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Community Partnerships for Cultural Participation

Concepts, Prospects, and Challenges - Early Findings Report

This Urban Institute report examines a Wallace Foundation initiative that sought to use community foundations as spearheads for change in arts participation.
May 1999
A group of mixed race and gender elementary students, on stage performing on a stage
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  • Author(s)
  • Chris Walker, Elizabeth Boris, Maria-Rosario Jackson, and Stephanie Scott-Melnyk
  • Publisher(s)
  • Urban Institute
Page Count 192 pages

Summary

This Urban Institute report examines the first year of The Wallace Foundation’s five-year Community Partnerships for Cultural Participation initiative, which ended in 2003. The study finds that community foundations can work to strengthen arts and culture in their areas, but they also face notable challenges, including obstacles in creating and sustaining partnerships.

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