The Create Equity 2031 Campaign
We want to encourage government bodies, local authorities, public funders, trusts, foundations and major commercial sponsors to distribute their funds equitably. We’re calling for more accountability for fair funding and will challenge funders where they take no action. We ask funders to share their learning with the wider world in order to make change visible, reframe the conversation and level-up the funding landscape.
“The potential for impact investing to deliver racially equitable funding is huge, but there is inherent inertia. To date no funding system in the UK has delivered racially equitable outcomes. For the potential to be realised, inequities in decision-making power must be addressed. Who makes decisions, what they define as important and how those definitions are interpreted must be on the table before we can develop funding systems which are racially equitable.”
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EXPLORE THE LATEST FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AT CREATE EQUITY AND BEYONDCreate Equity’s social mission...
The arts divided cannot stand
The UK’s growing Black, Asian and minority ethnic population* inevitably means that the racial...
Responses to ACE National Portfolio funding expose systemic racism
It appears Arts Council England (ACE) has achieved a significant improvement in the proportion of...
I don’t hate the Arts Council
Through almost monthly blogs, articles and talks on social media over the last two years, I have...
Cost-of-living crisis: how will it impact diversity in the arts?
A few weeks ago, I read an article on the crisis facing the arts which prompted me to think about...
Is ACE’s diversity strategy – and reporting – fit for purpose?
Reading Arts Council England’s latest Equality, Diversity and Inclusion data report 2020-21, it...
Why levelling up shouldn’t mean levelling down on diversity
How will Arts Council England square the circle of delivering increased funding to regions outside...
What can impact investment contribute to race equity?
Not every business owner in the UK is in the same position today. If you’re a white entrepreneur...
Addressing the Inequity of Funding Decisions
Why we need to build mature partnerships between Black-led organisations and funders. There are...
Money Is Not The Answer For Black Artists And Creative Entrepreneurs.
I recently watched Nick Broomfield’s documentary ‘Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders...
Whose “lived experience” matters most?
There is a new belief that any debate about racial inequality – its causes, impacts and solution -...
Is racial equity a zero-sum game?
The question of whether increased funding to Black-led organisations necessarily would mean less...
Why Funders Must Pledge To Fund Equitably
I was optimistic about the possibility for change to the stark and urgent problem of only 2.4% of...
Funding BAME Creativity
Exploring The New Normal Two weeks ago I produced an online event with MeWe360 'Funding BAME...
Can using public money to develop BAME entrepreneurs be in the public interest if it makes them wealthy too?
1. The challenge Setting up projects which develop BAME creative businesses – through which the...