This is a curated list of articles, blogs, websites, and documents that we have found particularly helpful in our work and we hope you find them helpful too! If we're missing something important or if you can't find what you're seeking, feel free to send us an email to let us know.
ANTI-OPPRESSION RESOURCES
AntiRacist Continuum
Adapted from original concept by Bailey Jackson and Rita Hardiman
AORTA
Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance
FakEQUITY
Based on the premise that fakeness is bad, equity without action is fakequity
Going Beyond Land Acknowledgments
Describes the land acknowledgments of Indigenous Peoples and offers additional resources for how to move beyond them
Racism 101
An ever-expanding list of common understandings shared by anti-racists
Stages of Racial Equity
Adapted from Stages of Racial Equity infographic at http://www.dismantlingracism.org/analysis-tools.html
White Supremacy Culture
from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001
recommended BLOGS
Nonprofit AF
A (mostly) humorous blog about the serious business of working for a nonprofit
Andy Robinson Consulting
Andy specializes in board training and working with organizations that focus on social justice, artistic expression, environmental conservation, and community development.
Blue Avocado
An online magazine designed to provide practical, tactical tips and tools to nonprofit leaders
Community-Centric Fundraising
Community-Centric Fundraising is a movement to evolve how fundraising is done in the nonprofit sector
Ride Free Fearless Money
Real talk on personal finance, relating to money, and progressive economics
A (mostly) humorous blog about the serious business of working for a nonprofit
Andy Robinson Consulting
Andy specializes in board training and working with organizations that focus on social justice, artistic expression, environmental conservation, and community development.
Blue Avocado
An online magazine designed to provide practical, tactical tips and tools to nonprofit leaders
Community-Centric Fundraising
Community-Centric Fundraising is a movement to evolve how fundraising is done in the nonprofit sector
Ride Free Fearless Money
Real talk on personal finance, relating to money, and progressive economics
EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT
360° Evaluations
A tool we created to conduct holistic team evaluations
Board Composition Analysis
A tool we created to identify the demographic composition of your board
Theory of Change vs. Logic Model
Ann Murray Brown offers a clear breakdown between these two very similar processes for visioning change
A tool we created to conduct holistic team evaluations
Board Composition Analysis
A tool we created to identify the demographic composition of your board
Theory of Change vs. Logic Model
Ann Murray Brown offers a clear breakdown between these two very similar processes for visioning change
fundraising
12 Aspects of a Competitive Grant Proposal
How strong is your grant application? Follow these tips to strengthen your proposal.
Community-Centric Fundraising
A fundraising model grounded in equity and social justice
Grassroots Fundraising Journal Archive
Vast resource of fundraising knowledge
Philadelphia Grants Calendar
An open source calendar of Philadelphia based grants, residencies, and fellowships, for both arts organizations and individual artists, created by VDC.
Marketing
Marketing Diagnostic
A workbook to help you evaluate your current marketing strategy and vision your marketing goals
Vision driven workshops for artists (notes from past workshops)
Tips & Tricks for Teaching Art Online
Notes from a panel discussion with Briana Clarke of ArtWell and Selekha Ramos of Mighty Writers
Nuts & Bolts of Online Performance
Notes from a panel discussion with Eugene Lew of UPenn and Styx Latte of Mystic Drumz and Swing That Cat
How to Podcast
Notes from a panel discussion with John Morrison of Serious Rap Shit and Tezarah Wilkins of Who Taught You How to Drive?!
Art & Political Movements: Focus on Philly
Notes from a panel discussion with Jennifer Turnbull of Spiral Q Puppet Theatre and Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe of Philadelphia Folklore Project. Watch the full discussion here.
Self-Care for Artists Cheat Sheet
From a workshop with Jasmine Seapoe
Notes from a panel discussion with Briana Clarke of ArtWell and Selekha Ramos of Mighty Writers
Nuts & Bolts of Online Performance
Notes from a panel discussion with Eugene Lew of UPenn and Styx Latte of Mystic Drumz and Swing That Cat
How to Podcast
Notes from a panel discussion with John Morrison of Serious Rap Shit and Tezarah Wilkins of Who Taught You How to Drive?!
Art & Political Movements: Focus on Philly
Notes from a panel discussion with Jennifer Turnbull of Spiral Q Puppet Theatre and Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe of Philadelphia Folklore Project. Watch the full discussion here.
Self-Care for Artists Cheat Sheet
From a workshop with Jasmine Seapoe
recommended PODCASTS
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