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## [From One White Male Leader to Another, Anti-Racism is a Core Leadership Competency](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/one-white-male-leader-anti-racism-core-leadership-competency)
By [Tim Cynova](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/tim-cynova)
September 10th, 2020
With my heart pounding out of my chest and feeling an urge to vomit, I raised my hand and then watched as the microphone was tossed across the cavernous room towards me. There I was, shakily holding one of those foam box microphones and standing in a room of some of the most recognized CEOs and companies in the U.S. I then opened my mouth hoping audible words would form as I nervously said that I didn’t think the Conscious Capitalism movement would be sustainable if it didn’t confront capitalism’s role in perpetuating racism and oppression.
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## [Fractured Atlas Phone Support: How It Works and How Artists Can Use It Best](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/fractured-atlas-phone-support)
By [Aisha Jordan](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/aisha-jordan)
September 8th, 2020
In this digital age where our cellphones are our computers and Twitter gives us the news of the day, it can feel very refreshing to hear a live person on the phone when you are trying to get in touch. At the same time, it can be a bit frustrating when you cannot get through nor receive an instant response.
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## [Grant Review Requests: What They Are and What to Expect](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/grant-review-requests-what-they-are-and-what-to-expect)
By [Lauren Lattimore](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/lauren-lattimore)
September 8th, 2020
Grants! Grants! Grants! Everyone loves the idea of receiving a nice juicy grant award to subsidize their project’s expenses. Who doesn’t?! Grants can give you access to way more funding than you might be able to raise through individual donations or a crowdfunding campaign. They can even sometimes give you access to institutional support or advice in addition to funding.
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## [Responding to Inappropriate Interview Questions](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/responding-to-inappropriate-interview-questions)
By [Nina Berman](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/nina-berman)
September 7th, 2020
We all have job interview horror stories. Mine have included interviewing for a gallery communications position where the interviewers spent the hour complaining to one another about how dysfunctional the gallery was, getting ghosted by the HR representative I was supposed to meet with, and having an interview for a retail job consist entirely of taking pictures of me instead of asking any questions about my experience (I could say RIP American Apparel, but I wouldn’t mean it). A major feature of bad interviews is the inappropriate question. The interviewer asks you something that doesn’t quite feel right, that doesn’t relate to the job, and that makes you divulge something about yourself that you don’t want to (and shouldn’t have to) share. It’s hard to know exactly how to respond to these inappropriate interview questions, especially when you really need a job. And right now, a lot of people really need a job.
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## [A Different COVID Haircut](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/a-different-covid-haircut)
By [Tim Cynova](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/tim-cynova)
August 11th, 2020
Someone recently asked me, “When do you think we can start pushing our teams to achieve pre-pandemic performance levels again, I mean, it’s been five months?” This past March in North America a giant remote work experiment began for many as an Adrenaline-fueled sprint. Organizations raced to get workers set up with home offices, stores sold out of computer monitors and tablets, and internet providers were inundated with rush requests to set up new or upgraded access. Coworkers helped each other learn how to use Zoom, access files on the physical server still located in their office, and move money without the ability to access check stock. The thought for many was, “let’s hunker down for a bit until this blows over. We’ll see each other back in the office in a few weeks, maybe a month or two, tops.” That moment feels like it was a lifetime ago.
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## [Thank You, Pallavi & Shawn! Fractured Atlas Enters a New Phase of Our Experiment in Shared Leadership](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/new-phase-shared-leadership)
By [Fractured Atlas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/fractured-atlas)
August 11th, 2020
It is with a mixture of sadness and profound thanks that we say farewell to Shawn Anderson and Pallavi Sharma later this month. After nearly a year of planning and preparation, Shawn and Pallavi will be departing Fractured Atlas on August 31 to pursue new opportunities and new challenges. With their departure, the four-person shared, non-hierarchical leadership team will become a two-person leadership team. Lauren Ruffin and Tim Cynova will stay on in their co-CEO roles, continuing to guide the organization and engaging in the exploration of new structures of leadership and decision-making begun several years ago.
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## [Pay Transparency is Anti-Racist](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/pay-transparency-anti-racist)
By [Nina Berman](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/nina-berman)
July 14th, 2020
We’re in a moment where workplaces are having more serious conversations about how to become more equitable, less racist, less oppressive. If you aren’t in management, HR, or operations, it can feel like you’re waiting around for the decision-makers at your organization to implement change, however long-overdue.
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## [Restructuring To Better Serve Our Community: Case Study](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/restructuring-to-better-serve-our-community-case-study)
By [Nina Berman](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/nina-berman)
July 10th, 2020
Innovation is essential for supporting artists and arts organizations. If we aren’t able to adapt to changing times, to find new and better ways of working, we aren’t able to serve our community to our fullest extent.
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## [How We Work Virtually: Aisha Jordan](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/how-we-work-virtually-aisha-jordan)
By [Nina Berman](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/nina-berman)
July 6th, 2020
Fractured Atlas tries to be transparent about How We Work. Especially when it comes to the transition we made to becoming a fully distributed team. Over three years, we slowly wound down the number of people coming into our Manhattan office, and in late 2019, we fully flipped the switch. Here’s what it looked like for us to transition to a virtual team.
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## [Arts, Nonprofit, and Advocacy Leaders Weigh in on the Future, Structural Change, and Optimism](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/arts-nonprofit-advocacy-leaders-future-structural-change-and-optimism)
By [Nina Berman](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/nina-berman)
June 16th, 2020
In response to massive upheavals in the arts, nonprofit, and social justice sectors as a result of COVID-19, Tim Cynova (Chief Operating Officer at Fractured Atlas) and Lauren Ruffin (Chief External Relations Officer), recognized that we need to be talking to each other. In the arts and nonprofit sectors, we need to hear about how other institutions are managing crises and uncertainty, and how they are envisioning our future. So, they started talking to their colleagues.
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