OBJECTIVE II: To defend against adverse public, private and corporate policies, art censorship and other legal and social challenges that impact the wellbeing of the non-profit cultural community.
Strategy 1:To identify and support arts policy organizations that facilitate discussion between policy makers and grassroots practitioners; and develop policy that is informed by research as well as evolving practices within the impacted communities.
List of Grants that fall under this Objective/Strategy:Columbia College/Chicago Center for Arts Policy – Democratic Vistas Profiles
Cultural Initiatives-Silicon Valley/Informal Arts Research and Organizing
Focus Project, Inc./Estate Tax Research and Education Project
Fordham University/Institute for Innovation in Social Policy
Leveraging Investments in Creativity/National Artists’ Insurance Initiative
Media Education Foundation/Free Press National Conference on Media Reform
New York Foundation for the Arts/Guerrilla News Network, True Lies
William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice, Inc./Access to Justice
