, and transform communities. Join the movement.
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Spend the night with Van Gogh on your next trip to Chicago.
Watch this video celebrating arts education at NASDAQ.
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 Success Story: Empowering Employees and Communities in Nevada
In this month's pARTnership Movement Success Story, learn how 2015 BCA 10 honoree NV Energy is partnering with the arts to engage employees and connect with communities throughout Nevada.
Read more.
Americans for the Arts News Register for the Local Arts Agencies and Business Webinar
Join Americans for the Arts on Wednesday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. ET to hear two local arts agencies—Silicon Valley Creates in California and COCA-Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis—discuss why and how they make working with businesses a priority. Register here. Vans and Americans for the Arts are Halo Award Finalists
The Halo Awards are North American cause marketing's highest honor. Vans and Americans for the Arts are proud to be named finalists for our partnership on the Vans Custom Culture arts education competition. Learn more.
From the Private Sector Network
The Private Sector Network of Americans for the Arts is comprised of local arts organizations that work to foster arts partnerships with businesses. Learn more. Humana Employees Create Fund for the Arts App
Employee volunteers at Humana partnered with Fund for the Arts, the oldest United Arts Fund in the country, on a new app connecting Louisville residents with the local arts scene. Read more. Regional Arts and Cultural Council Honors U.S. Bank
More than 340 guests joined the Regional Arts & Culture Council at the Portland Art Museum on February 24 for the annual Arts Breakfast of Champions. Former BCA 10 honorees U.S. Bank, Portland General Electric, Boeing Company, and Wells Fargo & Company were recognized. U.S. Bank is also a finalist for the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts' Business for the Arts Awards. Winners will be announced on March 9. Learn more about the Arts Breakfast of Champions event.
Facts & Figures Gallup Poll Spotlights Employee Engagement
According to Gallup Daily tracking, 32 percent of employees in the Unitd States are engaged—meaning they are involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work and workplace. Read more. RELATED: Causecast's 7 Fascinating Employee Engagement Trends for 2016. RELATED: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship on how community involvement benefits businesses. 
New Research by the NEA and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis  KEY FACTS
Arts and culture contributed $704.2 billion, 4.2% of the GDP in 2013. This number represents a 32.5 percent growth in GDP contribution between 1998 and 2013. Between 1998 and 2013, arts and cultural production grew by $165 billion or 32.5 percent. In 2013, the arts and cultural sector employed 4.7 million wage and salary workers. RELATED: The Arts & Economic Prosperity and Creative Industries reports.
Learn how businesses are using the arts to engage employees and contribute to the economy. 
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