April Web Conference: Building a Racially Diverse Organization
The next GIA Web Conference, Building a Racially Diverse Organization: A Case Study on Recruiting and Retaining ALAANA Staff, will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT. Pat O’Brien and Sharon DeMark from Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, together with consultant Beth Zemsky, will share initial successes, lessons, and the ongoing process of making the organization a more inclusive workplace for African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) staff persons.
Related material from the GIA archive: You may also be interested in this GIA Podcast, Dameun Strange on Leadership Cultivation.
Related material from the GIA archive: You may also be interested in this GIA Podcast, Dameun Strange on Leadership Cultivation.
New from the GIA Reader: Crowdsourcing Cultural Policy
In Crowdsourcing Cultural Policy: The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, Arlene Goldbard explores the mission of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture (USDAC), which is not a govenment agency, but an action network of artists and cultural workers mobilizing creativity in the service of positive social change.
April Member Spotlight: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
For the month of April, GIA’s photo banner features artists and projects supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, a multidisciplinary grantmaker dedicated to fostering a vibrant cultural community in the greater Philadelphia region.
Phillip Henderson of Surdna Foundation and Rip Rapson of The Kresge Foundation discuss how some of their programs have helped to address economic and racial inequities…
McKnight Foundation president Kate Wolford announced that Neal Cuthbert will retire from his position as vice president of program at the end of the year. Cuthbert served on the board of Grantmakers in the Arts from 1999 to 2003…
As part of their Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative, the LA County Arts Commission has released a literature review on cultural equity and inclusion in the arts…
Regina R. Smith has been named managing director of The Kresge Foundation’s Arts & Culture Program following a national search. Smith has been with the The Kresge Foundation since 2008…
