{"id":29361,"date":"2021-09-14T19:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T19:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=29361"},"modified":"2022-08-29T19:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:31:16","slug":"the-catalyst-fund-incubator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/grant-programs\/the-catalyst-fund-incubator\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catalyst Fund Incubator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Catalyst-Fund-Incubator-League-Logo-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><strong><strong><em>Made possible with support from the&nbsp;Mellon&nbsp;Foundation with additional support from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the 20 orchestras awarded Catalyst Fund Incubator grants! <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/twenty-u-s-orchestras-to-receive-three-year-catalyst-fund-incubator-grants-incorporating-elements-from-high-tech-incubator-models-to-accelerate-organizational-inclusivity-and-field-wide-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the press release<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Catalyst Fund Incubator Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization neither happens overnight, nor can be achieved by simply adding more people of color, women, or LGBTQIA+ people to the staff or board to increase representation. People must feel seen, heard, and meaningfully empowered within the organization to make change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To assist orchestras in creating more equitable, diverse, and inclusive cultures, the League has designed the next phase of The Catalyst Fund to incorporate elements from technology incubator models, such as supporting the development of new ideas through mentorship and guidance, and connection to peer communities engaged in similar developmental processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grant Recipients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The following orchestras were selected for The Catalyst Fund Incubator program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Atlanta Symphony Orchestra<\/li><li>Charleston Symphony Orchestra<\/li><li>Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras<\/li><li>Hawai\u02bbi Symphony Orchestra<\/li><li>Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra<\/li><li>Jacksonville Symphony<\/li><li>Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra<\/li><li>Minnesota Orchestra<\/li><li>Napa Valley Youth Symphony<\/li><li>New Jersey Symphony<\/li><li>Orchestra Lumos<\/li><li>San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory<\/li><li>South Dakota Symphony Orchestra<\/li><li>Symphony Tacoma<\/li><li>Chicago Philharmonic<\/li><li>Louisville Orchestra<\/li><li>Walla Walla Symphony<\/li><li>Winston-Salem Symphony<\/li><li>Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra<\/li><li>Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-293610\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Program Components<\/h4><div id=\"ac-293610\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three years of grant support totaling $75,000, enabling successful applicants to work with a professional EDI consultant to create a plan and conduct activities that will assist the orchestra in achieving its vision of a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organizational culture<\/li><li>A peer learning community that includes both online and in-person discussion forums, and convenes formally two times per grant year, to help orchestras brainstorm, strategize, and share progress and challenges with others who are working to improve the culture at their organizations using an EDI lens<\/li><li>Sequenced curricular modules to support orchestras in building their capacity to create and sustain an organizational cultural that facilitates the change they seek<\/li><li>Mentorship and guidance from convening faculty and guests, League staff, and other EDI experts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-293611\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Program Priorities<\/h4><div id=\"ac-293611\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>A key focus of orchestras participating in The Catalyst Fund Incubator is to build capacity to attract new resources for their EDI work such as funding, staff, board members, musicians, and other community partnerships, to support their work of embedding EDI into all aspects of the organization, including financial and artistic planning, civic engagement activities and plans, and business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-293612\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Further Resources<\/h4><div id=\"ac-293612\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/the-catalyst-fund-incubator-resource-guide\/\"><strong>Resource Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/the-catalyst-fund-incubator-rfp-guide-template\/\">RFP Guide &amp; Template<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/the-catalyst-fund-incubator-edi-consultant-list\/\">EDI Consultant List<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/catalyst-fund-alumni\/\"><strong>Catalyst Fund Pilot Program Grantees<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:catalyst@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>catalyst@americanorchestras.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Catalyst Fund Incubator is made possible with support from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mellon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mellon Foundation<\/a><\/strong> with additional support from the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pmangellfamfound.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul M. Angell Family Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-dark-color has-blue-light-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-1024x363.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33086\" width=\"-46\" height=\"-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-1536x544.png 1536w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mellon_Logomark_Lockup_Black-2048x726.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-style-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pmangellfamfound.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AngellLogo_2019-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Paul M. Angell Family Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-21410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AngellLogo_2019-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AngellLogo_2019-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AngellLogo_2019-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AngellLogo_2019.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Banner: A participant from a Catalyst Fund grantee orchestra speaks about the orchestra&#8217;s work <em>at the League\u2019s 2019 National Conference in Nashville. 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