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The 30th International Symposium on Electronic/Emerging Art invites submissions in the following categories (please see details below): We kindly request you to align your contributions with the theme of ISEA2025, Creators’ Universe.

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Learn how to submit your work for ISEA 2025. Find detailed submission guidelines, important dates, and requirements for the International Symposium on Electronic Art.

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ACLS Digital Justice Seed Grants provide resources to digital humanities projects contributing to understanding racial and social justice.

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Over the next year, A Blade of Grass will distribute $25,000 to artists and creative practitioners working throughout the country with 50 grants of $500 each. Field Funds…

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Our Theory of Change: Greater Philanthropic Equity

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Disproportionately forced into vicious cycles of capacity-building training focused on their deficits rather than assets.

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Funding for the nonprofit sector is inequitable, with non-White leaders receiving a mix of small-dollar, short-term and/or restricted funding allocations that leave many systematically under-resourced.

At Enterprising Ventures of Color, we imagine a future where nonprofit leaders of color deliver impact from a place of abundance and opportunity rather than scarcity and limitation. As "Frontline Avengers" with close proximity to communities they serve, these leaders are best positioned to develop the solutions. While supporting the organizational capacity will always be a vital component of any effort to lift the sector, capital is the fuel that drives the operations and growth of any enterprise. Thus, we combine these two powerful approaches - capacity building and enterprise capital - for revolutionary level change.

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Nonprofit leaders of color have close proximity to the communities the sector seeks to serve and understand the multi-dimensional root causes of social issues but receive only a fraction of philanthropy's resources aimed at solving them. This creates a perpetual disadvantage in their fundraising compared to White peers, limiting their capital for growth or experimentation. We partner with philanthropy to examine and assess their current practices with the goal of improved equity.

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Enterprising Venture combines transformational capacity building services and enterprise capital to create financially resilient communities.

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To apply, you need to identify as Black, Asian, Brown and/or part of the Global Majority aged 18 or over and based in the UK. For all other information and tips on making the best application possible - you can find detailed application guidance here.

You can explore the work of our previous grantees here.

First, check out our application guidance to understand what we're looking for.

Then complete and submit a short application form. You can submit it in writing, or upload an audio/video file. Apply here.
Applications are currently closed! Below are the dates for the next round:
We'll be awarding 20 grants per round.

Follow us on Instagram or sign up for our newsletter for news and updates.

Please see this page for some other funds to apply to in the meantime.

Have a read of our application guidance which explains how to apply and some top tips.

If you still have questions or have additional needs then get in touch at info@grandplanfund.co.uk

Applications will be assessed by our panel of independent judges. Our four judges for 2023/24 will be:

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Would you like to explore immersive technology within your creative practice?

Immersive Arts is a brand new funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply, to explore, experiment or expand how they work with this exciting field of practice.

About

Immersive Arts is an ambitious three-year programme taking place across the UK, using an artist-led approach to working with immersive technologies.

About the project

This exciting funding and support programme encourages artists of all backgrounds and experience to explore, experiment or expand how they work or would like to, with immersive technologies.

BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

Immersive arts means different things to different people, but we define it as making art with technology to actively involve an audience.

Think virtual, extended and augmented realities:

engaging multiple senses

bridging the gaps between physical and digital spaces

connecting people to each other and the environment

changing the way we think and create.

You don't have to be tech-savvy (though you can be) to apply. All you need is a curious mind and a creative practice. Then, through a mix of funding, training, research and events, Immersive Arts will support you to figure out what/ how you want to develop and create.

ESSENTIALLY

It's all about breaking down barriers, making what can be an exclusive field of practice much more accessible. In this way, we want to amplify as many different voices as we can, to help disrupt established ways of being, doing, thinking and creating.

Immersive Arts intends to be highly collaborative - we want to learn together with you. Our research will share insights about what works best for the immersive arts sector. And help create opportunities for artists and audiences of all backgrounds to engage with immersive technology in new and creative ways.

Funding

Are you an artist based in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or England? Apply and expand the limits of your practice through funding, training, research and events.

Explore

What would you do with £5,000 to explore immersive arts?

If you have a creative practice but little or no experience of immersive arts/ technology, you could get funding, support and advice to be curious and spark some new thinking.

Ideal for...

The Explore strand of funding aims to support artists with:

early stage exploration of immersive technologies

developing basic immersive arts skills and knowledge

experiencing immersive artworks

meeting potential collaborators

expanding their networks.

Focus

Successful applicants will be supported for up to six months
(ie for the duration of their project) by the Immersive Arts producers and wider network.

Timelines

Experiment

Are you ready to get your ideas off the ground and test your work out with an audience?

Apply for £20,000 and access tailored workshops and support to experiment with an idea or develop a project.

Ideal for...

The Experiment strand of funding aims to help artists to:

create experimental works, proofs-of-concept or prototypes to test out with small audiences

experiment with immersive technology in a way that develops their practice.

consider access, diversity and inclusion relevant to their project.

Focus

Successful applicants will be supported for up to nine months (ie for the duration of their projects) with:

training through our Development Labs (run by Crossover Labs) on idea development, user experience, design and audience strategy

opportunities to test and refine prototypes with small audiences

Timelines

Expand

Do you have an immersive arts project in development?

Apply for £50,000 plus tailored mentoring and expert support to expand your work and present it to an audience.

Ideal for...

The Expand strand of funding aims to:

provide support to significantly progress existing projects or prototypes

bring well-developed concepts to fruition with comprehensive support

enhance audience engagement and reach

consider access, diversity and inclusion relevant to the project.

Focus

Successful applicants will be supported for up to 12 months (ie for the duration of their projects) with:

bespoke mentoring from Crossover Labs, the Immersive Arts partnership and network

support to develop and implement their project

opportunities to enhance and scale the impact of their work.

Timelines

Why Apply?

Are you an artist with a curious mind who'd like to explore, experiment and expand your practice?

You could use the funding for:

planning, researching and developing, or delivering, a new immersive arts project

attending residencies, relevant events and workshops

accessing training and other forms of support

buying materials, software licences and other technical tools

paying artists, technologists and other collaborators

hiring studio, rehearsal, exhibition or event spaces

researching and integrating accessibility options for audiences' access needs

making audience testing or exhibitions more accessible, diverse and inclusive (by, for eg, paying for BSL interpreters, accessible formats, captioning, etc).

marketing your project and developing your audience (Expand and Experiment only)

See the Immersive Arts guidelines for a full breakdown of eligibility costs

Start your application now

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for an Immersive Arts grant if you:

are an individual artist, creative practitioner or creative technologist

are an arts-based organisation, small group or collective (10 people or fewer for Experiment and Explore; up to 50 people for Expand)

are based in the UK

are aged 18 or over

have a UK bank account in your own name.

See the Immersive Arts guidelines for more information.

How to apply

To apply for a grant, you'll need to create an account in our application portal. We recommend reading this step-by-step guide before you start your application.

Apply now to:
Explore
Experiment
Expand

Please apply for the full amount stated for each strand.

When to apply

The first round of funding is open from now until midday on Monday 2 December 2024.

Explore and Experiment applicants will be notified in February 2025.

Anyone applying to Expand will be contacted in January 2025, when shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview.

Rounds two and three will open in 2025 and 2026.

Apply now to Explore, Experiment or Expand.

Download funding portal guide

Requesting access support for applications

If you need this information in any other format, access support to apply, or have any other access questions, send us an email or call or text on 07926 699 909.

Note our phone is only staffed Monday to Friday,10am-4pm, if you call outside those hours just leave a message and someone will get back to you.

The deadline for access support is 11 November 2024, four weeks before the application deadline, which gives us a bit of time to ensure you get the support you need.

Access support for funded projects

We can provide additional funding to successful applicants to support a range of access requirements (eg, paying a support worker, scribe or sign language interpreter).

Mentoring and training support offered along with the funding can be adapted for those with access requirements and/ or caring roles.

For example the Development Labs run by Crossover Labs as part of the Experiment awards will have three alternative, flexible options:

Residential - one week (five days).

Online - five days spread over five weeks.

Relaxed track - ten half days over a longer duration in response to each cohort, with online and in person options.

Get in touch to find out more.

Have any questions?
Visit our FAQs page here

Let us know your feedback, comments or questions.

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A brand new funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Apply now.

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The Grant — Black Immersive Creators Grant

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The Black Immersive Creators Grant is an annual cash award of $10,000 for US-based Black artists who are interested in creating immersive artwork.

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Arts for Autism is a one night annual Broadway benefit where the biggest names on Broadway join performing arts students from around the country onstage at the Gershwin Theatre (home to Wicked). Together they’ll perform, spread awareness, and inspire compassion, kindness, and understanding for those affected by autism.

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Venturous Capital Grants - Venturous Theater Fund

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We fund specific extraordinary costs integral to the production of new plays that might otherwise make plays difficult or impossible to produce.

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You and your students can access full-length plays and engaging resources, anytime and anywhere, with a platform that is secure, reliable and easy to use.

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Disabled BIPOC Film Collective Financial relief Grant

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Disabled BIPOC Film Collective Financial relief Grant

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Are you submitting for yourself or on behalf of someone else? *

Name of Person Requiring Funds *

Your Name (if submitting on behalf of someone else)

Does the person requiring funds identify as disabled? *

You must be disabled to qualify for these funds

Does the person requiring funds identify as black, indigenous, and/or a person of color? *

You must be BIPOC to qualify for these funds

Are you a United States resident? *

For now these funds are limited to U.S. residents

Please describe your emergency and financial need *

You might be asked to submit proof later

Do you certify that all information here is correct? *

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Financial Relief Grants — The Disabled BIPOC Film Collective

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The Disabled BIPOC Film Collective has two grants annually, each in the amount of $2500 USD, to grant to two Disabled BIPOC filmmakers who are experiencing a financial emergency that can be related to: hospitalization, unemployment, eviction/pending eviction, and/or health complication that impacts one’s ability to work.

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Red Umbrella Fund makes grants to sex worker-led groups and networks across the world. Although our current funding limits and restrictions do not enable us to make all the grants that we would like to, our aim is to provide core-funding grants in any country of the world.

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Grantmaking & Accompaniment – Red Umbrella Fund

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Red Umbrella Fund makes grants to sex worker-led groups and networks across the world. Although our current funding limits and restrictions do not enable us to make all the grants that we would like to, our aim is to provide core-funding grants in any country of the world.

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Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations. Interested in an opportunity you see below? Click the button to contact us for consulting and writing services.

Grant Database

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Unrestricted Funds offers grant writing services, fundraising opportunities, and business development for cultural producers and organizations.

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https://maxskansascity.org/

“The Max's Kansas City Project provides emergency funding & resources to professionals in

the creative arts. Individuals who have made their living through their art form either

professionally or personally and demonstrate a financial need for medical aid, legal aid or

housing.” Individuals must reside in New York State. Grant awards are offered in the form of

third-party payments or vouchers

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The Max’s Kansas City™ Project – nonprofit serving the arts and youth communities

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https://www.artistsfellowship.org

“The Artists’ Fellowship provides emergency aid to professional fine artists and their families in

times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship.”

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“The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need.” Maximum award is $15,000; average is $5,000.

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Emergency Grant — Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation

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The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides grants on a rolling basis to artists who “have genuine

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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides grants on a rolling basis to artists who “have genuine

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financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic.” They will provide one-year of support

and will cover professional work and personal living, including medical expenses.

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Lee Krasner in Hans Hoffman's studio, early 1940s. Photo ©Robert E. Mates and Paul Katz. Lee Krasner artwork ©Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ ARS.

POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT

Pollock-Krasner grants have enabled artists to create new work, purchase needed materials and pay for studio rent, as well as their personal expenses. Past recipients of Pollock-Krasner grants acknowledge their critical impact in allowing concentrated time for studio work, and in preparing for exhibitions and other professional opportunities such as accepting a residency.

