2020 was a year unlike any other in my lifetime, and I have been through growing up during the 60’s civil rights struggle, the anti-war movement of the 60’s and 70’s, being in NYC for 9/11 and grappling with the massive economic impact of the 2008 recession. And now, I must bear not just the same personal impacts of 2020 (continuing into 2021) that everyone else is grappling with, but also the burden, privilege and responsibility of determining how Bonfils-Stanton Foundation can most effectively deploy its resources to respond. We have talked about it in some previous communications, but as we turn the corner into 2021, with the impact of COVID still very present, and the work of fighting racism ever present, I thought it might be helpful to reflect on what we have been doing, what I have been thinking, and where we are going. New Space A couple of years ago the Foundation had decided that our longtime home in the Daniels & Fisher Tower on the 16 th Street Mall was no longer s...
Periodic musings on arts, culture, creative economy and philanthropy issues from the President and CEO of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation in Denver. You can also follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/gsteuer.