Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think
A response to a recent article on high stakes donor collaborations, highlighting the New York Merger, Acquisition, and Collaboration Fund.
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The Commodification of Architecture
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The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
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There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact.
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
America must invest in art and imaginative capacity.