REQUIREMENTS

Artists can apply to The Pollock-Krasner Foundation by submitting an online application. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list. All applications will be promptly acknowledged and considered. Please do not send application forms by mail, fax or e-mail.
Apply here

ORGANIZATION GRANT

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations that directly engage with artists, such as museums by funding exhibitions and artist residency programs. The Foundation also supports exhibitions and scholarship about Krasner and Pollock artwork.

LEE KRASNER AWARD

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

Lee Krasner Awards are given in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement to artists with distinguished careers.

POLLOCK PRIZE FOR CREATIVITY

* THIS AWARD IS NOMINATION ONLY.

The Pollock Prize for Creativity honors an outstanding artist whose work embodies high creative standards and exemplifies the impact of art on individuals and society.

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Serving craft artists through emergency relief, preparedness, education + advocacy

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Serving craft artists through emergency relief, preparedness, education + advocacy

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DONATE Severe weather and destructive tornadoes impacted Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. An EF 4 tornado devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where preliminary damage reports estimate that 80-85% of homes sustained severe damage or were completely destroyed.
LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP DONATE Following a historically long and intense drought, California experienced heavier rainfall and snowfall during the winter of 2023 than they have in decades. LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP DONATE On September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 storm, devastated Puerto Rico's southwest coast triggering destructive flooding, mudslides, and an island-wide power blackout. LEARN MORE APPLY FOR HELP Get Help Now + Support for Recovery LEARN MORE Gifts to CERF+ provide direct support to artists in their moments of need and help them get back on their feet after a setback. Make a Donation

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DONATE Severe weather and destructive tornadoes impacted Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. An EF 4 tornado devastated Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where preliminary damage reports estimate that 80-85% of homes sustained severe damage or were completely destroyed.

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Immersive Arts is a new 3-year UK wide programme aimed at breaking down the barriers for artists of all backgrounds to create and engage with immersive technologies through an inclusive and accessible programme of funding, training, research, and events.

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Grant Funding Financial Resources for Support For Wellness Work For Healing Practitioners For Parents Black Wellness Innovation Fund The Black Wellness Innovation Fund is a funder collaborative that supports innovative, wellness work in Black and marginalized communities. Corporate Donors Healthline Media Pinterest Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation Grant Recipients WalkGood LA – Los Angeles, CA ($10,000) SEP […]

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Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community is fortunate to have a number of nonprofits advocating in support of diversity, inclusivity and equal human rights for all.

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Since 2017, we’ve awarded more than $500,000 in grant funding—because we can do more good, when we do it together.

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Social innovators are more than just their business plan. We’re looking for visionary leaders who are committed to upending structural oppression and creating change in their communities so that all people can thrive.

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$500 grants tending to practitioners’ emerging ideas and ongoing work.

Applications close August 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST.

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Forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.

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Company Manager, Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $62,000 - $64,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/02/2024

Project Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/02/2024

Vice President of Artistic Planning and Special Events
Jazz House Kids
Montclair, NJ
Job Description
Salary: $110,000 - $130,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/16/2024

Research Professor - SMU DataArts Research Director
SMU DataArts
Dallas, TX or Remote
Job Description
Salary: $155,000 - $175,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/22/2024

Programming Manager
National Council for the Traditional Arts
Silver Spring, MD
Job Description
Salary: $60,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/25/2024

Audience Services Representative
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $17/hour
Deadline to Apply: 07/26/2024

Development Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $59,000 - $63,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/26/2024

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Drama
The New School
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $114,000 - $124,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/29/2024

Director, Major and Individual Gifts
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $135,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Major Gifts Officer
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $100,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Special Events Manager
Roundabout Theatre Company
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Deadline to Apply: 07/31/2024

Reservation & Rooms Coordinator
Dramatists Guild Foundation
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $25/hour
Deadline to Apply: 08/05/2024

Experience Build Assistant
Minnestrista Museum & Gardens
Muncie, IN
Job Description
Salary: $40,000 - $42,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/09/2024

Chief Financial Officer
The Atlanta Opera
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
Salary: $140,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/12/2024

Director of Marketing and PR
Young Audiences NJ and Eastern PA
Princeton, NJ (Hybrid)
Job Description
Salary: $65,000 - $80,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/31/2024

Education Director
The 52nd Street Project
New York, NY
Job Description
Salary: $60,000 - $65,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/31/2024

Chief Financial Officer
Charleston Gaillard Center
Charleston, SC
Job Description
Salary: $150,000 - $175,000
Deadline to Apply: 08/30/2024

Executive Director
Hook Arts Media
Brooklyn, NY
Job Description
Salary: $105,000 - $115,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

Executive Director
Textile Society of America
Remote
Job Description
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

President & CEO
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory
Worcester, MA
Job Description
Salary: $225,000 - $275,000
Deadline to Apply: 09/30/2024

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The Pipeline: This Week's Exclusive Opportunities for WOCA Members

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ABOUT THE PIPELINE The Pipeline isa members-only resource that connects WOCA members with potential career opportunities across our network. Among WOCA's core values is the belief that more women of color in decision-making roles only strengthens the arts and culture field.

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2024 Resist Grants & Funding:
The 2024 Grant Cycle application opens January 16th, 2024. The deadline for submission is April 4th, 2024 at midnight EST. Results will be announced on a rolling basis.

Qualifications: You must be a existing or previous grantee of Resist.

Award Amounts: $10,000.00

Rapid Response Fund will accept applications weekly and announce decisions with 14 days of business.

Qualifications: Rapid response is for urgent requests from new and returning grantees for projects including but not limited to events, direct actions, accessibility, mutual aid from 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with Budgets below $150,000. Qualifications remain the same.

Award Amounts: At-minimum $2,000.00

Eligibility Criteria:
For the 2024 grant cycle year, groups MUST BE a current or returning grantee and aligned with Resist in the following ways:

Their work is located within an ecology of social justice organizations. They are aware of how their work fits into a greater whole. Work reflects a clear understanding of purpose and function within movements for social change

Have an intersectional / cross-issue analysis

Work actively against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender, and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy

Are led by those most affected by structural oppression

Resist funds groups that:
Resist.
Groups that organize, base build, engage in direct action, and cultural organizing. Groups organize within communities for structural social and economic change. Groups develop tools for consciousness-raising, including popular education and radical pedagogy development.

Re-imagine.
Groups that actively build new systems that provide alternatives to the ones we're fighting now. These groups live into transformative justice by creating community-based alternatives to dehumanizing or inaccessible institutions and systems. This work might look like: alternatives to policing, urban gardens, cooperative childcare, etc..

Build Resilience.
Groups that are creating through arts and cultural work and all forms of creative resilience building. Groups that are healing through sacred resistance, sustainability, ritual, bodywork, and other embodied healing for communities engaged in the work of liberation.

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Have questions about your eligibility? Contact Nicki Kattoura - nicki@resist.org

2024 Grant Application Deadline:

The 2024 Grant Cycle application opens January 16th, 2024. The deadline for submission is April 4th, 2024 at midnight EST. Results will be announced on a rolling basis.

Qualifications: You must be a existing or previous grantee of Resist.

Award Amount: $10,000.00

General Support Grants:

General Support Grants are available for up to $4,000 to support groups who are building movements for justice and liberation and resisting systemic oppression through grassroots/cultural organizing, art-making and resilience building. General support grants are awarded by a panel of previously funded Resist grantees. Groups are funded based on the strength of their overall application. Awards can be used to best meet your group's needs. Groups can only be funded once per 12-month period. There is no limit to the number of times a grantee can receive funds. If a group has been fully funded twice in the past five years, they may apply for a multi-year grant.

Open only to current grantees who meet the above requirements and have been fully funded twice (for General Support and Accessibility) in the past five years. Multi-year funding consists of three years of full funding ($4000), starting with the year the multi-year application is submitted. If you are eligible and would like to apply for a Multi-Year Grant, send us an email so we can provide the access code that you will input into our online application system.
Contact Nicki Kattoura - nicki@resist.org with any questions.

The revolution will be accessible or it's no revolution at all. - Mia Mingus, Access is Love

Resist is committed to supporting projects that enable all people to participate in the movement for justice and liberation. Resist will fund the additional costs of making projects or events more accessible to community members with specific accessibility needs. Accessibility grants are awarded up to $4,000.

Accessibility grants are awarded by a panel of previously funded Resist grantees. Groups are funded based on the strength of their overall application. Awards can be used to best meet your group's needs. Groups can only be funded once per 12-month period. There is no limit to the number of times a grantee can receive funds. If a group has been fully funded twice in the past five years, they may apply for a multi-year grant.

Rapid Response Fund will accept applications weekly and announce decisions with 14 business days.

Qualifications: Rapid response is for urgent requests from new and returning grantees for projects including but not limited to events, direct actions, accessibility, mutual aid from 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with Budgets below $150,000.

Award Amounts: At-minimum $2,000.00

Resist offers Rapid Response Grants for groups and organizations to:

Imagine and Build: for groups seeking financial support with training, consultation, healing, cultural work, conflict resolution, and/or restructuring. Examples include (but are not limited to): developing organizing skills, exploration of new strategies,community-led arts, and culture work, board and staff development, fundraising support, and training, computer, and software training, transformative and strategic planning.

Resist and Respond: for groups seeking to respond to unforeseen and timely political opportunities with organizing and/or cultural interventions. Examples include (but are not limited to) organizing direct action, creative resistance, and travel to protests in response to a call to action.

Apply for a Grant
In order to apply for a Resist grant (all applications must be entered online):

Start the application process for any of our grants here.

You will need to create a user account. You don't have to submit an application, but in order to browse, read the applications, or submit, you must create an account. It should take less than five minutes.

You will see information about our five grant programs and instructions on how to apply.

Please follow instructions online for technical support, and for application support, email Nicki at nicki@resist.org.

Thank you for applying and bravely doing the work that you do! We very much look forward to reading your applications.

Best,

Resource Redistribution Team at Resist
Frequently Asked Questions for Resource Redistribution: We don't have 501c3 status but do have a fiscal sponsor-can we apply?
Yes.
We don't have 501c3 status or a fiscal sponsor can we apply?
No. Although we are finalizing a policy that will allow us to give non-501c3 status groups funding we will make that news available when it is ready.
We received funding in the May Cycle, can we apply for the August cycle as well?
You can only receive grants once a year so if you received a grant in May 2022, you are only eligible to apply again for May 2023. However, if you only received a general support grant in May, you can apply for an accessibility grant in August.

What are your eligibility criteria?
Budget under $150,000
Based in the United States
501c3 status or fiscal sponsorship

Are we a good fit for Resist?
Generally speaking our grant panel evaluates applications based on the following four guidelines:

Work is located within an ecology of social justice organizations. Organization is aware of how their work fits into a greater whole

Work reflects a clear understanding of purpose and function within movements for social change

Have an intersectional/cross-issue analysis. Work actively against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender, and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy

Are led by those most affected by structural oppression

We do not fund the following:

Social service or research projects

Legal defense costs or lawsuit projects not directly connected to a progressive organizing campaign

Material aid campaigns

Individuals

Projects whose primary work is outside the United States

Organizations with access to traditional sources of funding

Capital campaigns, capital projects, or endowments

Other foundations or grant-giving organizations

Organizations with annual budgets over $150,000

Can I apply for a grant for an event or a specific program/strategy/campaign?
No, unless it's specifically tied to accessibility. You are welcome to use General Support funds however you wish, but applications should show the zoom out of the work you do.

Can we get an extension?
This is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you started the application before the deadline please email nicki@resist.org. If you haven't started the application once the deadline passed, you are not eligible for an extension.

We're a new applicant-are we eligible to apply for the multi-year grant?
No. Multi-year grants are only available to organizations that have received funding twice in the last five years with at least one fully-funded grant.

We have received a Resist grant before - are we eligible to apply for the multi-year grant?
Depends. Multi-year grants are only available to organizations that have received funding twice in the last five years with at least one fully-funded grant.

