Past special initiatives

The International Council on Cultural Relations acted as a global knowledge and action platform for organizations who foster rights-based approaches to international cultural relations. More...

The Funders Task Force on Culture and Development was an informal network of bilateral and multilateral agencies, banks and foundations committed to enhancing the role of culture in international development cooperation. More...

The Return for Arts Group was a peer learning community brings together public and private investors from Europe and the United States who are committed to contributing to a resilient and sustainable cultural ecology by advancing the field of impact investing for the artistic and cultural sectors. More...

The Arts in Human Development Research Group aimed to raise awareness for the relationship between the arts - in particular also music - and the brain/mind and to explore the effects of the arts on human development. More...