Media Impact Funders hosts the Member Briefing, "Recommendations for documentary impact funders," on May 24 at 1pm ET. The hour-long zoom meeting features Denae Peters (Perspective Fund), Daniel Forkkio (Represent Justice), and Shaady Salehi (Trust-based Philanthropy Project). It is open to all funders.
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Jaime Sharp in Philanthropic practice
From Exponent Philanthropy: "Building trust has been a key part of philanthropy for years for lean funders. Nevertheless, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, trust and strong relationships have taken on an even greater significance."
by Jaime Sharp in Emergency Readiness, Response, and Recovery
The Ford Foundation has released a report that, "offers a roadmap to reimagine recovery."
by Jaime Sharp in Arts and Health
NeuroArts Blueprint has released a new report that explains, "how to grow and share the scientific knowledge showing art to be an extraordinary tool for promoting health and wellbeing in individuals and communities."
by Jaime Sharp in Social Justice
“To create a just and pluralist society, we need to reimagine systems and transform culture.”
by Jaime Sharp in Social Justice
"Drive across the Midwest and you’ll find cities and interstates peppered with anti-abortion billboards," said author Cinnamon Janzer. Thus stemmed the Minnesota Billboard Project, born from a, "St. Paul couple [who] decided to take countering the anti-choice messaging into their own hands."
by Jaime Sharp in Racial Equity
The Mellon Foundation has partnered with Centro de Economía Creativa for, "a newly launched $8 million cultural employment initiative created to facilitate stable employment opportunities for artists while strengthening the administrative bandwidth of community-based cultural organizations across Puerto Rico."
by Jaime Sharp in Public Policy & Advocacy
From JPMorgan Chase: "New JPMorgan Chase PolicyCenter brief recommends asset and income restriction reforms."