What are the deadlines for grant applications?
Deadline 1: March 3rd, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in May 2023)
Deadline 2: June 2nd, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in August 2023)
Deadline 3: September 1st, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in November 2023) Deadline 4: December 1st, 2023, 6pm EST (Receive funding decision in February 2024)

How many times can we apply for a Rapid Response grant?
As often as needed but if you apply many times in a short amount of time, staff will ask you to apply for the grant cycle instead.

When will we receive funding decisions?
Funding decisions are decided based on what cycle you apply for. i.e. the May cycle receives decisions in May; the November cycle receives decisions in November etc.

When are we getting our check?
E-checks take about 3-7 business days. Please allow 10-14 business days for paper checks.

What is an e-check? Will my bank accept it?
An e-check functions like a regular check. Just print it out and cash it like you would any other check.

Who do we send our report to?
Resist does not require a report. At the end of the day, this is your money and we trust you will use it to bring us closer to liberation. We do, however, want to know the incredible work that you're doing (if you want to share). Please email nicki@resist.org and avry@resist.org if you want to update us!

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June 12 to August 5, 2024

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Zellerbach Family Foundation - Community Arts

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summaeverythang

community center, inc.

is a community center based in South Central Los Angeles dedicated to the empowerment and transcendence of black and brown folks socio-politically, economically, intellectually and artistically and is a charitable organization exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

A copy of Summaeverythang Community Center's most recent financial information is available by contacting the organization at summaeverythang@gmail.com

The Summaeverythang Community Center is not currently seeking volunteers as we are keeping the team small due to concerns regarding COVID-19. However, please stay in touch!!

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Summaeverythang is a community center based in South Central Los Angeles dedicated to the transcendence, advancement and empowerment of black and brown folks socio-politically and econotmically, intellectually and artistically.

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The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.
During the Middle Passage, our African ancestors snuck okra onto captive ships to sustain themselves and plant in the new world. Black Diasporic cooking traditions often use the okra plant for its versatility and it is often associated with health, prosperity, and community.

In this spirit, The Okra Project hopes to extend free, delicious, and nutritious meals to Black Trans people experiencing food insecurity.
How Does it Work?
It's actually very simple! Based on individual donations, The Okra Project pays Black Trans chefs to go into the homes of Black Trans people to cook them a healthy and home-cooked meal at absolutely no cost to our Black TGNC siblings. For those Black Trans folks currently experiencing homeless or whose homes cannot support our chef's cooking, The Okra Project has partnered with institutions like Osborne Association and other community spaces to deliver foods.

One Session Costs The Okra Project $90

(Including Chef Pay & Groceries)

To Make That Possible:
18 people could donate $5
9 people could donate $10

6 people could donate $15

3 people could donate $30
1 super generous human could donate $90

In an effort to address community needs at times during breaks we have had to take for capacity and financial reasons, we have developed the #FeedTheSoul portion of our work. This work focuses on producing community efforts, providing resources, and creating affinity spaces that will encourage folks in our community to feed not just their bellies but also their souls.

Thanks to funding by the #Map4Youth grant, The Okra Project was able to create our first Okra Academy. The Okra Academy is a weekend training program taught by our chefs where Black Trans people can learn kitchen basics and recipes to enrich their own culinary lives, as well as prepare them to possibly work as chefs themselves.

In order to address financial and food disparities faced by Black Trans people worldwide, The Okra Project has developed the International Grocery Fund. This is a monthly fundraising effort that allows us to send small $40 grants to Black Trans people anywhere in the world, so they can buy food if they are experiencing emergency food shortages.
Submit to the IGF Here

The Okra Project has many connections with the theatre community and other artistic spaces. We use these connections to provide Black Trans people with completely free opportunities to view performances in some of the most renowned Off-Broadway houses. All attendees receive a chef-prepared prepackaged meal along with their theatre ticket.

During our direct service interim, we developed our #ByOkra series which is a monthly Affinity and Wellness spaces for Black Trans people. Inspired by the sculptural installation, Black Power Naps, the #ByOkraSeries serves to reclaim laziness, idleness, and luxury as power. In a world that is constantly traumatizing our bodies the #ByOkra series is meant to remind Black Trans people of the importance of their relaxation and joy. #BeautyByOkra is for Black Trans Women, #BrothaByOkra is for Black Trans Men, and #SpectrumByOkra is for Black Non-Binary people.

IANNE FIELDS STEWART (they/she)

(Founder, Co-Facilitator)

Ianne is a Black queer nonbinary transfeminine New York-based storyteller working at the intersection of theatre and activism. As a performer, Ianne has worked consistently in productions at NYC venues such as: Joe's Pub, Dixon Place, La Mama, and many more. Ianne can also be seen on Buzzfeed LGBT, GLAAD, Inside Edition, the You Had Me at Black podcast, the #Safewordsociety podcast, Podcast of Color, the Is it Transphobic Podcast, and serves as the cohost of the Topics Include Podcast. In the summer of 2017, Ianne was selected out of over 500 applicants to be one of the 15 US Fellows for Humanity in Action's 2017 John Lewis Fellowship. During this fellowship, Ianne studied and organized with contemporary and historic civil rights leaders in Atlanta, GA exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and its roots in present day social justice movements. Since then, Ianne has developed a theatrical consulting and teaching artist practice which spans from talkback facilitation to teaching artistry to community outreach and organizing. Spaces that have benefited from Ianne's practice include: The Alliance of Resident Theatres, Lincoln Center Theater, MCC Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Heartbeat Opera, Music Theatre Factory, NYC charter schools, and the Rose M. Singer Center on Riker's Island.

NYLA SAMPSON (she/her)

(Financial Advisor (BTSF), Co-Facilitor)

Nyla is a New York-based artist and community organizer who created the Black Trans Solidarity Fund (BTSF) , a reparations group that shifts economic resources into the hands of Black Trans people. Nyla is also a Black, Queer, theatre artist, writer, singer, and community organizer advocating race/gender/food justice. She is an organizer with BYP100, where she serves as the co-Chair of Social Affairs. She is also the Founding Artistic Director of The Black Box Project, a theatre company dedicated to radical and innovative new works by Black playwrights.

NALA SIMONE TOUSSAINT (She/Her/Goddess)

Community Coordinator

Brooklyn born with an Afro-Caribbean background, Nala Toussaint works to advance the social and economic well-being of African Descendants, with an urgent focus on queer, same-gender loving people, transgender, and non-binary people, and ultimately the entire community. Nala Toussaint currently is the TGNB Health Advocacy Coordinator at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. She engages and mobilizes transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) patients and their allies - as well as external community members - to advocate for policies that will expand access to gender-affirming health care and services. In 2017, Nala founded her organization called Reuniting of African Descendants (R.O.A.D) to shape the equitable, personal and collective development, and achievement of African descendants. Each year, her organization seeks to mobilize at least 10 individuals to work collaboratively to transform queer and trans communities in Africa through cultural exchange.

JAMARI THOMAS (he/him)

Bartender

Jamari is Jamaican American raised in Queens, NY. He is a recent graduate from Monmouth University, where he pushed for trans inclusivity on campus and gender neutral restrooms on campus. Jamari is currently a skills coach for the New York Foundling and a part of their Pride Committee. Within the pride committee he aims to create an inclusive and supportive work environment as well as educate the youth and foster parents that they work with about the LGBTQ+ community. In the future Jamari is focused on helping black LGBTQ+ children and survivors of CSA, along with trans community organizing for health & wellness.

Community Shout Out
We wanted to give a special shout out to Kino Cornish who helped us get our community development work off the ground! We are so sad to lose them to other projects but they are always a part of The Okra Project Fam!
KINO CORNISH

(they\them)

Kino is an AfroPinx NonBinary Trans community organizer, whose work highlights strong engagement in uplifting the unsung voices, lived experiences and narratives of marginalized communities. As a Black and Filipinx Queer kid raised by their Filipina mother and grandparents, Kino's core and guiding principle resides at the intersectionality of race, gender and immigration.

Follow Them on Instagram @oldboikino

We also wanted to shout out Marcuz James who helped us launch our residency in Philadelphia and assisted us with social media.

MARCUZ JAMES
(he/him/they/them)

Chef Marcú is what we'd like to call a Jack of all trades, although his inspiration comes from his mothers african traditions. He brings us an array of Soul food , Seafood, and good ole' american faves with a Twist! Marcuz studies theatre and is currently Employed as a Seasonal professional actor at Terror Behind The Walls: Eastern State Penitentiary. America's #1 Haunted House! When he's not cooking or scaring the socks off people for fun , you can catch him singing, directing ,and walking his precious puppy Bea!

Follow them on Instagram: @chef_marcu

Huge shout out to Isa Sanchez who worked as the Community Coordinator after Kino and worked tirelessly to bring food and resources to our community! We are so grateful to Isa for everything they did to support our work and reach the community!

Isa is a queer GNC abolistionist activist and fashion designer who focuses most of their work on TQGnCIA+ justice, black and brown liberation, anti-gentrification, anti-borders, and disaster relief efforts. They are a core member of BashBack, and collaborates to support many other BLM and abolitionist collectives nationwide and abroad.

Follow them on Instagram: @nokq12

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The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them. During the Middle Passage, our African ancestors snuck okra onto captive ships to sustain themselves and plant in the new world.

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Congratulations to all 50 of the 2024 USA Fellows including NACF awardees Sgwaayaans TJ Young (Haida Nation), Kelly Church (Grand Traverse Band Ottawa Chippewa), New Red Order (Adam Khalil [Ojibway],...

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Transforming community through native arts.

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"Honestly, I feel as though no statement I write could be quite effusive enough to express my gratitude not only for being a part of the initial run, but that something of this nature even exists and is accessible in a tangible way. When I applied, I wasn't sure whether it'd actually come to fruition and it happening was a uniquely lovely surprise."

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"Honestly, I feel as though no statement I write could be quite effusive enough to express my gratitude not only for being a part of the initial run, but that something of this nature even exists and is accessible in a tangible way.

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About the Campaign

__________________________ Providing Emergency Relief Microgrants for NYC Individual Artists and Cultural Workers

In the spirit of coalition and resource sharing, NYC arts and cultural organizations of all sizes come together to grow a joint Cultural Solidarity Fund that provides $500 relief microgrants to NYC artists and cultural workers.

As the only emergency grant of its kind in NYC- CSF's relief provides microgrants to our comprehensive arts community: individual artists, administrators, production staff, custodians, educators, ushers, guards and more), and prioritizies Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrant, disabled, and trans and gender nonconforming individuals who have been most severely impacted by the pandemic.

Applications opened in March 2021 and for one week, and an overwhelming 2,722 applications were received, far outpacing the current funds available. To date, more than 250 organizations and individuals have come together to raise over one million dollars and counting, funding 2010 artists and cultural workers in New York.

After one year since applications had opened, CSF re-surveyed the waitlist requesting an update on their urgency level. As of early 2022, there were still 385 people on the waitlist of funds, with 66.4% in urgency levels 4 and 5 facing housing and food insecurities.

There are currently 225 applicants still on the waitlist for funds. Please help us fund every last applciant in need.

Please help the Cultural Solidarity Fund grant all applicants by making a donation of any size today!

For more information about the Cultural Solidarity Fund, it's coalition of Sponsoring Organizations & Organizing Group, and other ways to be involved in helping our community, please visit our site: www.culturalsolidarityfund.org

#NYCCulturalSolidarity #CultureSupportsCulture #ArtsSupportsArtists

DONATE NOW + JOIN THE CSF COALITION

Receive Logo Placement on CSF Funder's Report $5,000

With a donation of $5,000 or higher, your organizations logo will be included in the Cultural Solidarity Fund's Report to Funders. Thank you! This donation will help provide TEN relief grants of $500 each for TEN artists or cultural workers.

Fundraise

Receive Name Placement on CSF Funder's Report $500

With a donation of $500 - $4,999, your organization's name will be included in the Cultural Solidarity Fund's Report to Funders. Thank you! This donation will help provide TEN relief grants of $500 each for TEN artists or cultural workers.

