Webinar alert - Today! “Revisiting Creative Approaches to Capitalization and Capacity Building”

At the Grantmakers in the Arts 2018 Conference, we offered a conference session on capitalization where participants shared best practices and explored creative solutions for when restrictions make capitalization and capacity building much more difficult. But how did that work out? What were the solutions and how can you build on that? Now is your chance to explore what you missed or revisit this topic once again.

Join us today at 2:00pm EDT / 11:00am PDT to hear from Anna Campbell, senior program officer, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Roman Jackson, program officer, JP Morgan. They will guide us through some brief capitalization fundamentals, revisit case studies, and compare outcomes from this GIA 2018 conference session. Details and registration here.

A Conversation on What Makes a Good Executive Director and Board Chair Relationship

Eddie Torres, president & CEO of GIA, and Glyn Northington, GIA’s board chair and senior program director of Propel Nonprofits, discuss some ideas they consider key to a successful executive director and board chair relationship. Read here.

Relive the 2018 GIA Conference: AXIS Dance Company

As part of the closing plenary for the 2018 GIA Conference, Marc Brew, choreographer and artistic director of AXIS Dance Company, addresses physically integrated dance asking the audience “how do we break down the barriers and create a more inclusive environment for all,” and then, dancers of AXIS own the stage. Watch the video.

From the GIA Reader

In the Fall 2018 issue of the GIA Reader, Leila Tamari, senior program officer at ArtPlace America, reviews adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and talks to her about the book and emergent strategies in philanthropy. Read the piece here.

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