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Cool Culture

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, USA
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
2001
Annual Budget : 
$1-5M
Populations Served: 
Families
African-American
Latino/Hispanic
Asian-American
Low Income
Children and Youth
All Populations
About Us
Mission: 

Cool Culture exists to ensure that families of color, and families facing poverty have access to the cultural resources that all people need to thrive. We act in service of ensuring that families have resources and tools for joy and healing, self and collective expression; to celebrate their heritage and give voice to their stories; make connections across culture; and to take individual and collective action to secure a more just society for future generations.

Programs: 

Cool Culture programs operate at the citywide and neighborhood level. Across NYC, Cool Culture connects a community network of over 50,000 families, educators from 450 early childhood centers and schools, and hundreds of museum staff from 90+ cultural institutions. We offer families free access to our partner cultural institutions, multilingual programs, resources and large-scale Family Festivals. We collaborate with educators through Seminars and Workshops designed to build family engagement and equitable learning environments; and we support museum staff to develop relationships with historically marginalized communities through co-design of programs and Cool Culture’s  Family Audience Data Project. In our Neighborhood-based Initiatives, families participate in art activations in their schools and at museums; form Cool Culture Clubs to tour cultural institutions, create art, and, build community. They also curate exhibits and co-design Family Festivals in cultural venues for the larger community of families––all in collaboration with educators, museum staff, and local artists.

Why Work For Us?: 

We are a small and resourceful team that wears multiple hats, understands the importance of being agile and nimble in achieving our mission. The ideal candidate has a practice that is informed by a racial equity framework, and a deep understanding of equity and social justice that is actively integrated into their practice. We believe that our organizational culture must embody the change we want to see in the world. In line with this, they should enjoy working in an environment that privileges collaboration and interdependence over hierarchical structures and autonomy. They will also  thrive in a small, fast-paced environment, and have an eye for identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement in our work. If this sounds like you, keep reading!

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industry: 
Nonprofit