Brooklyn Rail: You can’t raise money in an environment of control

You can’t raise money in an environment of control

By Melissa Cowley Wolf

I was a young fundraiser at a New York City university when someone said it to me: You can’t raise money in an environment of control.

I think about this often these days, as a cultural sector seeking critical financial support attempts to keep pace with massive paradigm-shifting transformations—political, social, environmental, cultural, and artistic. Experiencing a profound societal reckoning, we are re-evaluating our values, our relationships, our priorities, whom we trust, and how we work. READ MORE

Critics Page, June 2023, Edited by Allison Glenn

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