A new Black arts philanthropy initiative is under way

source: Arts Professional
published: 1 August 2019

A new research and advocacy project aims to tackle a “deficit” in philanthropy for Black-led arts organisations by galvanising giving, especially from Black donors.

Project lead Yvette Griffith, Executive Director of contemporary music and arts movement Jazz re:freshed, says lots of organisations are “punching above their weight in terms of the size of their teams or the resources that they have” to seek private sponsorship – including hers.

But she says experience and initial research suggest many Black-led groups lack the resources and expertise to maximise their fundraising efforts: “We all have different levels of success when it comes to funding. When it comes to philanthropy, there’s nearly none.”

Griffith has partnered with fundraising and philanthropy programme Cause4 and the Institute of Fundraising to research the scale of giving to Black-led arts organisations, interrogate the barriers to their success in fundraising, and consider the feasibility of establishing a foundation for Black British arts.

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