Research Department
ABC Research continues our commitment to interrogating systemic racism and amplifying the lived experiences of arts & STEM practitioners, administrators, and entrepreneurs of color by creating research guided by our programmatic, consulting, and development departments. We help add to the conversations that directly affect the work ABC provides.
ABC acknowledges that knowledge is critical to making informed business decisions, but the resources necessary to make those informed decisions remain out of sight in businesses and organizations rooted in or led by communities of color. Our researchers know a significant gap remains and provide research that improves the organization with implications for our community and society. Researchers work with leaders in each department, looking inward to enhance development, consulting, and action projects while providing insight into current issues in POC communities and the larger arts and STEM fields.
Every ABC effort goes through our Research team, improving how we program, fundraise, and consult with people and organizations. Our action-oriented researchers work with two main frameworks:
Human Relations Management Theory — This theory suggests employee productivity and motivation can increase when positive social bonds, individual acknowledgment, and improved working conditions are present.
Race Equity Theory — This theory encourages consideration of the lived experiences of people often marginalized by society.
Current Research
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EXPLORATORY STUDY ON COMMUNITY-CENTRIC FUNDRAISING (CCF) IN THE ARTS
Research’s new RACIAL EQUITY IN ARTS FUNDING Research track serves two primary goals:
1) To problematize white, patriarchal funding processes and tools undergirding the exclusive circulation of assets in philanthropy.
2) To amplify practices utilized by historically marginalized communities to tactically and systematically realize equitable funding in the sphere of arts and culture.
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FISCAL SPONSORSHIP LITERATURE REVIEW
Commencing with a literature review synthesizing available field research, we are announcing a new fiscal sponsorship research track to:
1) Examine the field’s history, current and developing practices, and critiques of transactional and extractive models.
2) Highlight practitioners in the field partnering and building resources with POC-led and -serving grassroots groups, movements, and projects through a deep equity lens.
Report Forthcoming
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STUDY ON BLACK ARTS ECOSYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND
In order to more deeply understand the struggles faced by Black arts entrepreneurs, in particular, our research team seeks:
1) To document and analyze specific economic disadvantages created by the articulation of racial and labor biases in Black arts ecosystems in the New York metropolitan area and other U.S. jurisdictions.
2) To explore how members of Black arts ecosystems navigate these adverse circumstances and how this work can be better supported by philanthropy and government policy.
Report Forthcoming
Key Takeaways for Nonprofit Leaders and Fundraisers
The Narrative Change for Racial Equity in Nonprofit Funding report offers inspiration and guidance for resource builders in the arts and culture field—and beyond—who are striving to realize greater racial equity in their strategies and tactics. It also offers provocations and questions toward strengthening the efficacy and impact of this work. "Key Takeaways for Arts and Culture Nonprofit Leaders and Fundraisers" summarizes core findings and questions, and provides guidance for locating anecdotes and case studies by thematic categories.
Click below to read the full takeaway summary!
Key Takeaways for Arts and Culture Funders and Donors
The Narrative Change for Racial Equity in Nonprofit Funding report offers inspiration and guidance for resource builders in the arts and culture field—and beyond—who are striving to realize greater racial equity in their strategies and tactics. It also offers provocations and questions toward strengthening the efficacy and impact of this work. "Key Takeaways for Arts and Culture Nonprofit Leaders and Fundraisers" summarizes core findings and questions, and provides guidance for locating anecdotes and case studies by thematic categories.
Click below to read the full takeaway summary!
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Research Notes is a bi-yearly research newsletter with the latest updates on our current research and how it impacts communities of color concerning fiscal sponsorship, fundraising, arts and STEM businesses and organizations, and more!
Past Research
