Comments on: Public Funding and the Arts http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thing 19: Make it viral | New Music Strategies http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Thing 19: Make it viral | New Music Strategies Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:16:39 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/#comment-441 [...] posted a music video on the website a few days back. A clever and cute music clip in which a band called the Sneaks take [...] [...] posted a music video on the website a few days back. A clever and cute music clip in which a band called the Sneaks take [...]

]]> By: Podnosh Blog : High Fibre Podcasting » Archive » Match Funding http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Podnosh Blog : High Fibre Podcasting » Archive » Match Funding Thu, 10 May 2007 16:24:01 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/#comment-440 [...] One way to make public money stretch a little further and grab and keep my attention. Hat tip New Music Strategies. [...] [...] One way to make public money stretch a little further and grab and keep my attention. Hat tip New Music Strategies. [...]

]]> By: Dave Harte http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Dave Harte Thu, 10 May 2007 12:36:26 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/05/10/public-funding-and-the-arts/#comment-439 This gives me an excuse to tell an anecdote: My Dad was part of a parish committee in rural west of Ireland in the 1950s that got £2000 to build a dance hall for the community. Realising this wasn't enough they bought sweepstake tickets and effectively doubled their money. The hall got built and still stands today (and people still dance in it). Like your example above I regard this as a useful way to bring in match funding. Dave This gives me an excuse to tell an anecdote:
My Dad was part of a parish committee in rural west of Ireland in the 1950s that got £2000 to build a dance hall for the community. Realising this wasn’t enough they bought sweepstake tickets and effectively doubled their money. The hall got built and still stands today (and people still dance in it).

Like your example above I regard this as a useful way to bring in match funding.

Dave

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