Resource Why Comprehensive Community Development is Essential Now, and Why the Arts Must be at the Table December 6, 2016 The New Reality Since the time this event was conceived so many months ago, one thing has remained remarkably constant, while another has become a bit topsy-turvy. The remarkable constant has been Jane Chu. Her grace, her thoughtfulness, her unwavering advocacy for the centrality of arts and culture in our…
News & Views East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation applies arts, culture in equitable community development November 16, 2022 For 47 years, the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) has advocated for healthy neighborhoods where all residents have a place to call home and have the resources they need to thrive. Based in Oakland, California, EBALDC is a non-profit community development organization that builds vibrant and safe neighborhoods…
News & Views Public-private collaboration puts arts at center of community revitalization September 16, 2011 Foundations work with National Endowment for the Arts to make $11.5 million investment in dozens of cities nationwide. DETROIT – Eleven private philanthropies have joined with the National Endowment for the Arts and a number of federal agencies to establish ArtPlace, a nationwide initiative to drive community revitalization with a…
News & Views Kresge shares innovative approaches to create opportunity at grantmakers gathering November 1, 2016 A suite of innovative approaches for using social investments, arts, food and culture as tools to create opportunity for low-income communities was shared by The Kresge Foundation during the recent Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) annual conference. Kresge-led sessions included exploration of the foundation’s record-shattering Fresh, Local & Equitable initiative…
News & Views Roundtable: How arts and culture organizations are advancing racial healing November 9, 2021 Roundtable Part 1: An intimate conversation with leaders from The Kresge Foundation, National Public Housing Museum and Design Impact The arts and culture sector has taken a tremendous hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the lockdowns of 2020 – that extended into 2021 – many artists and creatives have been…
News & Views Rapson: Jackson, nominated to chair NEA, would bring uncommon promise to the job October 5, 2021 President Biden has made countless admirable appointments to federal positions. But none more thrilling for us at Kresge than his announcement today of Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson’s nomination to be the next Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Maria began working as a Senior Advisor/Consultant with Kresge in…
News & Views A fresh approach to civic asset investment August 25, 2020 Report finds Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative shaped by emphasis on outcomes and a portfolio approach to public-space assets Since 2015, the Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) national initiative has sought to revitalize and connect civic assets with people of all backgrounds, create more resilient communities and reverse trends of economic and…
News & Views Kresge awards $2 million in grants to support resident-driven projects in Memphis neighborhoods October 24, 2019 The Kresge Foundation today announced that it has awarded grants totaling $2 million to 20 community-based organizations throughout Memphis to support resident-driven projects through its Kresge Innovative Projects: Memphis initiative (KIP:M).