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An Open Letter to Arts Funders: Create a Pooled Loan Fund

BalletX by Chris Kendig
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
... of diverse cultures and perspectives. For the first time, we are facing a global crisis without the refuge, ... sector at this crucial moment and help it get back on its feet, institutional funders can lead their philanthropic ... program for the Ford Foundation, and was a Program Director for the Arts at the Irvine Foundation, among other ...

What Barra Foundation has learned from dipping a toe into mission investing

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
... a below-market financial return. Neither is new —  the first PRI was made by the  Ford Foundation  in 1968  — ... in recent years . In the past year and a half, Barra, with its $90 million endowment, has done both. Its first try with mission-related investing happened in ...