Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” a bill that "has strong implications for the artist residency network," as the Alliance of Artists Communities noted recently.
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Emergency Coronavirus Bill: A relief package with implications for nonprofits and artist residencies
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Emergency Readiness, Response, and Recovery
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Emergency Readiness, Response, and Recovery
In moments when the COVID-19 virus is part of our daily conversations, The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), launched recently a new program for emergency medical grants, artnet reported.
by giarts-ts-admin in Arts Funders Respond, Philanthropic practice, Articles & News Updates, Emergency Readiness, Response, and Recovery
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Grantmakers in the Arts is sharing resources and guidance on COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) and encouraging grantmakers to support their grantees by treating their funding flexibly in these difficult and rapidly shifting circumstances.
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Public Policy & Advocacy
Under New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the city's first black woman mayor, the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. (NOTMC), hopes it will be able to provide grants to cultural organizations, nola.com reported recently.
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Aligning practice with values: that idea lead the way as the Meyer Foundation redesigned its grants process to be more equitable and inclusive.
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
"Corporate leaders would be better served if they stopped trying to justify diversity with profit margins and stock charts—a mentality that can ultimately hurt the very groups these policies are meant to help (more on that in a moment)—and instead embrace diversity because it is the right thing to do."
by Carmen Graciela Díaz in Arts and Community Development
Ahead of the 2020 election, as LA Weekly reported, the organization For Freedoms -originally founded as an “arts-centric super PAC” in 2016 by Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman- is launching its first For Freedoms Congress (FFCon), a series of discussions and events "bringing together activists, artists and everyday citizens to not only talk about the issues affecting them, but to actually strategize collective action."
by Carmen Graciela Díaz
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