The Creative Economy: A New Definition - What other data are needed to understand the broad arts ecology?

NEFA has focused for 30+ years on the economic impact of arts and culture nonprofits in New England and more recently on creating a research definition for the creative economy [The Creative Economy: A New Definition]. What other data are needed to understand (and advocate for) the broad arts ecology? 

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Quantifying the number of people served is always another good factoid to support arts funding and/or programs. In addition, it's always good to have several compelling human interest stories about individuals who have been transformed by the arts. It's not a number, but the human element has to be raised along with the financial impact of the arts. After all, the arts help us connect and grow as human beings which is getting harder to do in these impersonal technological times....

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