IEA Special Announcement for Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Dear Readers,

I am writing to share with you some news about the Institute, and to ask for your thoughts and suggestions. As you may recall, since our establishment in 2001 IEA has legally been the education program ofthe National Music Center and Museum Foundation, which has been our fiscal agent and 501(c)3. The National Music Center board recently decided to close that foundation, effective August 31, 2008.

So that we can stay in business, the Institute has been legally transferred to become a Sponsored Program Fund of the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, which will allow us tocontinue in a non-profit status as we plan for the future. Our website will remain the same – http://www.edartsinstitute.org/ – and I can still be reached at rfstowe@edartsinstitute.org . The Community Foundation will be our fiscal agent; its website is http://www.cfnr.org/; and it is based inWashington, DC.

As we review our plans, one immediate question is whether our research and information messages are providing a significant benefit, and to how many of you. To help us decide on next steps, would you be willing to answer a few brief questions at this survey?

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XYylx27TdMG3qVBFJOwLZg_3d_3d

Alternatively, you can reply to this email and answer these questions:
1) Do you read the newsletter?
2) Do you want them to continue?
3) With what frequency? And
4) If a modest charge were essential for us to continue thenewsletter, what would you consider a reasonable subscription fee?

We very much appreciate the commitment and energy that so many of you bring to the cause of helping all children and students learn better,both through and about the arts, and we are gratified by your continuing interest in the work of the Institute.

With best regards,

Ron Stowe
President, Institute for Education and the Arts

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