ENEWS – October 2021

Empathy. Wisdom. Intersectionality.

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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
~ Abraham Lincoln

New Report Makes the Case for Arts Education: Recommends Access for All

The Commission on the Arts, at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, says we are at a crisis point, where access to arts education is declining steadily—and action must be taken to reverse the trend.

A MONUMENTAL CONVERSATION

Up close with IN AMERICA: REMEMBER creator Suzanne Firstenberg

Jerusalem Youth Chorus

Shalom Salaam (acoustic) – Ziggy Marley & The Jerusalem Youth Chorus

What We Found When We Analyzed America’s Monuments

As part of the Mellon Foundation’s unprecedented Monuments Project, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit art and history studio Monument Lab undertook a comprehensive audit of our country’s commemorative landscape.

TOWARDS MORE PROXIMATE STORYTELLING IN PHILANTHROPY

The Skoll Foundation’s community of Awardees and grantees each have important, vital stories to share about their impact in the world.

Giving Together: Philanthropy and the Next Generation

A discussion on the changing role of philanthropy and effective strategies to maximize impact for positive social change

BMDC 25th & Final Season Performance

Bowen McCauley Dance Company at the Kennedy Center

Diplomacy and philanthropy with Ambassador Stuart Bernstein

An interview in Washington Jewish Week

Why Investing in Arts Can Support a More Equitable Society

Elizabeth Alexander, a poet and president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, talks about social- and racial-justice in philanthropy and the role of the arts in a healthy society.

BREAKING GOOD

Breaking news in social good

Five Ways Your Grants Management System Can Activate Trust-based Philanthropy

If the last tumultuous year has taught us anything, it’s that future-proofing your foundation’s grants management system (GMS) is more critical than ever.

How to Adapt Your Priorities as the Pandemic Subsides

Stay nimble, be willing to take risks, and know your “superpowers.”