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Local arts groups praise Thrive funding, urge longer-term support and transition help
Summary
Representatives of several longtime Austin arts nonprofits thanked the commission for Thrive grants and urged the city to adopt a long-term cultural investment strategy, transitional supports for grant alumni and reconsider a two-cycle limit for eligibility.
Four representatives from Austin arts nonprofits addressed the commission during public communication to describe how Thrive grants have helped stabilize organizations and to request deeper, longer-term supports.
Donovan Jones, executive director of the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus, credited Thrive with helping the chorus hire its first full-time executive director and invest in strategic marketing and infrastructure. “Thrive is what broke that cycle for us,” Jones said,…
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