From Chattanooga to Indianapolis, some of America’s brightest community arts leaders gather for a brainstorm on COVID-era innovation. Communities from coast to coast are feeling the effects of COVID-19 in countless ways. At Tom Tom, we believe that there’s a more pressing need for connection and conversation among peer community leaders than ever before. What specific struggles are they facing? Which of their turn-on-a-dime efforts have been fruitful? And how do nonprofits, who rely heavily on fundraising to cover operating costs, survive with asks for support coming from all sectors? Our new Virtual Roundtable series assembles small groups to share struggles and exchange solutions. Last week, our inaugural roundtable convened nine arts leaders to discuss innovative fundraising tactics, shifts in sales strategies, and ways that artists and institutions can pivot to an online world. See an excerpt from the discussion below. If you’d like to join us for our next arts roundtable, or a roundtable focusing on another theme related to innovation in America’s cities (economic development, education, justice, etc.), please reach out to programs@tomtomfoundation.org. Meet the Arts Roundtable Participants: Rhonda Bellamy, Executive Director, Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County (Wilmington, NC) Melani Douglass, Director of Public Programs,National Museum of Women in the Arts and Founder, Family Arts Museum (Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD) Celeste Fetta, Director of Education, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA) Marina Granger, Founder, The Artist Advisory (New York, NY) Shane Morrow, Executive Director, Responsible Initiatives for Social Empowerment (Chattanooga, TN) Lisa Murch, Director of Art Education, Mural Arts Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) Paul Rucker, iCubed Arts Research Fellow, Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) Marlon Torres, Executive Director, North Carolina Arts in Action (Chapel Hill, NC) Jim Walker, Executive Director, Big Car Collaborative (Indianapolis, IN) Facilitator: Ben Brock Wilkes, Program Manager, Tom Tom Foundation

How can collaboration uplift your city’s small business and startup landscape? Communities from coast to coast are feeling the effects of COVID-19 in countless ways. At Tom Tom, we believe that there’s a more pressing need for connection and conversation among peer community leaders than ever before. What specific struggles are they facing? Which of their turn-on-a-dime efforts have been fruitful? And how do nonprofits, who rely heavily on fundraising to cover operating costs, survive with asks for support coming from all sectors? Last week, our entrepreneurial roundtable brought together economic developers, accelerators, startup champions and more, who are working tirelessly to buoy their cities’ entrepreneurial ecosystems. See a few highlights from the discussion below. If you’d like to join us for our next entrepreneurship roundtable, or a roundtable focusing on another theme related to innovation in America’s cities (economic development, education, justice, etc.), please reach out to programming@tomtomfoundation.org. Meet the Justice Roundtable Participants: Grace Belangia, Executive Director and Founding Member, the Clubhou.se (Augusta, GA) Derrick Braziel, Cofounder and Managing Partner, MORTAR Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Erin Burcham, Director of Talent Solutions, Roanoke Regional Partnership (Roanoke, VA) Ric Cavender, Executive Director, Charleston Main Streets (Charleston, WV) Lindsey Cox, Program Manager and Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce – Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Washington, DC) Elizabeth Cromwell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce (Charlottesville, VA) Enoch Elwell, Founder, CO.STARTERS (Chattanooga, TN) Leah Fremouw, Vice President, Director of Marketing and Community Impact, Virginia Community Capital (Richmond, VA) Kian Kamas, Chief of Economic Development, City of Tulsa – Office of the Mayor (Tulsa, OK) Adam Klein, Chief Strategist, American Underground/Director of Strategy, Capitol Broadcasting Company (Durham, NC) Jena Roscoe, First Senior Vice President, Chief of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Operation HOPE (Washington, DC) Marcus Shaw, Executive Director, The Company Lab (Chattanooga, TN) Sean Washington, Senior Business Development Manager, City of Norfolk (Norfolk, VA) Cecilia Wessinger, Principal/Founder, Mass Collaboration (Tulsa, OK) Tom Tom: (Facilitator) Paul Beyer, Executive Director, Tom Tom Foundation (Charlottesville, VA) (Facilitator) Ben Wilkes, Program Manager, Tom Tom Foundation (Charlottesville, VA)

So many programs are virtual now. How can we advocate for their value? Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and their funders have had to make hard decisions about what defines an essential service. When push comes to shove, arts and humanities organizations are often left behind. We invited leaders from our original Arts Roundtable, as well as others from around the country, to talk about tracking impact in the virtual space. To kick off the session, Dr. Janelle Junkin gave a short presentation about her consultation work with the Armed Services Arts Partnership, a D.C.-based organization that provides community building exercises and growth opportunities for veterans and families of the military. Over the past year and a half, Janelle designed a program impact evaluation for A.S.A.P.—then coronavirus happened. Please find an excerpt from the discussion below. If you’d like to help us organize a roundtable on an issue impacting your city or cities around the country, please reach out to programs@tomtomfoundation.org. Participants: Chelsea Thaler, Director of Programming, Ocean City Film Festival (Ocean City, MD) Janelle Junkin, Researcher, Consultant, and Music Therapist (Philadelphia, PA) Ebony Lumumba, Associate Professor and Department Chair of English & Modern Languages, Tougaloo College (Jackson, MS) Enjoli Moon, Founder and Creative Director, Afrikana Film Festival; Assistant Curator of Film, Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) Patti Pan, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, RevArt (Charlottesville, VA) Dwandalyn Reece, Curator of Music and Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, DC) Emily Smith, Executive Director, 1708 Gallery (Richmond, VA) Marlon Torres, Executive Director, NC Arts in Action (Durham, NC) Jim Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Big Car Collaborative (Indianapolis, IN) Tom Tom Foundation Rachel Baker, Summit Director Ben Wilkes, Program Manager

