Intersectional Philanthropy

Power, Privilege, and Practice

Monday, October 17, 2:00pm – 3:15pm

Organized by Stanlyn Brevé, Director of National Programs, National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network; and Sage Crump, Program Manager, LANE, National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network.

Moderated by Sage Crump, Program Manager, LANE, National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network. Presented by Shana Berger, Co-director, Coleman Center for the Arts; Stanlyn Breve, Director of National Programs, National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network; and Meena Natarajan, Executive/Literary Director, Pangea World Theatre.

How do we maximize the use of funding dollars to create a better world? National Performance Network/Visual Artists Network (NPN/VAN) believes that intersectionality offers opportunities to engage the complex issues faced in communities with a focused strategic plan. In this session, NPN/VAN will share its approach to intersectionality through the initiative Leveraging a Network for Equity (LANE), which supports arts organizations of color and those that are geographically isolated. Community leaders, Pangea Theatre, and Coleman Center for the Arts will share examples of how they navigate funding to support artists. Participants will share how they manage power and privilege while building a compendium of intersectional activities grantmakers can undertake.