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Seventy-two years ago today, we saw the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and though we have made strides towards human rights and the equality it demands, this past year has highlighted how far we still have to go.
Join us for this year’s Annual Members' Meeting where we'll reveal the results of the recent 2021 Member Pulse Survey and invite attendees to share their challenges and successes as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for social justice.
In recent years, many funders have focused on how to better infuse equity into their philanthropy, and, separately, on the role of advocacy in their work. What few have realized is that these two concepts are deeply intertwined.
The systemic imbalances of power that give rise to advocacy work are also at the heart of many of the pressing challenges facing communities of color. Forward-thinking funders looking to have impact must address both. This session will explore the connection between race, power, inequity, and pressing social issues.
Participants will:
Film and Media As Organizing Tools
Led by Louis Massiah, filmmaker and founder of Scribe Video Center and Sarah Lutman, Founder and Principal at 8 Bridges Workshop
This session, inspired by the report of the same name commissioned by Grantmakers in the Arts, is for anyone interested in learning more about the solidarity economy. Using the report as a foundation, we’ll first learn how the cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual to create economic and racial justice in the sector, and how grantmakers can engage in systems-change by supporting this work.