Fundraise

Receive Name Placement on CSF's Website $10

With a donation of $10, your name will be included on the Cultural Solidarity Fund website. Thank you! This donation will contribute to a relief grant of $500 for artists and cultural workers.

Fundraise

Campaign Activity

See who supports your cause and what they have to say about it!

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Providing Emergency Relief Grants for NYC Individual Artists and Cultural Workers In the spirit of coalition and resource sharing, NYC arts and cultural organizations have come together to partner with The Indie Theater Fund to build and support the Cultural Solidarity Fund (CSF).

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Heart of Dinner addresses food insecurity, social isolation, and loneliness among Asian American seniors who live in under-resourced and underinvested communities. We do this by delivering care packages of nutritious prepared lunchboxes and fresh produce every Wednesday, lovingly paired with a handwritten and illustrated letter in their native language to bring warmth and comfort.

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Delivering love to Asian elders throughout NYC, one meal at a time.

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Transparency: The Gender Identity Project examines individuals who are exploring and challenging their identity through the social binary construct of gender of male and female.

There is still a lack of visibility of specific identities within the LGBT and TNCQ (Transgender, Non-conforming and Questioning) communities and uncovering these identities will challenge the common stereotypes for what certain identities are expected to look like. It's a powerful statement in visibility and diversity.

The goal is to celebrate and encourage the expansion and public awareness of queer fluid expression. Notions of the nature and definition of gender, narrative, agency and expression and representation are examined.

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Transparency: The Gender Identity Project examines individuals who are exploring and challenging their identity through the social binary construct of gender of male and female. There is still a lack of visibility of specific identities within the LGBT and TNCQ (Transgender, Non-conforming and Questioning) communities and uncovering these identities will challenge the common stereotypes for what certain identities are expected to look like.

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Workshop on Art & Healing with the Inaugural Crenshaw Dairy Mart Fellowship for Abolition and the Advancement of the Creative Economy (CDM-FAACE) Cohort led by CDM Co-founder noé olivas. Photo by Gio Solis.

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Chicago API (Asian, Pacific Islander) Artists United (CAAU) was formed by a collective of Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander artists and art workers in Chicago. We aim to mobilize our networks and practices to create a safe and equitable society for all communities.

CAAU is a proud sibling organization ofChicago Art for Black Futures.

We have come together at this moment in time in 2021, to address anti-Asian sentiment in the United States, both recent and historical - including harassment, discrimination, physical attacks, incarceration and murders. Every single one of us, our families, and our friends have been deeply affected.

We have organized Art Advancing Justice, a virtual fundraiser with 137 works of art and books from 79 contributors available from April 28th through May 22nd, 2021, to supportAsian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago. CAAU is in direct partnership with Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago for this benefit, and is maintaining an ongoing relationship of solidarity beyond this charitable event.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago has been working since 1992, to advance civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. They have been providing many services to our immediate communities, including free bystander intervention training, advocacy programs, and civic engagement. Notably,AAAJ nationally, has also been tracking incidents of violence against Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander people and communities through the website:Stand Against Hatred.

We hope you will support our collective resistance against racism and hate, by donating to our cause to receive artwork. Our initial fundraising goal was $5,000, but due to an incredible response and show of heart-warming solidarity from our allies of all ethnicities within Chicago art communities, we have raised that goal to $15,000.
Thank you Chicago, we are feeling the love! Let's make an impact!
Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago has provided a unique donation pageto directly support the organization, to elevate #ArtAdvancingJustice. This is for those that would like to make an additional donation to Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago, in an effort to advance justice even further.
Please note that receiving art for #ArtAdvancingJustice is featured through Chicago API Artists United on caau.net, exclusively.
CAAU will work with the participating artists, writers and advocates to arrange art handling, sales, and shipping through FedEx. At the close of each donation for art work, CAAU will receive 15% to cover art handling costs, either provided to the artist or retained by CAAU, depending on the unique agreement of shipping, handling and delivery of artwork between CAAU and the artist. The remaining 85% will go directly to Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago.

Chicago API Artists United and Asian Americans Advancing Justice|Chicago shares a spirit and vision of fighting against oppression in all forms, extending beyond Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities: our perspective is fixed on an entangled liberation of all marginalized communities. We vow to continue to stand in solidarity with communities beyond our own in an actively engaged manner and attitude. The fight for equity and justice must not waver.

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Chicago API (Asian, Pacific Islander) Artists United (CAAU) was formed by a collective of Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander artists and art workers in Chicago. We aim to mobilize our networks and practices to create a safe and equitable society for all communities. CAAU is a proud sibling organization ofChicago Art for Black Futures.

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Our Impact

$130000

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Disability Justice

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Us

Services

The SPM Disability Justice Fund provides nonprofit infrastructure and expertise, including financial management (monthly financial reports, ad-hoc grant reporting, and budget support), donation receipting over $100, and nonprofit readiness and fundraising resources-while shielding multiply marginalized practitioners from state control and systemic discrimination.

Our Model

The SPM Disability Justice Fund is fiscal sponsor. A fiscal sponsor is a 501(c3) nonprofit organization that extends its tax-exempt status to an organization, individual, or group that is doing charitable work related to the nonprofit's mission.

Awesome Foundation
Disability Chapter

Eligibility

To be eligible for fiscal sponsorship, your work must be:

Led by disabled people of color. We define leadership as at least 50% of your organization's leadership are BIPOC folks with disabilities, i.e., the executive director, management staff, and advisory committee members or governing boards should be represented by a majority of people of color with disabilities

Application :

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Once you're ready to apply, the process is as follows:

Provide financial information

Sign the MOU (agreement)

Interview with a member of the Board of Directors

We are committed to making application materials available in multiple forms and accessible to all. Other accessible application formats include emailed documents, large print, video, or phone transcripts. For the application in alternative formats, please email us at projects@spmdisabilityjusticefund.org.

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Inspired by Stacey Park Milbern, the SPM Disability Justice Fund is a fiscal sponsor for disability justice initiatives led by disabled Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC).

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Igniting the art of progress through resources, tools, education, and technology.

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We are pleased to share a new exhibition by our fiscally sponsored member Adele Shaw Art Studio, "Second Bite: The Wisdom of the Apple." This exhibition presents a large-scale immersive art installation showcasing women and female experiences worldwide and across time. In a compelling demonstration of beauty, power, and meaning, women are celebrated for every age, culture, and activity. Inspired by the iconic logo of the bitten apple, Second Bite is an immersive multimedia masterpiece using nearly 60 Apple computers to present over 13,000 images to provide an intimate experience of eyes-open meditation. Second Bite is open now through June 21, with open hours on Sundays from 12 PM to 5 PM. The show is located at the SF San Francisco headquarters of the Internet Archive, at 300 Funston Avenue. Join them for artists talks every Sunday at 2 PM, as well as their closing reception on July 21.

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Home - Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco

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Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock Bay Area arts nonprofit, established in 1965, that's dedicated to helping artists grow.

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We are a network of people and projects, rooted in Detroit and connected to hundreds of other places across the globe. Together, we grow and exchange ways of using media to create the world we need.

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We are a network of people and projects, rooted in Detroit and connected to hundreds of other places across the globe. Together, we grow and exchange ways of using media to create the world we need.

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SocialGood-Let’s Build the World We Wish to See

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We sponsor most projects and offer fast approval, so you can get started creating your vision and raising funds, as soon as possible.

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Humanities for All is a grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects. This program responds to the needs and interests of Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences, and promotes understanding and empathy among all our state's peoples in order to cultivate a thriving democracy.

Quick Grants

Quick Grants (between $1,000 and $5,000) will be awarded three times a year for small-scale public humanities activities and projects that will take place within a one-year period from the award date. Projects should be grounded in the humanities, show potential to provide high quality humanities learning experiences for participants and audiences, and demonstrate capacity for successful implementation. Appropriate formats include but are not limited to community dialogues, reading- or film-and-discussion groups, oral history or nonfiction writing or story-sharing workshops, and other types of activities. Any California-based nonprofit organization or non-federal public agency is eligible to apply. Note: A cash or in-kind match of the award is NOT required.

The next Humanities for All Quick Grant deadline will be October 15, 2019 for projects with activities taking place between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Guidelines for the upcoming round will be released on September 13, with an applicant webinar on September 17. See guidelines from the Spring 2019 grant round below.

For more information, contact Associate Program Officer, Lucena Lau Valle.

Project Grants

Project Grants ($10,000 to $20,000) will be awarded twice a year for larger public humanities projects of up to two-years duration from the award date. Appropriate programming formats include but are not limited to interpretive exhibits, community dialogue and discussion series, workshops and participatory activities, presentations and lectures, conversations and forums, and interactive and experiential activities. Eligibility is limited to California-based nonprofit organizations and non-federal public agencies. Note: Awards must be matched with an equivalent amount of cash or in-kind resources over the life of the project.

The application window for August 2019 deadline has now closed. Awards will be announced in December. The Next anticipated deadline will be February 2020. Updated guidelines and other information will be available in December.

Please join our mailing list to get updates on guideline release and application webinar dates. Note: Updated guidelines and other information will be made available approximately two months before each deadline.

In the meantime, you are welcome to review the material currently available by clicking on the links below. Please keep in mind that guidelines and requirements may change from round to round.

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Humanities for All Grants - California Humanities

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Humanities for All is a grant program that supports locally-initiated public humanities projects. This program responds to the needs and interests of Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and/or underserved audiences, and promotes understanding and empathy among all our state's peoples in order to cultivate a thriving democracy.

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 Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University LIST July 3

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 Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University LIST July 3

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As mentioned above, there are also over 85 opportunities listed by state here: https://bofainstitute.cornell.edu/more/repost-spreadsheet-with-funding-and-resource-links-for-2024/

We keep that list current between email blasts (for global, national and state-based opportunities) – so you can always check back during the month to see if there is anything new!

Be well,

Kirsten Barker - Program Director for the Bank of America Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University

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TEADA PRODUCTIONS - PROGRAMS AND MARKETING INTERN

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TEADA PRODUCTIONS - PROGRAMS AND MARKETING INTERN

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LA County Department of Arts and Culture

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TeAda Productions - Programs and Marketing Intern

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“TeAda Productions seeks a Programs and Marketing Intern. We require an intern with an interest in program and performance production. They must be comfortable meeting people from diverse backgrounds and communicating in-person, on the phone, virtually and via email. Excellent writing ability is preferred. They should possess strong organizational and planning skills with an ability to coordinate schedules and perform outreach. An ideal intern would be a self-starter interested in the organizational and business end of the arts. This position will work approximately 15-20 hours per week, beginning in June 2024 ending in March 2025.”

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Staying alive is a lot of work for a disabled person in an ableist society...
DISABILITY VISIBILITY: FIRST PERSON STORIES FROM THE 21ST CENTURY

Each month, we issue 4 mutual aid grants of US$500 each to fellow neurodivergent and disabled people. These grants cover anything you need for your welfare and survival.

Please use the form below to initiate your aid request. All of your information is private and is used solely for evaluating the request and our internal compliance processes. It will not be marketed or sold.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide requests to minors without guardian approval. We are also limited to US residents only.
How Do Grants Work?

The way our mutual aid works is we do it once a month, about one week before the end of the month, we have a board meeting and select the grantees for that month. Then, we will send out an email letting you know if you have been selected or not.

You can receive up to (but not guaranteed) 3 grants per year. Each grant is US$500. Your lifetime mutual aid cap is $1,500. We have a large number of mutual aid requests coming in, and we want to meet the need of each grantee. If you are not selected for a certain month, your application will automatically roll over to the next month until the end of the year (12/31/2024).

NOTICE: Starting on January 1, 2025 you will need to resubmit any previous applications from 2024. We restart the pipeline at the beginning of the year each year.

If you are selected, we will need to verify your identity before sending the funds. This can be done in a quick video where you just hold a photo I.D. up and we verify it is you. If video verification is not an option, you can text or email a selfie holding up your I.D. (this information will only be used for the purpose of verifying your identity). If you have a deadname, we can work with that.

