Caroline Taiwo tau koom nrog McKnight thaum Lub Yim Hli 2022 ua tus thawj coj ntawm Arts & Culture program. Hauv lub luag haujlwm no nws tswj hwm thiab txhim kho kev sib raug zoo nrog cov neeg koom tes thiab cov neeg pab nyiaj nruab nrab, tswj hwm cov peev txheej tseem ceeb, thiab koom tes nrog McKnight cov kev pab cuam, kev nqis peev, thiab pab pawg ua haujlwm kom nce qib thiab ntxiv dag zog rau kev muaj tswv yim, lub zog, thiab kev coj noj coj ua ntawm Minnesota cov neeg ua haujlwm ua yeeb yam thiab kab lis kev cai. .
Caroline came to McKnight from Springboard for the Arts, where she was the director of economic opportunity. There she led a team of staff and consultants and key community partners in strategic vision and equity-based programming to provide artists, cultural practitioners, and creative entrepreneurs with broader access to career development resources, business technical assistance, and capital. She led the pilot and roll-out of several efforts, including a guaranteed basic income program in tandem with the City of Saint Paul to boost economic recovery for artists; ReadyMade, a virtual makers gallery and pop-up market to platform diverse local makers and craft artists; and Creative Economy Fellowship to recognize artist changemakers creating economic resources and opportunities in their communities.
Nrog rau nws txoj haujlwm ua thawj coj, Caroline tau ua tus hais lus nquag, sau ntawv, thiab ua haujlwm pub dawb. Nws tau nthuav tawm txog kev tsim cov kev lag luam muaj tswv yim hauv zos ntawm Asmeskas rau Kev Ua Yeeb Yam Kev Ua Yeeb Yam, Cov Neeg Pab Tswv Yim Hauv Kev Sib Tham, thiab Lub Rooj Sib Tham Midwest Asset Building Conference. Nws tau txhawb nqa txuj ci thiab kab lis kev cai rau Minnesota Public Radio, MinnPost, thiab Pollen Midwest. Caroline kuj tau qhia rau ntau pawg neeg ua haujlwm thiab pawg neeg ua haujlwm, xws li Lub Koom Haum Pabcuam Kev Lag Luam, Lub Nroog Saint Paul's Financial Empowerment Community Council, thiab pab pawg tshawb fawb tsis muaj txiaj ntsig Creative Minnesota uas tam sim no nws ua haujlwm hauv pawg thawj coj.