Leveraging a Network for Equity (LANE)

Program Type: Organizational capacity-building program

Program Duration: Four-year journey

Overview:
NPN recognizes that there are significant racial and geographic barriers to the organizational health of many Partners. LANE addresses this inequity by amplifying the leadership of organizations of color and rural organizations through a multi-year capacity-building initiative.

Primary Goals:

• Build organizational capacity to thrive
• Amplify leadership of organizations of color
• Amplify leadership of rural organizations
• Address racial and geographic inequities
• Transform the arts and culture field toward equity and justice

Program Components:

• Four-year organizational journey
• Practical tools and concepts for transformation
• Cohort-based peer learning and support
• Leadership development
• Podcast: "TACtile: A Practical Guide to Transforming Arts & Culture"

Alpha Cohort (2018-2022):

1. Carpetbag Theatre (Knoxville, TN)
2. Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas (Seattle, WA)
3. Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana / MACLA (San Jose, CA)
4. Myrna Loy Center (Helena, MT)
5. Junebug Productions (New Orleans, LA)
6. Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center (Denver, CO)

Eligibility:

• Organizations of color
• Rural organizations
• NPN Partners

"TACtile: A Practical Guide to Transforming Arts & Culture"

• Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify
• Features stories of transformation from LANE participants