We consider requests on a monthly basis. We will always get back to you on the status of your request. We would like to approve all requests and offer larger, more impactful grants, and as our donor and funding outreach grows, we hope to reach that goal.

What Do Grants Cover?

Our mutual aid grants are very flexible. They cover anything you need to live, work, play, and survive. They can assist your welfare and survival however you need.

Here are some examples of things we commonly cover:

Rent and housing

Credit card bills

Clothing and personal hygiene items

Medication

Medical supplies

Medical bills

Education costs or debt

Food

This is a non-exhaustive list. We have yet to encounter a situation our grants couldn't cover.

BTW, we also offer " creator grants" to help fund your art, advocacy, or research. These are US$3,000 grants offered to neurodivergent and disabled creators. You can apply for both a creator grant and a mutual aid grant.

Do I Need a Diagnosis?

You do not need to be formally diagnosed as neurodivergent or disabled to qualify for our grants. We respect and encourage self-identification. When filling out the grant request form, you do not need to provide proof of diagnosis.

Self diagnosis is not just "valid" - it is liberatory. When we define our community ourselves and wrest our right to self-definition back from the systems that painted us as abnormal and sick, we are powerful, and free.

You can pursue formal diagnosis if you want, for legal protection and educational access. It will never be what makes you Autistic. If you're uncertain whether you are, meet more of us and join in community with us. We need each other far more than we need psychiatric approval.
Dr. Devon Price

For more on our philosophy regarding diagnosis and self-identification, visit our Diagnosis glossary page.

Self-identification offers advantages in that it could constitute a key step towards autistic (and also more generally neurodivergent) liberation, by transferring power into the hands of autistic people themselves
What's in a name? The costs and benefits of a formal autism diagnosis - Sue Fletcher-Watson, 2023

Anxious?

Anxious? We're neurodivergent and disabled and have huge form anxiety from filling out forms to prove, over and over, our disability and neurodivergence. Don't worry about getting it wrong. Tell your story how you can.

Asking for help is a wonderful way to build community & engage in meaningful collaboration. In asking for help you also uplift others who want to show up for you.
Just a reminder that asking for help is a contribution

Burned Out?

Burned out? Burnout is a common theme in requests we receive. Some of us at Stimpunks have experienced career-ending burnout. We'd like to buy you some time to recover.

Privacy Notice

We realize this is sensitive information you are sharing with us.

We will keep it private.

We won't share this information with anyone.

The only people with access to this information are the Directors of Stimpunks.

We will delete this information upon request.

Here is our privacy policy.

Be warned that our system collects IP addresses for all form submissions.

An IP address can be used to approximate your location on earth, including city and sometimes street.

There is no way to turn this off.

If you are concerned with us having your IP address, use a VPN.

Please read the data collection and privacy disclosure below the form before submitting your information. We disclose where your information is stored and what we do to keep it safe.

Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct

At Stimpunks, we have sensitive conversations about trauma and mental health with our clients. We hold ourselves to the ethical principles and code of conduct of psychologists.
https://www.apa.org/ethics/code
Talking about clients to other clients, for example, is not okay.

When someone tells you the intimate details of their life, and you go and tell a bunch of strangers about it, you have done something wrong. It is perhaps only because this practice is so entrenched that we tend to forget this.
Mental Health and the Invasion of Privacy | Psychology Today

The Form

Our form to request aid has four parts:

First, we ask for contact information.

Then we ask for your social media. This is optional but helpful in us getting to know each other.

Then we ask you to describe your need and tell your story however you can.

Finally, we show you a preview of your submission so you can review and revise before you submit.

What Information Do We Collect?

🔐 About Us and What We Do With Your Information

Chelsea, Inna, and Ryan are at the other end of our contact form. Get to know us on our About page. Alas, we can't usually move at the speed of emergencies, and sometimes we take a week or two off for self-care. We get lots of spam and sometimes miss your requests in the noise. If you don't hear from us within a week, feel free to contact us again.

About your information:

We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make our services possible. Read our full Privacy Policy.

If you submitted a form to us, your information will be entered into our forms software (WPForms and WordPress).

A subset of that information will go to our CRM software (HubSpot).

A subset of that will go to our accounting software (QuickBooks Online) if you receive money from us.

This data retention is solely for legal compliance purposes. We will not sell or give your data to third parties. We will not use your information to market anything to you.

Your IP address will be used to geolocate your browsing session. Our software does not allow turning off IP address collection.

If you are concerned with us having your IP address, use a VPN.

If you apply for a grant and your IP address is outside the United States, we will ask you to confirm you are in the United States. We'll take your word for it and never ask you to unmask your IP.

We collect as little as we can from you and do our best to keep it secure.

We use 1Password for Business to secure our accounts with long, randomly generated, unique passwords.

Your information will be reviewed by our directors: Ryan, Inna, Chelsea, and Norah.

Periodically, nonprofit lawyers and consultants will have access to some information in order to audit our processes for ethics and legality.

We delete your form submission and any documents you attach after determining whether to send you a grant or not. We consider personal information a toxic asset and don't want to keep more of your data than we have to.

We will also delete your information from our systems upon request.

However, if you get a grant from us we do have to retain contact information about who we gave to and the amount given. We retain this contact information for 3 years as required by the Internal Revenue Service.

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The Disability Justice Culture Club (DJCC) is a collective of disabled and/or neurodivergent QTBIPOC based in Chochenyo/Ohlone territory (in deep East Oakland, CA). As a community and organizing hub, DJCC focuses on cultivating joyful resistance in freedom, justice and embodiment practices where no body-mind is left behind.

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COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE

Seeding a community
of #changemakers

We use the money we raise to invest in grassroots projects by people who seek to create a more compassionate world. Every day of the year, our network selects a new project that will receive $1,000 in seed funding. As that project blossoms, leaders can access capacity-building support, encouragement, and connectivity with others. Through these efforts, we seed a vibrant community of global changemakers who seek to spread compassion in the world for the benefit of all.

At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people.

Monica Atieno Juma: Caring for Children of Imprisoned Parents in Kenya

Monica's drive to make a significant impact on children's lives ignited when she accompanied a relative to court. Witnessing a desperate single mother unable to afford bail, leaving her four children behind, Monica felt compelled to act. She founded an organization and enlisted four dedicated volunteers. Together, they provide financial support for the children's housing, education, and basic needs, ensuring their safety and well-being while also personally staying involved in their lives.

"When I heard that my grant request had been granted I was so happy. I felt like someone for once was with me on this journey and that I was not alone anymore and that my work had been recognized. Thank you for walking this journey with us."

The stories behind the grants

Just a few months ago, The Pollination Project granted Sudarsha De Silva a seed fund for an initiative called Poseidon Army through his organization called Earthlanka Youth Network in the country of Sri Lanka. Now, five young women have finalized their diving...

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From 2000 to 2019 there has been an increase of 25% in the number of prisoners worldwide, according to a 2021 research from the UNODC. "Children are full of life no matter what their situation may be. If you speak kindly to them and give them moral support, they are...

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In Bolivia, in 2023, 71 out of every 1,000 births are from girls 15 to 19 years old, World Population Review. "I have a purpose for my life, and that is to leave a positive footprint on humanity," Valentina Wiñay Quispe, Founder of the organization, Soy Warmi.Being...

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"We're very grateful for the Pollination Project's support. This organization was
the first (outside of our first supporters) to believe in our mission.

As a result of this grant, we have gained credibility in the refugee community and will be able to continue to grow and work towards achieving our mission."

Linnie Pawlek, Financial Literacy For Refugees
Colorado, USA

Profiles in compassion: The Story of Lava Mae

Find out how a small donation of $1000 helped launch a successful national model for homeless services. The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world.

Every $1,000 we raise is another #changemaker we fund.

Just a few months ago, The Pollination Project granted Sudarsha De Silva a seed fund for an initiative called Poseidon Army through his organization called Earthlanka Youth Network in the country of Sri Lanka. Now, five young women have finalized their diving...

read more

From 2000 to 2019 there has been an increase of 25% in the number of prisoners worldwide, according to a 2021 research from the UNODC. "Children are full of life no matter what their situation may be. If you speak kindly to them and give them moral support, they are...

read more

In Bolivia, in 2023, 71 out of every 1,000 births are from girls 15 to 19 years old, World Population Review. "I have a purpose for my life, and that is to leave a positive footprint on humanity," Valentina Wiñay Quispe, Founder of the organization, Soy Warmi.Being...

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Rapid Response Grantmaking

Our Rapid Response Grantmaking program supports activists to seize unanticipated opportunities to make change and to protect themselves when in immediate danger. Activists may apply in any language, on any day of the year, and are guaranteed a response within 72 hours. Funds can be wired within a week.

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Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building

The Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building provides quick-turnaround funds to frontline social justice organizations that are strengthening the voice and power of low-income residents and people of color. The fund offers grassroots organizations small, one-time grants within 30 days of receiving a funding request.

Movement building in response to attacks and violence in Israel and Palestine

SFF is dedicated to uplifting justice within our diverse Bay Area community and beyond, with a deep understanding and conviction that the work being done in the Bay Area to advance humanity has ripple effects across the globe.

SFF's Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building is currently accepting requests for funding for local movement work in response to the current crisis in Palestine and Israel. We believe fully in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and are dedicated to uplifting democracy and self-determination as forms of racial justice for all peoples.

Rapid Response for Movement Building funding can support mobilization and organization efforts, narrative change work, healing justice, grassroots media, and language justice. Successful applications must meet the criteria listed below.

The Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building will not consider applications that promote or justify the dehumanization of civil life and liberty.

Priority will be given to grassroots organizations located in the Bay Area and activating diverse populations, cultures, groups in coalition/larger infrastructure that address systemic and root causes to violence.

Priority for applications also addressing grassroots organizing through lens of healing justice, language justice, grassroots media specifically voicing the underrepresented.

Applications that promote interpersonal violence, structural violence, institutional violence, or forms of genocide will not be considered for review.

Additionally, applications should follow the general criteria for the Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building:

Timely and urgent: Your organization must be responding to an unanticipated catalyzing event or urgent external challenge.

Opportunity for immediate impact: The project is strategic with a clear timeline and goals, with the desired outcomes having the potential to positively affect the community right away.

Clear focus on racial and/or economic equity: Your project specifically addresses racial and/or economic inequities. It should demonstrate a clear equity framework, explicitly responding to the unique needs, challenges, and strengths of marginalized communities.

Movement- and power-building: The project must aim to build the voice and power of people of color or other marginalized communities.

Representative leadership and staff: The project must be led by those who are most impacted by the racial and economic inequities that the effort aims to address (e.g. communities of color, immigrants, refugees, formerly incarcerated residents, youth, low-wage workers, people with disabilities, low-income residents, LGBTQ community members, etc.).

Protests and Actions Statement

Rapid Response Fund accepts applications aimed at supporting actions, protests, and other movement building strategies. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the growing uprisings connected to the Movement for Black Lives, our Rapid Response Fund is looking to support eligible applications supporting the movement in the Bay Area during this critical time. While the Rapid Response Fund does not generally fund ongoing services, we will be accepting applications for legal services and support tied to protests at this time.

Rapid Response Fund Application Update

Due to the San Francisco Foundation's fiscal year ending on June 30, 2024, and the need to set up for another year of grantmaking, the Rapid Response Fund will pause in approving applications between June 15, 2024, through July 22, 2024. Applications will still be accepted during this time, but applicants will not receive notification of decisions until the end of July 2024. If you would like your application to be reviewed before the pause, please apply by the end of day June 14, 2024.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bella Lopez at blopez[at]sff.org.

Rapid Response Fund Applications and Grants

Application Guidelines
Grant size and duration:

One-time grants of $3,000-$20,000 for discrete projects

If approved, grant will be processed within 30 days of application receipt.

The project must be completed within six months of receiving the grant.

Basic eligibility:

Geography: funding requests must serve residents in one or more of the following five Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo.

