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March 24, 2022
Twenty U.S. Orchestras to Receive Three-Year Catalyst Fund Incubator Grants, Incorporating Elements from High-Tech Incubator Models to Accelerate Organizational Inclusivity and Field-Wide Learning
The League of American Orchestras has awarded three-year, $75,000 grants to twenty U.S. orchestras to help create more equitable organizational cultures through collaborative, peer-driven learning opportunities.
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November 3, 2021
Helping Sounds
Five orchestra musicians are doing critically important work in their communities—work that is being honored by the League of American Orchestras’ Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service.
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October 12, 2021
Catalyst Incubator Informational Webinar (October 7, 2021)
An informational webinar on The Catalyst Fund Incubator.
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September 24, 2021
Catalyst Incubator Informational Webinar (September 23, 2021)
An informational webinar on The Catalyst Fund Incubator.
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September 14, 2021
The Catalyst Fund Incubator
Twenty U.S. orchestras will take part in The Catalyst Fund Incubator program, incorporating models from high-tech incubators to create more equitable organizational cultures.
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July 20, 2021
A new initiative in the arts from The Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation has announced a five-year, $53 million initiative focusing on arts organizations of color, and is inviting eligible arts organizations to apply. Wallace is also inviting researchers to submit proposals for studies associated with the initiative. The open call to submit applications runs through August 13, 2021.
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June 23, 2021
Videos: 2021 Ford Music Awardees
The League’s Ford Musician Awards program, made possible by the generous support of Ford Motor Company Fund, honors and celebrates professional orchestra musicians who provide exemplary and meaningful service in their communities and make a significant impact through education and community engagement.
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May 20, 2021
Catalyst Fund Pilot Program Grant Recipients
Since the program launched in 2019, the League of American Orchestras has awarded grants to 49 U.S. orchestras to help strengthen understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and transform organizational culture.
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May 20, 2021
The Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund is a three-year pilot program of the League of American Orchestras that awarded annual grants to build the internal capacity of member orchestras based in the U.S. in advancing their understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion and in encouraging effective practice.
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May 7, 2021
Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service
Orchestra musicians are devoting increased personal resources to community engagement and educational activities that extend beyond the concert hall, and pivoting in new and creative ways to deliver this work virtually during the pandemic.
