Seeking Better Ways to Give, an Arts Funder Asked Grantees to Award Funding to Their Peers

Seeking Better Ways to Give, an Arts Funder Asked Grantees to Award Funding to Their Peers

New York City-based Art Matters piloted a program in which previous grant recipients acted as grantmakers. Director Abbey Williams explains why it was needed and what other funders can learn from their experience.

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Funder Spotlight: The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s Arts and Environment Giving

Funder Spotlight: The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s Arts and Environment Giving

In our latest Funder Spotlight, we look at the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, which supports conservation and arts and culture in the Chicago area and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

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Seeking More Diverse Collections, an Arts Funder Looks Beyond Museums and Libraries

Seeking More Diverse Collections, an Arts Funder Looks Beyond Museums and Libraries

A new initiative from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation broadens the definition of a “collecting organization” to include preserving narratives from historically underrepresented communities. Executive Director David Farren explains.

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Arts Organization, Sustain Thyself: Foundations Join Forces to Build Capacity

Arts Organization, Sustain Thyself: Foundations Join Forces to Build Capacity

Funders are pushing small arts organizations to boost operational effectiveness in an increasingly uncertain funding climate. We dig into a particularly timely case study out of Chicago.

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