Advancing the Field: The Wallace Foundation Makes a Big Bet to Support Arts Organizations of Color

Advancing the Field: The Wallace Foundation Makes a Big Bet to Support Arts Organizations of Color

The Wallace Foundation announced a five-year, $53 million initiative to help arts organizations of color increase their resilience and relevance. To do so, it will build a knowledge base of participating institutions that cracked the code.

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What Kind of Progressive Donor Is MacKenzie Scott Turning Out to Be?

What Kind of Progressive Donor Is MacKenzie Scott Turning Out to Be?

She’s pretty much the nation’s biggest progressive philanthropist, whether or not she’d use that term. After a third round of grants furthered her commitment to equity work, what can we learn about MacKenzie Scott’s progressivism?

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McKnight, Other Minnesota Funders Answer Ford’s Call With Millions for BIPOC-led Arts Groups

McKnight, Other Minnesota Funders Answer Ford’s Call With Millions for BIPOC-led Arts Groups

Last year, the Ford Foundation called on regional funders to step up for BIPOC-led arts. Here’s how Minnesota’s McKnight Foundation is carrying that effort forward on its home turf, alongside several other funding partners.

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