January 13, 2021

Feeling & Healing: Trauma-Informed Grantmaking

…seeing or not seeing trauma? What is trauma-informed grantmaking, and what insights can it offer for programs designed to support arts based community development? ​ Resources Matlin’s Presentation​ Rangel’s Presentation…

January 13, 2021

Looking to the Future

…working. Speakers will share what gives them strength and hope as champions of equity across different cultural, economic and social environments. The presenters all bring deep experience in community-based cultural…

January 13, 2021

Resetting the Stage: Healing Communities in Post-2020 Realities

…around healing and re-setting the stage: repairing and re-building lives, trust, and broken economies while finding more just and sustainable practices in all dimensions of cultural work. This entails shedding…

January 13, 2021

Finding Common Ground: Aligning Community Goals

…about helping communities find common ground and build synergy? How can good alignment multiply support from public, private, and philanthropic sectors? Resources Bravo Greater Des Moines website Regional Cultural Assessment…

January 13, 2021

Recognizing Engagement: Doing the HOMEwork

…work? What can we learn from projects gone off track? When adjudicating grants, how can we tell whether applicants have done their homework? ​ Resources​ East 9th Street Placekeepers, Lawrence,…

January 13, 2021

Recognizing & Reconciling: Gentrification and Other Unintended Consequences

…maps. If we’re lucky we can find a good compass. How can we help communities find and maintain equitable directions? What unintended consequences do we need to prevent? Resources Hood’s…