OUR MISSION
We build and support a diverse community of arts and culture leaders who drive inspiring change for the future.
FUELS
Our Design Principles
Equitable
Access
If we don’t work to dismantle inequity, we become complicit in it. That’s why we design our programs to be accessible to all, actively engage partners and participants in marginalized communities, and bring equity work into all of our programs.
Courageous
Conversations
Tough dialogue is an essential part of meaningful change, and the force that drives action. We offer visionary leaders of today and tomorrow the tools and support to have the important and sometimes challenging discussions that enable more potent strategic decisions.
Intellectual
Rigor
With new strategies and skills, leaders can more effectively challenge existing processes and methods. We develop and deliver programming in partnership with leading thinkers and academics, chosen for their relevance, rigor and reputation.
Breaking
Boundaries
Bringing together unlike leaders from a diverse range of disciplines, geographies and roles yields powerful results: wide-ranging networks and unexpected partnerships that spark transformative change.
STRATEGIC
DISRUPTION
In times of social, political, and economic uncertainty, there is greater opportunity for change. We give leaders the tools, support, and space to critically reimagine their business models, impact, and roles in their communities.
which inform
Our Programs
and help us achieve
Our Goals
Give leaders frames to redefine a broader and more inclusive ecosystem
Build leaders’ skills in the area of driving change
Address leaders’ isolation at intervals and over time create confidential, challenging and nurturing spaces
Create and support a more diverse pipeline of leadership
which leads to
Our Impact
alumni
gained a fresh perspective on their challenges
alumni were
able to unlock change in their organizations or communities
alumni made meaningful connections with other leaders
alumni report more diverse networks
Impact Stories
Shahina Johnson
CREATE STUDIOS
“Being taken out of your comfort zone and looking at decisions that made your organization vulnerable was tough. But the Chief Executive Program’s lessons helped me build skills that create even more value for our community and the support of my incredible cohort helped me share a vision more effectively with both partners and my team.”
Katy Clark
BROOKLYN ACADEMY
OF MUSIC
“I found it useful to talk to people who run organizations of different sizes. Leadership positions can be quite isolating. There was a trusting environment in the program which allowed you show up in ways you simply can’t in other places. It was liberating to talk leader-to-leader.”
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