The New York State Council on the Arts has awarded $296,730 in grants to 61 nonprofit and public organizations in the Rochester area, WHEC reports.
According to the Democrat and Chronicle, the grants are part of a new partnership between the Rochester Area Community Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.
The grants are up to $5,000 and go to art projects that increase audience reach, organizational capacity, or equitable access to their programming. Read the Entire Article
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”