Tax exempt status: Organizations must have an IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status or be a fiscally sponsored project of another nonprofit entity. 501(c)(4) organizations will be considered but must submit additional lobbying documentation. The foundation cannot make grants to individuals

Guidelines: projects must demonstrate the following to be eligible for funding:

Timely and urgent: Your organization must be responding to an unanticipated catalyzing event or urgent external challenge.

Opportunity for immediate impact: The project is strategic with a clear timeline and goals, with the desired outcomes having the potential to positively affect the community right away.

Clear focus on racial and/or economic equity: Your project specifically addresses racial and/or economic inequities. It should demonstrate a clear equity framework, explicitly responding to the unique needs, challenges, and strengths of marginalized communities.

Movement- and power-building: The project must aim to build the voice and power of people of color or other marginalized communities.

Representative leadership and staff: The project must be led by those who are most impacted by the racial and economic inequities that the effort aims to address (e.g. communities of color, immigrants, refugees, formerly incarcerated residents, youth, low-wage workers, people with disabilities, low-income residents, LGBTQ community members, etc.).

Priority will be given to:

Requests from small organizations (budgets of $500,000 or less) and new grassroots efforts, including faith-based groups and fiscally sponsored projects.

Projects that partner with other local organizations and community leaders who are doing complementary work.

Projects aimed at supporting actions, protests, and other movement building strategies.

Funding will not be provided for:

Nonprofit general operating support

Ongoing program support

Capital improvements

Budget shortfalls or fundraising events

Previously planned or long-term campaigns

Funding gaps due to internal organizational emergencies, such as office vandalism, resignation of an executive director, or sudden loss of funding

Additional resources about our Rapid Response Fund:
Questions?
Please contact programs[at]sff.org.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. All applicants must submit Rapid Response Fund applications through our Grantee Portal.

Please note that due to the volume of grant applications, any draft applications that are incomplete or not submitted will be removed after 90 days. Draft applications are recoverable in the event they need to be reopened after the 90 day period by contacting programs[at]sff.org.
How to apply

Create an account or log in to your existing account to create an application.

Have the following documents prepared to upload:

Project budget (in a file format of your choosing)

Letter of Resolution from your fiscal sponsor (if applicable)

If approved, you will be notified no more than 30 days after receipt of application. A check will be mailed shortly thereafter.
Additional resources on how to apply:
Questions?
Please contact programs[at]sff.org.

Donate to the Rapid Response Fund

Donors have contributed $2.4 million to the Rapid Response Fund since it launched in 2016. There are many ways to support this critical work:

Give online by selecting "Rapid Response Fund."

to the San Francisco Foundation for the purpose:Send a check
"Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building"

Questions?
Please contact programs[at]sff.org.

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The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.

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Winners will receive a custom award and the ability to select a non-profit or NGO organization of their choice to receive up to a $50,000 contribution (depending on the award category). Nonprofit entrants are welcome to select their own nonprofit as the beneficiary of that donation. Individuals, for-profits and community groups are welcome to select any nonprofit they believe in to receive the donation. Public Interest Registry reserves the right to approve any charitable donations.

.ORG of the Year - $40,000 USD

Category Winners - $10,000 USD

Category Finalists (non-winners) - $2,500 USD

More importantly, we hope recognition through The .ORG Impact Awards will help raise the profile of your .ORG and provide additional validation to your programs. Additionally, winners will have the opportunity to:

Be featured extensively online during the .ORG Impact Awards event in October 2024.

Use a dedicated .ORG Impact Awards logo mark in promotional materials

Be featured in various .ORG digital platforms throughout the year, including articles, videos, social posts, and more.

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Many state arts agencies that have special grant categories designed to support career/professional development or travel for conferences. Find a list of regional arts organizations and state arts agencies here.

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In partnership with the state and jurisdictional arts agencies and regional arts organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts provides federal support for projects that benefit local communities.

The Partnership Agreements for the state arts agencies provide funds to address priorities identified at the state level and that address Arts Endowment outcomes.

The regional arts organizations, each representing a geographic grouping of states, assist the National Endowment for the Arts in distributing funds and programs nationally through touring and other activities that are responsive to the needs of the region and that address Arts Endowment outcomes.

State, Regional, and Jurisdictional Art Agencies

Regional Arts Organizations

U.S. Regional Arts Organizations Web Site
http://www.usregionalarts.org

Arts Midwest
3033 Excelsior Boulevard #380
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
612/341-0755
TT/Voice: 612/341-0901
general@artsmidwest.org
Member states: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI

Mid Atlantic Arts
201 North Charles Street, #401
Baltimore, MD 21201
410/539-6656
TT: 410/539-4241
maaf@midatlanticarts.org
Member states: DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, PR, VA, VI, WV

State and Jurisdictional Arts Agencies

Delaware Division of the Arts
State Office Building
820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302/577-8278 (from New Castle County)
302/739-5304 (from Kent or Sussex Counties)
TT/Relay: 1-800-232-5460
delarts@delaware.gov

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
R.A. Gray Building, 3rd Floor
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
850/245-6470
TT: 904/488-5779
info@florida-arts.org

Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 2950
Hagatna, GU 96932
011-671/475-2242
arts@ns.gov.nu

Iowa Arts Council
600 East Locust
State Capitol Complex
Des Moines, IA 50319
515/281-8741

Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission
1000 S.W. Jackson St.
Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
785/296-2178

Division of the Arts
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 North 3rd Street
P.O. Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225/342-8180
arts@crt.state.la.us

New Mexico Arts
Bataan Memorial Building
407 Galisteo St, Ste 270
Santa Fe NM 87501-2641
505/827-6490
TT: 505/827-6925

North Carolina Arts Council
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919/807-6500/919-814-6500
ncarts@ncmail.net | ncarts@ncdcr.gov

Commonwealth Council for Arts & Culture
P.O. Box 553, CHRB
CNMI Convention Center
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan, MP 96950
9-011-670-322-9982

Tennessee Arts Commission
Citizens Plaza
401 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-0780
615/741-1701

Virginia Commission for the Arts
Main Street Centre
600 E. Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804/225-3132
TT: 804/225-3132
arts@arts.virginia.gov

Arts & Humanities Section
West Virginia Division of Culture & History
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304/558-0220
TT: 304/348-0220

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Any singers or performers in NYC. Paid gig. Must be disabled singer.

It is a community building/networking event during the United Nation's Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (so basically a group of disabled folks and allies). It will be on June 12th. Women Enable International are looking for a singer or performer to make it a more exciting and enjoyable space for people so depending on the type of performer either a set performance everyone watches for 15 mins or music throughout the event. info@WomenEnabled.org or reach out to Jesenia @neurospicynetworking on Discord or TikTok.

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Who We Are

The U.S. Gender and Disability Justice Alliance (USGDJA or the Alliance) is a new disability justice-oriented collective convening women, nonbinary persons, and other gender minorities with disabilities from across the United States together to take action on issues important to our community.

Mission Statement

We aim to educate policymakers, related human and civil rights organizations, and the larger community about pertinent issues that affect our lives as women, non-binary persons and other gender minorities with disabilities. Our work addresses ableism along with other relevant intersections of discrimination and prejudice such as racism, sexism, and heteronormativity etc. In addition to engaging in education and initiating change, USGDJA is a safe, supportive, feminist, and disability justice-oriented space where members can connect with one another, and share experiences and insights.

What We Do

We meet virtually on at least a quarterly basis to discuss USGDJA tasks. In addition to the official meetings, we will have at least two virtual or in-person social meet-ups per year. USGDJA members maintain shared ownership over the space and its activities, and work on advocacy tasks together. Live closed captioning is provided at all meetings. Other access accommodations are available upon request.

Priority Issues

2023 USGDJA Priorities:

Home and community-based services, accessible, affordable housing, de-institutionalization, and the right to have choice in control of our own lives as women, nonbinary people, and other gender minorities with disabilities.

Employment rights and justice for women, nonbinary persons, and other gender minorities with disabilities

Aligning with and educating human rights and justice organizations that do not specifically focus on disability, about disability, including the social and cultural aspects of disability,  and how it intersects with other identities such  as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class etc.

Sexual and reproductive health rights and justice including, parental rights,   justice ,    the right to abortion care, and the right to  gender-affirming care .

2023 Highlights

· Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Submission for the review of the United States of America on Women, Girls, Non-binary People, and Gender Minorities with Disabilities from Marginalized Races

· What Disabled Folks Need: Roe v Wade and Home and Community-Based Services By Kayla Rodríguez and Oluwatobi Odugunwa

I want to join USGDGA! Who is eligible to participate?

Self-identify as a person with a disability, this includes but is not limited to: people with physical disabilities, people who are chronically ill, psych survivors and people with mental health disabilities, neurodiverse people, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, Deaf people, Blind people, people with environmental injuries and chemical sensitivities.

Self-Identify as a woman (cis or trans), nonbinary person, genderqueer, agender, genderless, gender non-conforming person,  or represent an organization that is committed to advancing the rights and justice of people living at the intersection of disability and gender.

Live in the United States; this includes people who live in any of the 50 states, District of Columbia, and the territories either full-time or part-time.

Be committed to centering and elevating the voices of women (cis and trans), nonbinary, genderqueer, agender, genderless, and gender non-conforming persons.

What else do I need to know before joining?

Honorarium

Honorariums (payments) are available to USGDJA members who assist with USGDJA tasks. Meeting attendance honorariums are also available for members whose attendance at meetings is not funded by their employer.

Leadership

USGDJA operates under a collective leadership structure and assumes collective responsibility for getting tasks done. The group coordinator, currently WEI, provides logistical support.

Guiding Principles

USGDJA members agree to follow and support a set of shared values and rules through their words and actions. Review the Guiding Principles for the Alliance.

How to Join

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U.S. Gender and Disability Justice Alliance - Women Enabled International

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Who We Are The U.S. Gender and Disability Justice Alliance (USGDJA or the Alliance) is a new disability justice-oriented collective convening women, nonbinary persons, and other gender minorities with disabilities from across the United States together to take action on issues important to our community.

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Creatives Thrive NYC (CTNYC) helps New York City Artists and Creatives build the financial skills to meet big challenges! CTNYC is an innovative new year-round training initiative providing expert financial knowledge, trusted resources and a network of reliable partners to help Creative New Yorkers thrive in our often chaotic economy.

CTNYC is a series of free, informative online workshops aimed at providing NYC's creative workers with real-world financial tools tailored to their specific needs. Kicking off with Thrive in Place, an affordable housing workshop, on May 22, the series continues with a May/June 2024 Financial Education Intensive on Thursdays at 1pm ET, CTNYC will then offer monthly workshops on the third Thursday of every month, from September 2024 onwards (with a break for December Holidays).

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Creatives Thrive NYC (CTNYC) helps New York City Artists and Creatives build the financial skills to meet big challenges! CTNYC is an innovative new year-round training initiative providing expert financial knowledge, trusted resources and a network of reliable partners to help Creative New Yorkers thrive in our often chaotic economy.

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Deadline: July 22, 2024
($5,000, $10,000 and $15,000)
Grants to individual artists and nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the Bay Area.

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Zellerbach Family Foundation - Community Arts

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This year, through a quarterly open application process, Community Arts will award approximately $1 million in grants to individual artists and nonprofit arts and culture organizations in the Bay Area. Grants will be awarded in $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000 amounts to support projects or general opera

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Deadline: July 22, 2024
($5,000 - $20,000)
Grants support new daring and diverse projects across various disciplines while celebrating the inimitable creative spirit of the Bay Area.

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The foundation believes in the critical role artists play in our communities-challenging boundaries, creating new narratives, and reflecting on the changing tides that impact our collective experience.

The New Works program draws inspiration from the founding vision of Phyllis Wattis by supporting smaller organizations to develop unique artistic experiences. Grants support new daring and diverse projects across various disciplines while celebrating the inimitable creative spirit of the Bay Area.

