From Bloomberg, “We believe art has the power to help address pressing issues and start meaningful conversations on everything from gun violence and inequality, to food access, the environment, and more.”
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Jaime Sharp in Arts Education
Amy Sherald, the artist behind the 2020 Vanity Fair cover portrait of Breonna Taylor, announced a donation of, “$1 million to start the Brandeis Law School’s Breonna Taylor Legacy Fellowship and the Breonna Taylor Legacy Scholarship for undergraduates.”
by Jaime Sharp in Racial Equity
The Human Rights Funders Network hosts an Introduction to Social Justice Investing on May 10 at 10am PT/1PM EDT.
by Jaime Sharp
The Nonprofit Quarterly published a conversation with president and editor-in-chief Cyndi Suarez, and Dax-Devlon Ross, author, educator, and equity consultant.
by Jaime Sharp
From Nonprofit Quarterly, "Increasingly, people in movement spaces are demanding to work in democratic workplaces. One model often overlooked—the worker-owned cooperative—offers the benefit of having had to grapple with questions of participation, management, and governance for decades. To explore these issues in depth, this webinar, produced by NPQ in partnership with the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), features three worker-owners in worker cooperatives, who discuss both the joys and the challenges of managing workplaces democratically.”
by Jaime Sharp in Indigenous Arts
Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid have partnered to create a robust resource library with funding data, research, historical context, and tools to support Native communities and causes.
by Jaime Sharp
“Upstart Co-Lab's founding partner Laura Callanan speaks with Penta senior writer Abby Schultz about the group’s initial impact investments in the creative economy through its member community of arts institutions, artists, and funders.”
by Jaime Sharp in Arts and Community Development
“Narratives are the stories we tell that help us make sense of the world,” said Laura Hughes, Director of Narrative Strategies for PolicyLink. “And, most importantly, stories tell where we are today and shape the world we want to create.”