Live from the BOOST Conference: Cultivating Thriving Youth and Organizations with DeLashea Strawder and Dalouge Smith

<p><strong>The </strong><em><strong>Why Change? </strong></em><strong>Podcast is coming to you live from the BOOST Conference! Jeff M. Poulin chats with DeLashea Strawder - the Executive and Artistic Director of Mosaic Youth Theatre and recent Recipient of the 2021 Lewis Prize For Music - about innovative arts-based youth work in the BOOST podcast lounge. He also chats with Dalouge Smith, CEO of The Lewis Prize for Music about new models of philanthropy in music for social change programs.</strong></p> <p><strong>In this episode you’ll learn:</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>How we can best serve creative youth during challenging times;</strong></li> <li><strong>The impact investment of time and money into youth and youth programs can have; and</strong></li> <li><strong>New models for philanthropy in the arts and social impact sector.</strong></li> </ol> <p><strong>Please click </strong><a href="https://creative-generation.org/podcast-episodes/live-from-the-boost-conference-cultivating-thriving-youth-and-organizations-with-delashea-strawder-and-dalouge-smith"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> for a list of resources mention in this episode and the episode transcript.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>ABOUT DELASHEA STRAWDER- A champion of arts and culture and its inherent ability to motivate, empower and mobilize, DeLashea Strawder celebrates every opportunity to inspire individuals and communities to embrace the arts as vehicles for positive change. She is the Executive &amp; Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, a creative youth development organization that uses the arts to mentor, empower, and support youth to thrive. As an artist and arts administrator working at the intersection of education, arts &amp; culture, and social justice Strawder knows firsthand how music and theater can foster engagement, transform communities, increase opportunity, and promote equity.</strong></p> <p><strong>WHERE TO FIND DELASHEA-</strong></p> <p><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="htt