GUIDELINES

​In addition to our general requirements:

Organizational budget not to exceed $2,500,000

Project budgets must be $150,000 or below

Grants will be awarded between $5,000 - $20,000

Projects must be completed within one year of receiving funds

Once a grant has been awarded, recipients must complete a 12-month rest period after the completion of the project, before requesting subsequent support
(Ex: if a New Works grant is awarded in 2021, the recipient will not be eligible to apply until the New Works 2023 application cycle.)

Legacy grantees are not eligible to apply for New Works grants. However, artists and organizations that are fiscally-sponsored by Legacy grantees may apply.

Competitive applicants can demonstrate a history of:

Projects that feature a majority representation of Bay Area-based artists and contributors (Please note: The foundation recognizes that many organizational staff and artists have been forced to relocate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists supported through the grant are not required to currently reside within the geographic focus areas, but they should have a demonstrated history of living and working in Alameda, Marin, and/or San Francisco Counties.)

Collaboration and community-informed practices, promoting meaningful relationships between artists and their communities

Prioritizing support for Black, Indigenous, artists of color and those historically marginalized by persistent cultural, economic, and racial barriers

The open application dates for the 2024 New Works grant cycle are July 8 - 22, 2024. Please find  for your review and planning purposes. Visit the an overview of the application How to Apply page for more information on the application process.

If you have questions about application content such as project scope or type of request, please contact Tiffany Wood, Senior Program Officer, at twood@pfs-llc.net.

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NEW WORKS | The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation

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The foundation believes in the critical role artists play in our communities-challenging boundaries, creating new narratives, and reflecting on the changing tides that impact our collective experience.

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Deadline: July 15, 2024
($10,000 - $25,000)
A grant program that supports projects in the public humanities. This program responds to Californians' needs and interests, encouraging greater public participation in humanities programming, particularly by new and underserved audiences. It aims to promote understanding and empathy among all our state's people to cultivate a thriving democracy.

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Humanities for All Project Grants - California Humanities

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Humanities for All is a grant program that supports projects in the public humanities. This program responds to the needs and interests of Californians, encourages greater public participation in humanities [...]

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Deadline: July 15, 2024
($5,000 to $10,000)
Supports Bay Area fiscally sponsored arts organizations with annual budgets under $750,000.

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The Fleishhacker Foundation's Small Arts Grants Program supports: 1) arts and culture nonprofit organizations with annual budgets between $100,000 and $749,999 in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties; 2) fiscally sponsored arts and culture organizations with annual budgets under $750,000 in these counties; and 3) film projects directed by filmmakers residing in these counties with budgets under $750,000, that meet the eligibility criteria below.

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Deadline: July 10, 2024
($5,000 - $50,000)
Zoo Labs empowers Black, Indigenous, and people of color to own and amplify their music businesses through entrepreneurial training, resource exchange, focused mentorship, and community building. In 2024, Zoo Labs: FUND will make available $225,000 in unrestricted grants to Bay Area BIPOC and BIPOC-led artist teams with a music business.

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Zoo Labs empowers Black, Indigenous, and people of color to own and amplify their music businesses through entrepreneurial training, resource exchange, focused mentorship, and community building. In 2024, Zoo Labs: FUND will make available $225,000 in unrestricted grants to Bay Area BIPOC and BIPOC-led artist teams with a music business.
To address both the marked lack of capital for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) artists, as well as the lack of practical and affordable business education that cultural innovators need in order to begin and scale their creative businesses, Zoo Labs evolved its West Oakland-based, in-person programming to reach a broader audience in the Bay Area and beyond. In 2021, Zoo Labs introduced Zoo Labs: FUND, a competitive grant opportunity that supports BIPOC music businesses through unrestricted cash awards. FUND recipients also receive access to a suite of mentorship resources offered by Zoo Labs: LEARN, including on-demand artist-tailored entrepreneurial courses, virtual group learning and networking sessions, and curated pairings with business mentors.

Zoo Labs: FUND returns in 2024 for a fourth grantmaking round that will be administered in partnership with Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), a trusted nonprofit intermediary focused on the financial well-being of artists, arts workers, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs.

Zoo Labs: FUND welcomes additional support!
If you would like to help with a tax-deductible contribution, to donate online,
or contact Stephanie Barajas, Program Officer, at stephanie@cciarts.org.

ELIGIBILITY

To be considered for funding, applicants:

Must be BIPOC or BIPOC-led teams of two or more people, with at least one artist member1. Additionally, we encourage teams who are of historically marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA+ and gender variant people, people with disabilities, and immigrants to apply;

Must be launching or have an already established music business2;

Must reside full-time in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma County. This criterion applies to ALL team members.

Can be any age, however, if a member of the team is 18 years old or younger, CCI staff must be contacted to discuss the team's eligibility;

Can be a previous grantee3, however, first-time award recipients may be prioritized; and

Cannot have a conflict of interest (family or financial relationship) with the board, staff, or directors of Center for Cultural Innovation, Zoo Labs, or Intersection for the Arts.

1 Teams may consist of artists, content creators, producers, developers, engineers, managers, advisors, and other supporting roles.

2 Music as a product, program, service, or art form/cultural expression must be the key feature of the business. We are open to a range of music businesses such as groups/ensembles, recording studios, music festivals or events, vinyl record presses, record labels, music technology, music-based healing services, and music education nonprofits, to name a few examples.

3 Previous grantees must submit an approved final report and fulfill their mentorship requirements in order to be eligible for funding consideration.

TIMELINE

Application Info Session

May 21 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. PT.

If you're unable to attend, a recording will be posted on CCI's website, along with a copy of the presentation deck.

June 5 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. PT.
Register Here
June 13 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. PT.
Register Here
June 26 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. PT.
Register Here Please note: These will not be formal presentations, nor will they be recorded. The Drop-in Q&A sessions are an opportunity to have your questions addressed by CCI staff in real time. So that everyone's time can be used efficiently, we ask that you review the grant guidelines, application preview, and Frequently Asked Questions in advance!

Guidelines
APPLY
Submittable Quick Tips START YOUR APPLICATION Frequently Asked Questions
Application Preview (.pdf) Application Preview (.docx)

Business Matrix (fillable .pdf) Business Matrix (.docx)

Applications will be accepted from May 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT through July 10, 2024, at 11:59 a.m. (morning) PT.

NEED HELP WITH THE PITCH VIDEO OR BUSINESS MATRIX?

Visit Zoo Labs: LEARN for in-depth guidance on preparing your 2024 application components and watch this 3-minute video on Pitching to Zoo Labs for tips and techniques.

SUPPORT

CCI staff are here to help and listen. Please email us at grants@cciarts.org (include Zoo Labs: FUND in the subject line) or call 415.288.0530 for assistance. You may also schedule a time to speak here. For Deaf applicants and those with hearing loss, contact CCI using the California Relay Service -our staff are trained in making and receiving these calls.

If you need technical assistance (e.g., password or upload issues), request support at: https://www.submittable.com/help/submitter/. Submittable's business hours are 9 am - 5 pm MT. They aim to respond within 24 business hours.

PAST RECIPIENTS

To browse profiles of past grantees, use the search form here.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Zoo Labs: FUND is supported by Vinitha and David Watson, and individual donors.

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Zoo Labs empowers Black, Indigenous, and people of color to own and amplify their music businesses through entrepreneurial training, resource exchange, focused mentorship, and community building. In 2024, Zoo Labs: FUND will make available $225,000 in unrestricted grants to Bay Area BIPOC and BIPOC-led artist teams with a music business.

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Gerbode Foundation - Dance & Movement Awards

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Gerbode Foundation - Dance & Movement Awards

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2024 Dance & Movement Awards - Gerbode Foundation

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Home Past Grantees To Apply General Grantmaking Special Awards in the Arts 2024 Dance & Movement Awards Our Grantees Advancing Truth Justice Environment Special Initiatives Special Awards in the Arts FAQ

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City of San Francisco - MOHCD Organizational Capacity Building

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City of San Francisco - MOHCD Organizational Capacity Building

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Deadline: May 17, 2024
($25,000 – $75,000)
This grant is for San Francisco-based organizations with successful history of engaging African American residents and residents of historically Black neighborhoods. This RFP will support proposals that either propose new capacity-building efforts or seek to implement a current strategic plan.

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Artadia is a national non-profit organization that identifies innovative visual artists and supports them with unrestricted, merit-based financial awards and connections to a network of opportunities

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The May 15 cycle is now closed. Notifications will be shared via Submittable on June 14, 2024, by 5:30 p.m. PT. Applications for the June 15 cycle open on May 16; learn more below.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

We are pleased to announce that, effective June 16, 2023, the Quick Grant program will no longer distribute awarded funds on a reimbursement basis. Instead, approved grantees will now receive their awarded funds upon signing and returning their grant agreement and providing any required information, if applicable (e.g., for awards of $600 or more, grantees must complete the provided Form W-9). In addition, applications will now be accepted only through Submittable, CCI's online grants platform.
The Quick Grant program supports artists and arts organizations' financial resilience through professional development support.
The Quick Grant program awards up to $600 to California artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, cultural producers, and San Francisco/San Jose nonprofit arts administrators to participate in professional development activities that build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and strengthen the financial resilience of the grantee's practice, area of cultural production, or arts organization.

Who Can Apply

California artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, and cultural producers; and

San Francisco and San José nonprofit arts organization staff

Eligible Activities

Professional development activities that build administrative capacity, hone business skills, and/or strengthen the financial resilience of the grantee's practice, area of cultural production, or arts organization.

Activities must begin after application notification. For example, for the January 15, 2023 deadline, the proposed activity must start on or after February 16, 2023.

Examples include (but aren't limited to):

o Conferences, convenings, festivals
o Business trainings or workshops
o Platform memberships
o One-on-one work with consultants, coaches, and mentors, including requests to bring your practice or programming online*

*Due to limited resources, requests by Los Angeles County applicants to work one-on-one with a consultant are extremely competitive. Priority will instead go to Los Angeles County applicants who propose group activities such as public workshops, conferences, and trainings.)

Ineligible Activities

Activities focused primarily on creative or artistic skill development, art teaching/teaching artist methods and techniques, or artistic presentation/production

Activities that support an applicant's adjacent enterprise

Requests to support overhead, general operating expenses, or lost income

Funding to purchase art supplies, materials, or advance inventory

Activities proposed by artists, creatives, cultural practitioners, or cultural producers to support the operations of a nonprofit organization or a role in arts administration

Activities that have already taken place or that will occur before application notifications are sent

How to Apply

Upcoming Application Deadline: June 15, 2024, at 12 p.m. (Noon) PT -- activities must start on July 16, 2024, or after.

Applications are due on the 15th of the month at 12 p.m. (Noon) PT with a one-month turnaround. Applications for the following month's cycle will open on the 16th of the month.
Please review the program guidelines and FAQs for additional information before applying.
Applications will be accepted until the 15th of the month by 12 p.m. (Noon) PT.
START YOUR APPLICATION
Questions & Support

For questions related to the grant guidelines or application, email us at quickgrant@cciarts.org or call 415.288.0530. You may also schedule a time to speak here. For Deaf applicants and those with hearing loss, contact CCI using the California Relay Service -our staff are trained in making and receiving these calls.

For technical assistance (e.g., password or upload issues) regarding the online application, request support at: https://www.submittable.com/help/submitter/. Submittable's business hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. MT. They aim to respond within 24 business hours.

To learn more about Quick Grant, watch our Information Session hosted on September 27, 2023, webinar, which provided an overview of the program, eligible and ineligible activities, review criteria, deadlines, helpful tips, and a live Q&A.

Looking for professional development activities?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Quick Grant program is made possible with support from:

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The May 15 cycle is now closed. Notifications will be shared via Submittable on June 14, 2024, by 5:30 p.m. PT. Applications for the June 15 cycle open on May 16; learn more below. We are pleased to announce that, effective June 16, 2023, the Quick Grant program will no longer distribute awarded funds on a reimbursement basis.

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The California Arts Council (CAC) has announced the opening of its 2024 grant season with eight different funding opportunities for application submissions from eligible arts organizations.

