Sadness Reigns. ...there is no way to put together a board of people, whether women or men, from the top of the totem pole and charging them with fundraising that will not have a deleterious impact on the organization’s work. I see this in every gala I have ever attended where the ticket prices, the settings, the clothes, the food and the attendees all represent privilege, and artists are no where to be seen. The foundations that support the artists are made up of the same kind of people who sit on the not-for-profits boards. It’s not comfortable to argue with your peers, or those you think are you peers, or wish they were. Where are the rebels who have, or can raise, money? I’m not sure they exist. If they are inheritors, they are closely tied to their families’ conservative values and their cash is tied up in trusts designed to avoid inheritance taxes while thwarting, as a byproduct, individual daring. If they have made a lot of money, very unlikely, still, in the case of most women, they are inevitably influenced by corporate culture. You don’t shake the foundations if you are part of the foundation, glued into the cement....
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:43:25 +0000
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