On a recent Friday, more than a dozen nonprofit arts leaders logged into Zoom for a weekly discussion about the joys and challenges of running their organizations. Formed during the Covid-19 pandemic, the virtual meeting has served as a space where attendees can share resources with one another—from props to recent news to new grant opportunities—and invite each other to upcoming events.

It has also served as an outlet for the metro Atlanta arts executives to discuss how they’re each navigating ongoing funding challenges. From corporate sponsors to local, state, and national grants, annual funding they could previously set their watch by has contracted significantly in recent years. The resulting budget cuts come as arts participation remains below pre-Covid numbers, but labor and materi

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