I suggest that art and art alone can be credited with our erect stance, or with our attempts – even bowed – to stand erect.

Maya Angelou

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NEW research on Bright Spots in the cultural sector from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and Helicon. Download PDF
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Holly Sidford's keynote address on Bright Spots at the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation conference on April 8, 2011. Download PDF

Helicon's original research on Bright Spots was commissioned by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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Fusing Art, Culture and Social Change Report by Holly Sidford on issues of equity in arts philanthropy, commissioned by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Read More