ALJP Consulting

Professionals and leaders who care about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in organizations are facing a critical question: Is DEI dead in the U.S.? https://lnkd.in/eaNCZ4vq

"The Lasting Change We Need: The question isn’t whether we can break out of theatre’s dominant paradigms, but how—and who will lead the charge." by Jocelyn Prince, Owner and Principal at ALJP Consulting for American Theatre magazine. https://lnkd.in/gyqiDNFg

"The arts are not a nicety. The arts are a necessity,” Barsdate told NPQ. “The arts help people and places to thrive. And so, there’s a vested public interest and public benefits that accrue from a healthy, thriving arts sector. So, for example, a $43 million investment in the Division of Arts and Culture in Florida yields a $5.8 billion economic footprint for the nonprofit arts sector in the state of Florida….It supports more than 90,000 full-time jobs. More than $3 billion in household income.…So, there’s an economic benefit to investing in the arts.” https://lnkd.in/gAeKxJvg

"On the next U.S. census and future federal government forms, the list of checkboxes for a person's race and ethnicity is officially getting longer. The Biden administration has approved proposals for a new response option for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box that appears under a reformatted question that asks: "What is your race and/or ethnicity?" https://lnkd.in/eFZVKxdD

Read "The Lasting Change We Need" by ALJP's Jocelyn Prince in American Theatre magazine's Summer 2024 print issue, hitting mailboxes now!

Watch ALJP Consulting's Jocelyn Prince speak at the June 2024 TCG national conference Theatre Futures discussion facilitated by Lane Harwell, Senior Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression at the Ford Foundation, with panelists Martine Kei Green-Rogers, Dean of The Theatre School at DePaul University; Pennymaria Jackson, Director of Marketing and Communications at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; and Charlique Rolle, President of the Black Arts and Culture Alliance of Chicago. https://lnkd.in/grDpYhaE