The gap is widening. What can we do about it? Communities from coast to coast are feeling the effects of Covid-19 in countless ways. At Tom Tom, we believe there’s a more pressing need for connection and conversation among peer community leaders than ever before. What specific struggles are they facing? Which of their turn-on-a-dime efforts have been fruitful? And how do we keep students engaged in this climate? Our Virtual Roundtable series assembles small groups to share struggles and exchange solutions. Our Education Equity Virtual Roundtable brought together teachers, administrators, nonprofit leaders and more, who are working tirelessly to serve students and families in this crucial moment. See a few highlights from the discussion below. If you’d like to join us for our next education roundtable, or a roundtable focusing on another theme related to innovation in America’s cities (justice, the arts, business, etc.), please reach out to programming@tomtomfoundation.com. Participants Meredith Barousse, Program Manager, YouthForce NOLA (New Orleans, LA) Hilary Beard, Author, Trainer, and Personal Development Coach (Philadelphia, PA) Sherry Bryant, Secondary Social Studies Educator, Charlottesville City Schools (Charlottesville, VA) Mary Coleman, Executive Director, City of Promise (Charlottesville, VA) Duanecia Evans, Chief of Staff, Teach for America (Washington, DC) Daniel Fairley, II, Youth Opportunity Coordinator, City of Charlottesville (Charlottesville, VA) Stacy Johnson, Executive Director, La Paz (Chattanooga, TN) Jill Levine, Chief of Innovation & School Choice, Hamilton County Schools (Chattanooga, TN) Ginger Spickler, Chief of Staff, Crosstown High (Memphis, TN) Emma Violand-Sanchez, Founder, The Dream Project (Arlington, VA) Tom Tom Foundation Rachel Baker, Summit Director Ben Wilkes, Program Manager (facilitator)

We used to pride ourselves on packing houses. How do we stay alive when we can’t do that anymore? You’ve seen your favorite local arts organization close its doors, cancel its gatherings, and postpone its programs. You’ve probably also seen them offer programs online: virtual museum or gallery tours, artists talks, livestream concerts, and other ways of delivering content virtually. But the question that is worrying many of these organizations now is, how long can the arts survive in the virtual world? We invited arts and culture leaders from across the country to talk about what’s keeping them afloat, and what will do so in the days to come. See an excerpt of our conversation below! Participants Maria Belcher, Executive Director, FestivALL (Charleston, WV) Rhonda Bellamy, Executive Director, Arts Council of Wilmington (Wilmington, NC) Krista Bradley, Director of Programs and Resources, Association of Performing Arts Professionals (Washington, DC) Kristen Chiacchia, Executive Director & Chief Curator, Second Street Gallery (Charlottesville, VA) Amy Grossman, President & Chief Executive Officer, The North Carolina Folk Festival (Greensboro, NC) Bill Martin, Director, The Valentine (Richmond, VA) Janet Starke, Executive Director, Virginia Commission for the Arts (Richmond, VA) Marlon Torres, NC Arts in Action (Durham, NC) Tom Tom Foundation Rachel Baker, Summit Director Ben Wilkes, Program Manager

“I hate when people say, ‘I can’t wait to go back to normal.’ If you’re a black person, a brown person, a woman, or any person that’s in the margins, you know that ‘normal’ has never been your friend. We can’t afford to go back to that.” Communities from coast to coast are feeling the effects of COVID-19 in countless ways. At Tom Tom, we believe that there’s a more pressing need for connection and conversation among peer community leaders than ever before. What specific struggles are they facing? Which of their turn-on-a-dime efforts have been fruitful? And how do nonprofits, who rely heavily on fundraising to cover operating costs, survive with asks for support coming from all sectors? Last week, our justice roundtable brought together a dozen advocates, organizers, and experts who are working tirelessly to reform the system and to help incarcerated individuals as well as those who have been released. See an excerpt from the discussion below. If you’d like to join us for our next justice roundtable, or a roundtable focusing on another theme related to innovation in America’s cities (economic development, education, justice, etc.), please reach out to programming@tomtomfoundation.org. Meet the Justice Roundtable Participants: Sue Ellen Allen, Founder, Reinventing Reentry (Phoenix, AZ) Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director, EmancipateNC (Durham, NC) Nora Demleitner, Professor of Law, Washington & Lee University (Lexington, VA) Chris Fitz, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Advoz: Mediation & Restorative Justice (Lancaster, PA) Harold Folley, Community Organizer, Legal Aid Justice Center (Charlottesville, VA) Jasmine Heiss, Campaign Director – In Our Backyards, Vera Institute of Justice (Philadelphia, PA) Chas Moore, Executive Director, Austin Justice Coalition (Austin, TX) Stephanie Morales, Commonwealth’s Attorney, City of Portsmouth, VA (Portsmouth, VA) Joanne Page, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Fortune Society (New York, NY) Melba Pearson, Candidate, Miami-Dade State Attorney, and Former Deputy Director, ACLU of Florida (Miami, FL) Josh Spickler, Executive Director, Just City – Memphis (Memphis, TN) Erika Viccellio, Executive Director, The Fountain Fund (Charlottesville, VA) Sheba Williams, Executive Director, Nolef Turns, Inc. (Richmond, VA) Tom Tom: Rachel Baker, Summit Director, Tom Tom Foundation (Charlottesville, VA) (Facilitator) Ben Wilkes, Program Manager, Tom Tom Foundation (Charlottesville, VA)