Robert W. Deutsch Arts & Technology Policy Fellow Courtney Duffy is part of the Fractured Atlas team that is spearheading the 2016 Arts Entrepreneurship Awards. You can find her on Twitter @cduffy90. Join the conversation at #ArtsEntreAwards.

Our Robert W. Deutsch Arts & Technology Policy Fellow continues the #CopyrightwithCourtney blog series with a third filmmaking-centric post. Be sure to read the previous segments, parts one and two. You can find all the Copyright with Courtney posts here. Connect with her on Twitter @cduffy90 and join the conversation using #CopyrightwithCourtney.

Fractured Atlas’s free service SpaceFinder helps thousands of artists find space to rehearse and perform. Today, SpaceFinder launches a new custom directory, built for and with disabled dance artists in New York City, to highlight inclusive rehearsal and performance spaces.

VR is invading every industry, but the arts in particular present an excellent opportunity for communicating personal vision. Whether you want to put someone inside a painting, send them into space, or envelop them in a music video, the sensation of ‘presence’ afforded by VR means that your audience is certain to walk away with an unforgettable experience.

As we approach the end of the calendar year, there are several ways you can and should prepare for your end-of-year donor solicitations. A thoughtful end-of-year strategy can boost your donations while building a relationship with your donors — even through a busy fundraising time. I’m here to offer four simple ways to set yourself up for a successful end-of-year strategy.

by Tim Cynova, Deputy Director at Fractured Atlas Recently I estimated that with all of our hiring at Fractured Atlas more than 7,500 resumes have come across my desk since 2009. It’s certainly not Google or Facebook numbers by any stretch, but a significant number nonetheless.

[This article was originally published on the Fractured Atlas blog, January 6, 2015] This past holiday season I found myself increasingly asking the question — WWZD? What Would Zappos Do? Why is the venue usher being so unreasonable to that couple and ruining the concert for everyone? WWZD? Why does it seem like that ticket agent is auditioning for the role of The Grinch? WWZD? Why is that person yelling at customers to separate into multiple lines when there is no signage indicating that that’s what the store prefers? WWZD?

Our Arts and Technology Policy Fellow, Courtney Duffy, has the scoop on last week’s court decision that deems Google Books scanning of written works as fair use. You can follow Courtney on Twitter @cduffy90 and join the conversation with #CopyrightwithCourtney.

A Comic Response to Michael Kaiser A few days ago, Michael Kaiser’s DeVos Institute published a study of the top 30 Black and and top 30 Latino arts organizations and made recommendations for how to improve diversity in the Arts and Culture field. This study got the attention of several news organizations:

Courtney Duffy, our Robert W. Deutsch Arts & Technology Policy Fellow, details our recent advocacy in support of expanding the Lifeline Program to include broadband. Are you an artist who uses Lifeline and/or incorporates the Internet in your creative process? Drop Courtney a line on email at Courtney Duffy@fracturedatlas.org or Twitter @cduffy90.