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The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Equity in the Arts
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Bush Foundation, New York Community Trust
Maurine Knighton, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Kerry McCarthy, vice president for philanthropic initiatives for The New York Community Trust, write how...more
Foundation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Bush Foundation, New York Community Trust
Maurine Knighton, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Kerry McCarthy, vice president for philanthropic initiatives for The New York Community Trust, write how...more
The Hip-Hop Transformation Goes Year-Round for Boston Youth
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Hip-Hop Transformation (THHT), a Cambridge-based music education non-profit, is expanding from a summer program to a year-long one with help from The Boston Foundation's Shout Syndicate...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
The Hip-Hop Transformation (THHT), a Cambridge-based music education non-profit, is expanding from a summer program to a year-long one with help from The Boston Foundation's Shout Syndicate...more
Cartoon Network and LA Nonprofit Launch Mentorship Program for Autistic Artists 
Cartoon Network Studios and Exceptional Minds have recently launched a digital-arts mentorship program for people with autism. The inaugural pilot program will pair more than 20 Exceptional Minds...more
Cartoon Network Studios and Exceptional Minds have recently launched a digital-arts mentorship program for people with autism. The inaugural pilot program will pair more than 20 Exceptional Minds...more
Digital Arts Programs Allow Students To Develop Leadership Skills 
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership's (LBCAP) Leadership Academy Mentoring Program (LAMP) helps students to develop their leadership and creative skills. According to Darick Simpson,...more
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership's (LBCAP) Leadership Academy Mentoring Program (LAMP) helps students to develop their leadership and creative skills. According to Darick Simpson,...more
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Government Grants for the Arts
NEA Literature Fellowships: Poetry, FY2021
National Endowment for the Arts
•You may submit only one application for FY 2021 funding. You may not apply for both a Literature Fellowship under this deadline and a Translation Project under the January 15, 2020 deadline....more
Posted On - 2019-11-20
Annual Program Statement for Public Affairs Cultural and Educational Programs
U.S. Mission to Kyrgyzstan
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S.Embassy Bishkek is pleased to announce funding is available as specified belowthrough the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Grants program. Applications may...more
Posted On - 2019-11-07
Ukraine: U.S. Embassy Book Translation Program
U.S. Mission to Ukraine
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announces the 2020 Book Translation Program. Subject to availability of funds, the Embassy will award small grants as described below to Ukrainian publishers seeking to...more
Posted On - 2019-11-04
U.S. Mission to Nigeria: Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
U.S. Mission to Nigeria
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to issue a notice of funding opportunity for the 2020 Small Grants Competition of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural...more
Posted On - 2019-10-29
NEA Creative Forces: Clinical Component, FY2020
National Endowment for the Arts
The Cooperative Agreement will begin no earlier than June 1, 2020, and may extend for up to 24 months. Program Description: More than 500,000 members of the United States armed services live with...more
Posted On - 2019-10-22
NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2021
National Endowment for the Arts
An individual may submit only one application for FY 2021 funding. You may not apply for both a Translation Project under this deadline (January 15, 2020) and a Literature Fellowship (in prose or...more
Posted On - 2019-09-11
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Knowing When Good Is Not Good Enough
An article co-authored by 1995 Echoing Green Fellow Katya Smyth reflects on the piece “When Good Is Not Good Enough” (Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fall 2013), [1991 Echoing Green Fellow] Bill Shore, Darell Hammond, and Amy Celep.
