The Social Impact Fellow will become part of a team that is driving the mission of one of the state’s most legendary venue for the performing arts—New Jersey’s equivalent of Carnegie Hall, Newark Symphony Hall (NSH). The fellow will assist the CEO of NSH with research to advance the objective of increased public sector funding and corporate philanthropy support for Black-led institutions. Accordingly, the research will present NSH as a case study of the necessity for equity in the allocation of public sector funding of the arts and other programmatic areas—foci impacting the lives of historically marginalized communities. Where disinvestment has occurred in supporting those institutions, the historical negative impacts will be quantified and, where possible, recommendations for compensating and corrective funding and equitable policies will be estimated and identified. 

This role will seek to leverage several core competency categories of the GradFUTURES framework: Research & Data Analysis; Leadership & Collaboration; Writing & Public Speaking; and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The fellow will hone written and verbal communication skills through presenting his/her findings to NSH staff and submitting a written insights paper. Finally, the fellow will be included in various organizational meetings and collaborations to learn about the public policy-making process and state appropriations.