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Conference Keynote: Kevin Kling
Kevin Kling
The Tuesday luncheon plenary of the 2016 GIA Conference will feature Minnesota playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling, best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log.

The 2016 GIA Conference will be held October 16-19 in Saint Paul, MN. Register for the conference today!
New from the GIA Reader: Remembering Claudine
GIA Reader, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Summer 2016)
In an article in the latest issue of the GIA Reader, “Remembering Claudine”, Maurine Knighton of Doris Duke Charitable Foundation shares memories of Claudine Brown, a beloved leader in the arts and culture field who passed away earlier this year.
Member Spotlight: Barr Foundation
For the months of July and August, GIA’s photo banner features artists and work supported by Barr Foundation. Based in Boston, Barr is among the largest private foundations in New England. The foundation focuses regionally, and in select cases nationally, on partnerships that elevate vibrant, vital, and engaged communities; advance solutions for climate change; and expand educational opportunity.
Barr Foundation
News from the Field
Leveraging the Power of Cultural Investments: A Report on Cultural Capacity Building
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) has published a study with the Regional Plan Association (RPA), Leveraging the Power of Cultural Investments: A Report on Cultural Capacity Building
New Intercultural Leadership Institute Opens Applications for its First Cohort
Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), and PA'I Foundation have collaborated to create the Intercultural Leadership Institute…
Racial Equity in Arts Philanthropy: A Work in Progress
In a recent blog post, Arleta Little, program officer for the arts at The McKnight Foundation, discusses racial disparities in arts philanthropy and how McKnight and other organizations are working to address it…
What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building
In a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, Dan Pallotta makes a case for fundraising as an important and often overlooked part of nonprofit capacity building…

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