NALAC: GIA’s May Member Spotlight
For the month of May, GIA’s Member Spotlight is on the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), coinciding with the organization’s celebration of its 32 years of “building a Latinx arts movement.” Read here.
New Blog! Getting Equitable Access to Arts Education: Understanding the American Rescue Plan Act
In March, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion package in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Of the more than $122 billion allocated for K-12 schools, at least 90 percent of funds are required to be used by State Education Agencies (SEAs) to make subgrants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). These funds that can help school districts recover from the pandemic and move toward equitable access to the arts and enriching arts education experiences. Read here.
From the GIA Reader
In “The Equity Builder Loan Program: Looking toward autonomy and freedom from the crisis cycle,” part of the Fall 2020/Winter 2021 issue of the GIA Reader (Vol. 31, No. 3), Quinton Skinner reflects on Propel Nonprofits’ Equity Builder loan program, a three-year collaborative partnership with 21 nonprofit arts organizations in Minnesota, with the goal of transforming their finances and achieving fiscal health in the form of equity and cash reserves. Read here.
The Mapping COVID-19 Recovery Project, a collaborative effort of 25 Chicago foundations, nonprofit organizations, and public and private groups, links historic disinvestments in some Chicago neighborhoods with COVID-19’s impact on those communities, reports WBEZ…
“With 2021 designated the United Nations International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, there can be no better time for museum leaders to follow the example set by their university and foundation peers by aligning capital with values and mission. Inaction risks reputation, as well as financial return,” wrote recently Laura Callanan, founding partner of Upstart Co-Lab…
