California's state arts agency and appointed Arts Council adopted a strategic framework that includes a new mission, vision, and values statements; a racial equity statement; a decision support tool; and a set of aspirations for potential future actions.
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"Diversity, equity, and inclusion are discussed at almost every philanthropic gathering," Keecha Harris and Ali Webb write, "but what action is needed?"
This Podcast was recorded on February 10, 2020. The full transcript of this podcast is published below.
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"Are you ready to overcome built-in systemic injustices to catalyze transformational lasting change in our communities?" That's the question the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) poses as it presents its new "Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practical Guide."
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This Podcast was recorded on January 3, 2020. The full transcript of this podcast is published below.
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Americans for the Arts announced Diving into Racial Equity: The MAP Fund’s Exploration, a case study that delves into the MAP Fund's racial equity in arts and culture grantmaking, its efforts to change practices toward this goal, and how it has activated the framework "Aesthetic Perspectives", to help mitigate bias in proposal review.
Media companies, both legacy and new ones, "still don’t accurately reflect the reality of this country amid our shifting demographics," writes Farai Chideya, program officer in the Creativity and Expressions team at the Ford Foundation, in a recent article.