CERF+ Receives Transformative Gift from the Windgate Foundation
Earlier this month, the Windgate Foundation trustees announced a $4,000,000 gift to CERF+’s endowment at the Arkansas Community Foundation in honor of Cornelia Carey’s 25+ years of service as CERF+’s executive director. During her tenure, Carey has guided CERF+’s...
Protecting Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage: A Special Report on Cultural Recovery
Dr. Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large, joined the CERF+ board for lunch during their spring meeting in Washington D.C. on April 26. The insight he shared with respect to Russia’s attack on Ukrainian culture and our collective...
CERF+ Executive Director to Step Down in Fall 2022
After 25+ years of leadership at CERF+, Cornelia Carey has announced that she will step down as executive director in October 2022. During her tenure, Carey has guided CERF+ through extraordinary growth and evolution from its early years as a grassroots mutual aid...
CERF+ – the Artists Safety Net Provides Testimony on Creative Economy to U.S. House Committee on Small Business
February 3, 2022 The House Small Business Committee Chairwoman, The Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez In re: “The Power, Peril and Promise of the Creative Economy” It is an honor for the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (DBA CERF+ – The Artists Safety Net) to submit this...