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The AVPN conference plans to livestream their session, “Learning from failure in philanthropy,” from Bali on June 23 at 8:45 CEST.

“In this event, our panelists will answer the following questions:”

What has been the Asian experience of this?
Which funders and social investors have engaged with these questions?
How do they adapt their strategy and put resources behind learning to profit from mistakes
What kind of cultural changes are necessary for them to become genuine learning organisations?
What are some of the examples of best practice in learning from failures and how can these be adapted by other organisations

Panelists include Akhil Shahani (Shahani Group), Jennifer Chen (The Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation), Stefan Schaefers (King Baudouin Foundation), Sumit Joshi (Lorinet Foundation), and Andrew Milner (Alliance).

Register for the livestream here.

From The Phoenix Newspaper: “A new start-up called Ad Astra has launched, becoming the UK’s first non-fungible token (NFT) agency that specialises in connecting artists, art collectors and galleries with end-to-end NFT services.”

“The company intends to break down the entry barriers for many artists who have the desire, but not the resources, to create and sell innovative NFTs that fully utilise the potential of the medium.”

“Emily Wigoder, CEO and founder of Ad Astra said, ‘The possibilities of the NFT world are endless, and yet, many artists, galleries and traditional art collectors are holding back from entering this space.’

‘Upon investigation, we found that the costs, complications and perceived risks with the NFT space were stopping initially interested artists and art enthusiasts from benefitting from the many opportunities that are available. This is exactly why we created Ad Astra – a turn-key NFT creation agency that has a passion for both traditional art and NFTs, and believes that the art world and its artists belong in the art and technology of the future.'”

Read the full article here.

“Staffers in institutions got time, space and money to address fragile business models and secure their futures,” said author Susan Jones. “In contrast, exclusive and short-term emergency arts funding schemes for freelance artists failed to address their livelihood needs.”

Jones’ analyzes how, “the lives and artistic prospects of many artists positively improved in pandemic conditions offers clues to the substantial shifts in arts infrastructures necessary to honour and sustain the talents and vibrancy of the diverse artists’ constituency in future.”

Read the full article here.

“Dear Ms. Scott,” said Amber Hamilton, Executive Director of Memphis Music Initiative. “What do you say to someone whose investment and commitment to trust Black leaders has changed the game for over a dozen organizations and thousands of young people with one gift? If this ever reaches you, I’d like to spend a moment talking about not just gratitude and impact, but feelings.”

She continues to say they, “humbly accept this gift, and would be remiss if we didn’t express how much it has catalyzed our dreams and renewed our spirits.”

“…we can breathe. We can dream. We can invest in other Black- and brown-led work, because these leaders absolutely deserve the same sense of freedom. We can use our energy to shape new programming, instead of watching legacy organizations continue to be fed by a machine that privileges them. We can rest.”

Read the full letter here.