Yes and No: Conversations About Thriving with Artists of Color in the Twin Cities, a report for the McKnight Foundation.
Interviewees were asked "What does it mean for you to thrive as a working artist of color?" "Are you thriving now?" "What do you need to...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The famous 1963 letter penned by Rev Dr. MLK Jr containing a strong defense of nonviolent resistant against racism, including the phrase "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic.
"Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole." A long-form essay with incredibly poignant insights drawn from a chronicling of the last five centuries of African slaves and their...
Rankism is a Campus Climate Issue (downloadable pdf) by Teddie Potter for the University of Minnesota's Campus Climate blog. Perhaps one of the more insidious ways culture manifests is in class stratification. Prompted by a run-in with a maintenance worker who had been rebuffed...
Bullying in the Arts: Vocation, Exploitation and Abuse of Power by Anne-Marie Quigg from OvercomeBullying.org. A downloadable pdf review of a book based on Quigg's 10 year study of arts organizations in the United Kingdom.
"The interesting aspect of the work is that...
The Cavity in Nonprofits Human Capital by Anthony Parrish from the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Twin Cities. Former employees can be great resources - how do you engage them? Preview: Human capital plays an incredibly important role for nonprofits -...
Leadership Transition Barriers in Small Nonprofits (downloadable powerpoint) by Matt Kramer, Executive Director of the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce: Tactical and strategic challenges of leadership transitions in a short powerpoint.
Importance of this session:...
Shifting from Group to Team (downloadable pdf) by ArtsMidwest for ArtsLab. A powerpoint presentation investigating the differences between groups and teams, and how to identify and enhance collaborative methods. Includes a DIY team activity.