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We'll Need Strong Arts Organizations to Get Through Covid-19
“At their best, arts and culture organizations help us experience joy, connect with one another, celebrate our shared humanity, and reckon w
Rick Moyers
Jul 19, 2020


Letting Go of the Lost Cause
So long as Virginians allow the Lost Cause narrative to define and divide us, we remain trapped in the past.
Rick Moyers
Aug 2, 2019


Lessons Learned as Board Chair
Like many newly elected chairs, I was honored but also viewed the responsibility with trepidation. I had led committees and advisory groups,
Rick Moyers
Mar 28, 2019


Four Signs Your Board Is Ready to Put Equity on the Table
Boards that are serious about diversity need to prepare themselves for a conversation and a self-examination that is much broader than brain
Rick Moyers
Feb 23, 2019


Is Your Board Ready to Work on Diversity?
Several months ago, I met with the governance committee of an all-white board that was considering me as a potential facilitator for their a
Rick Moyers
Jan 19, 2019


On Resolutions and Writer's Block
When I first began thinking about leaving institutional philanthropy, friends warned me that I needed to be prepared for my life to change.
Rick Moyers
Dec 30, 2018


We Need More Checkbook Philanthropy
“Checkbook philanthropist” has become a pejorative, and that’s a shame. Simply writing checks to effective organizations doing important wor
Rick Moyers
Feb 14, 2018


Diverse Boards Make Better Decisions. So Why Are So Many So White?
This piece was first posted on this blog on February 23, 2017 and was updated and republished in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on January...
Rick Moyers
Jan 10, 2018


A Postcard from the Old Dominion
Since moving back to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley a few months ago, I’ve been noticing how things have changed in the nearly three...
Rick Moyers
Sep 19, 2017


What I Want to Do
I’m writing this post from my home in Staunton, Virginia (the town where I was born, about three hours south of DC in the Shenandoah...
Rick Moyers
Aug 8, 2017
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