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SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Arts Council (CAC) launched its 2024 grant season today, opening eight different funding opportunities for application submissions from eligible arts organizations now through June 6.

The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. The Arts Council is California's only public arts grants provider with funding that is accessible to all 58 California counties.

"We are thrilled to share that our 2024 grant season is now open!" said CAC Executive Director Danielle Brazell. "This year's program guidelines, as approved by the Council, reflect the CAC's commitment to advancing arts, culture, and creativity in the state in alignment with our core values. Through our robust grantmaking portfolio, the CAC continues expand universal access to and participation in the arts for all in the great state of California."

The CAC's 2024 grant program offerings were selected and developed with several of the agency's stated values in mind, among them accessibility, autonomy with accountability, equity, and sustainability. New and varying policies for eligibility have been implemented across each of the eight programs in an effort to achieve maximum benefit and broadest impact across the state. These include caps on organizational revenue and restrictions on applying for multiple project-based grants under the Arts & Youth programs umbrella. More details can be found on the webpages for each individual grant program.

2024 CAC Grant Opportunities

Details for the 2024 state arts grant opportunities are available below. More information, including grant-specific details, dates, guidelines, and staff contacts can be found at https://arts.ca.gov/grants/grant-programs.
All application submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. on June 6, 2024.
Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Support - Up to $30,000 in direct funding to arts and cultural organizations in support of ongoing operations.

Arts Education Exposure - Up to $25,000 in support of student attendance at arts performances and exhibits.

Arts Integration Training - Up to $25,000 in support of arts integration training for educators facilitated by teaching artists.

Creative Youth Development - Up to $25,000 in support of arts projects for youth outside of traditional school hours.

Impact Projects - Up to $25,000 in support collaborative projects that center artists and artistic practice in responding to issues experienced by California's historically and systemically under-resourced communities.

State-Local Partners - Up to $75,000 for support and technical assistance for county-designated local arts agencies.

State-Local Partner Mentorship - Up to $50,000 in support for the establishment by an existing State-Local Partner of a county-designated local arts agency in counties in which no such agency has currently been identified.

Statewide and Regional Networks - Up to $50,000 in support for arts service organizations providing practical resources for the communities they serve.

Grants Manual

New for the 2024 grant season is the Grants Manual. The Grants Manual is a comprehensive guide through each step of the CAC's grant application process, offering applicant and awardee resources, grants management system instruction, grant panel review processes, contract information, and more. The Grants Manual made available online at each grant program page and our Grants Resources page.

Office Hours

Organizations seeking technical assistance during the application submission process are invited to join California Arts Council Program staff during designated virtual office hours via Zoom. Schedules will be made available throughout the grant season and published to individual program pages and the CAC Grant Resources webpage.

Additional Grant Application Resources

Further information for grant applicants, including FAQs, informational videos, archived webinars, resource documents, templates, and more can be found at www.arts.ca.gov/grants/resources.

For program-related inquiries, refer to our directory of our Arts Program Specialists contact information at our grants staff contacts page. Please read grant guidelines, application instructions, and Frequently Asked Questions before reaching out to designated staff.

Follow the California Arts Council on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and join the conversation around arts grant season using #ArtsCA.

Media Inquiries Only:
Kimberly Brown
Public Affairs Specialist
kimberly.brown@arts.ca.gov

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The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. It supports local arts infrastructure and programming statewide through grants, initiatives, and services. The California Arts Council envisions a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.

Members of the California Arts Council include: Roxanne Messina Captor, Chair; Leah Goodwin, Vice Chair; Gerald Clarke; Caleb Duarte; Vicki Estrada; Ellen Gavin; Roy Hirabayashi; Alex Israel; Phil Mercado; Nicola Miner; and Olivia Raynor. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.

The California Arts Council is committed to increasing the accessibility of its online content. For language and accessibility assistance, visit https://arts.ca.gov/about/about-us/language-communications-assistance. To read this announcement in Spanish, please use the website's Google Translate tool by clicking the "Translate" link in the upper righthand corner of this page.

El Consejo de las Artes de California se compromete a aumentar la accesibilidad de sus contenidos en línea. Para obtener ayuda con el idioma y la accesibilidad, visite https://arts.ca.gov/about/about-us/language-communications-assistance. Para leer este anuncio en español, utilice la herramienta Google Translate del sitio web haciendo clic en el enlace "Traducir" situado en la esquina superior derecha de esta página.

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GFTA has officially released its Request for Proposals and grant applications for the City’s fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Please note the following items:

GFTA’s grant term has been expanded from 1 year to 2 years (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026)

Applicants may only apply for one grant per cycle.

There are three grant categories: Arts Programming, Arts Services, and Parades & Festivals. Full descriptions can be found here.

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We acknowledge that Grants for the Arts sits on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland, and we affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples.

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We acknowledge that Grants for the Arts sits on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory.

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The Modality, Acquisition, and Cognition Lab at Gallaudet University is seeking research participants for a study how deaf and hard of hearing people learn a sign language as a second language

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The Modality, Acquisition, and Cognition Lab at Gallaudet University is seeking research participants for a study how deaf and hard of hearing people learn a sign language as a second language

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Make the world a better place by participating in cutting edge behavioural research. Powered by Gorilla

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Now Accepting Applications: 2024 Midwest Award For Artists With Disabilities

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$3,000 award that recognizes disabled visual artists in our region, celebrates their efforts, and encourages their future work.

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The Sick Times on Instagram: "Come work with us!

The Sick Times is looking for two people to join our remote team part-time: an engagement editor and a podcast producer. These positions will ideally start in June 2024. For both, pay is $1500 per month, with an expectation of about 10 hours of work per week. Read the full job descriptions on our website!

To apply: Please send your resume and a brief email (3-4 paragraphs) detailing your applicable experience and work samples to editors@thesicktimes.org by the end of the day on Friday, May 24. Include either “engagement editor application” or “podcast producer application” in the subject line.

Business card/design work by @sophsoph.psd 🕊️

ID: A graphic reads, “The SICK TIMES: We’re hiring! Two remote, part-time positons: Engagement editor and a podcast producer.” The graphic features a purple background and a stack of business cards that have The Sick Times logo on them, featuring a colorful Caladrius bird."

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Job Type: .75 FTE

Location: Remote position, work from anywhere in the US

Compensation: $52,500 - $63,000 (.75 FTE) DOE

Desired Start Date: July 1st

Benefits: Health benefits, 401K, and technology reimbursement.
About the organization:
The Health Justice Commons (HJC) works at the intersections of disability, gender, racial, climate and economic justice to center and uplift communities most harmed and marginalized by the Medical Industrial Complex (MIC) to lead in revolutionizing healthcare. We provide health justice training, engage in movement building, and incubate community-led alternatives aimed at disrupting and transforming the MIC while alleviating the health burdens of social injustice, environmental racism, and the legacies of intergenerational trauma driven by settler-colonialism, ableism, and capitalism. Health Justice Commons is a fiscally sponsored organization.
Who we are seeking:
Health Justice Commons is seeking an Associate Director who is a collaborative leader with a strong commitment to movement building and disability justice. Health Justice Commons is a small and growing organization, and our work is under increasing demand. This is a new position which will significantly expand the organization's capacity and offer a dynamic candidate the opportunity for growth within the organization. It also offers the opportunity to shape crucial aspects of HJC's work and impact, now and in the future.

The Associate Director will support the Founding Director in managing the organization's growth and ensuring its sustainability and strategic impact. The Associate Director will also ensure the smooth and effective administration of operations including finance and people power (human resources), organizational processes and technology, and organizational programs and movement building work. The Associate Director reports to the Founding Director. The role of Associate Director requires experience in fundraising, operations, management, organizational development and cross-sector movement building. If you are deeply dedicated to intersectional social justice and have a passion for organizational administration and capacity building, this is the role for you!

Operations and Finance:
40% of the position

Manage the day-to-day operations and administrative functions of the organization; the primary tasks for this day-to-day work are delineated below

Supervise 1-2 part-time staff members and/or consultants as needed

Under the direction of the Founding Director, manage the budget development process

Monitor monthly financials generated by HJC's fiscal sponsor, cash flow, and budget to actuals, reporting to the Founding Director

Identify the need for new policies, systems, and processes to enhance organizational efficiency, mission aligned impact, and sustainability, and manage their development and implementation

Manage contracts with independent contractors and consultants (about 5-10 maximum per year)

Ensure consistent implementation of HJC's filing and data management systems by the Administrative and Development Coordinator, identifying, devising, and implementing updates and improvements as needed.

Fundraising and Development:
40% of the position

Under the direction of the Founding Director, develop strategic annual fundraising plans to support HJC's financial sustainability and growth

Manage the successful implementation of annual fundraising plans, including developing clear timelines, tasks and roles, ensuring goals are met and coordinating involvement from the HJC team as needed

Sustain and manage relationships with current donors and funders

Expand HJC's funding prospects through consistent funder and foundation research, grant writing, and reporting in collaboration with the Founding Director, delegating tasks to the Administrative and Development Coordinator as needed

Maintain complete and accurate fundraising records

Track and/or compile organizational metrics and outcomes to demonstrate the compelling impact of HJC's work for grants, storytelling and reporting as needed

Program Management:
20% of the position

Manage the logistics and implementation of the organization's core programming including HJC's: Fall and Spring political education series (2 times per year), bi-montly Radical Healers and Healthcare Workers Solidarity Gatherings, and bi-monthly Movement Moment Strategy Meetings ( bi-monthly indicates, every other month)

Attend Radical Telehealth Collective (RTC) meetings and provide logistical, strategic, and leadership development support, as needed

Monitor program outcomes and impact, identifying opportunities for increased impact and innovation

Manage the logistics and implementation of future programming

Skillfully and accurately represent the Health Justice Commons in meetings with partners and collaborators, as needed

Participate as a thought partner for current and future HJC programming in collaboration with the Founding Director, other members of the HJC team, and with HJC movement-building partners

Required Skills and Experience:

Minimum 5-7 years of experience in leadership, project management, operations, and/or administration, with a demonstrated commitment to cross - sector social justice, particularly within the fields of Disability, Health, Climate, and/or Healing Justice

Demonstrated effectiveness in providing consistent, compassionate, and insightful accountability and support to staff as a supervisor with a justice-centered approach that acknowledges and actively works to dismantle power and privilege and aims to build the leadership capacity and skills of HJC team members

Proven track record of moving funders and donors to provide significant financial support, with the ability to skillfully represent HJC's work in writing and in person, and steward relationships with funders and donors

Experience with operations, organizational development, and capacity-building work with a passion for improving and developing systems and processes and scaling up organizations

Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and problem solve independently

Able to work with remote team members in several time zones and to work flexible hours to respond to position needs

Experience engaging in movement-building, community organizing, social justice-oriented service, healing/ healthcare, or cultural work that demonstrates and aligns with HJC's vision, values, and mission

Fluency with diverse apps and platforms for project management, finance, and operations, such as Trello, Slack, 1password, Thinkific, CRMs, Quickbooks, and/or similar software

Proficiency with Mac systems, Word, Excel, Google Workspace

Desired Experience and Skills:

Bilingual or Multilingual, including ASL

Dynamic and confident facilitator of both small team meetings and large workshops, with expertise engaging a wide range of participants and movement spaces including disabled communities and healthcare workers and healers

Experience using FileMaker Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva Pro and other design applications

Experience with social media platforms

Health Justice Commons is an equal opportunity employer. Applications are strongly encouraged from Black and/or Indigenous people, People of Color, Disabled people, trans and gender non-binary people, 2LGBTIQ people, women, migrants, people living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic illnesses, bilingual people and/or ESL applicants.

To apply: please email your resume, cover letter, writing sample (of 1-2 pages), and 3 professional references to: info@healthjusticecommons.org
Position Open Until Filled.

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Health Justice Commons is seeking an Associate Director who is a collaborative leader with a strong commitment to movement building and disability justice.