S3 Ep16: Curiosity to Drive Equitable Funding with Porché Hardy

<p>During this episode of <em>Why Change?</em> co-hosts Ashraf and Jeff discuss the season of change in their work. Jeff shares his interview with Porché Hardy, an arts program officer from the Wallace Foundation. They discuss the changing landscape and processes of philanthropy towards more equitable giving; primarily through humble curiosity. Ashraf and Jeff think about the implications for the broader field of arts, culture, and creativity funding in the U.S. </p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li><p>How funding processes can be more equitable for a variety of funders;</p> </li> <li><p>Why listening, learning, and flexibility are key factors in the equitable distribution of resources; and</p> </li> <li><p>The power of humility in continuous improvement.</p> </li> </ol> <p>Check out some of the things mentioned during this podcast, including: </p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.wallacefoundation.org/pages/default.aspx">The Wallace Foundation</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.wallacefoundation.org/how-we-work/our-work/pages/the-arts.aspx">The Foundation’s five-year initiative focused on arts organizations of color&quot;</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.creative-generation.org/podcast-episode/s3-ep10">S3 Ep10: Reframing Philanthropy with Nikki Kirk</a></p> </li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>ABOUT PORCHÉ HARDY: </p> <p>Porché is an arts administrator and senior program officer with The Wallace Foundation who brings deep expertise and experience working with teams in both government and nonprofits to develop programs to help build a stronger arts sector and a more equitable pathway to social change through arts funding and arts education. She began her arts administration career at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center where she grew from intern to Associate Director of Arts Training before shifting to community based arts education as Assistant Director of the Institute of Music for Children. She leveraged her experience of non profit arts leadership to further improvements in arts