Caroline Taiwo waxay ku biirtay McKnight Ogosto 2022 iyada oo ah sarkaalka barnaamijka Fanka & Dhaqanka. Doorkan ayay ku ilaalisaa oo ay horumarisaa xidhiidhada la-hawlgalayaasha deeq-bixiyayaasha iyo maalgeliyayaasha dhexdhexaadka ah, waxay maamushaa deeqaha deeqaha ah ee muhiimka ah, oo ay si firfircoon ula shaqeyso barnaamijyada McKnight, maalgelinta, iyo kooxaha hawlgallada si ay u horumariso oo ay u xoojiso hal-abuurka, awoodda, iyo hoggaanka fannaaniinta shaqeeya ee Minnesota iyo dhaqan-qaadayaasha. .
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.
Waxaa barbar socda doorkeeda hoggaamineed, Caroline waxay ahayd ku hadasho firfircoon, qoraa, iyo iskaa wax u qabso. Waxay ku soo bandhigtay dhismaha dhaqaala hal abuur maxalli ah ee Maraykanka ee Shirweynaha Farshaxanka, Deeq-bixiyayaasha Shirka Farshaxanka, iyo Shirka Dhismaha Hantida Midwest. Waxay ku biirisay muuqaalada farshaxanka iyo dhaqanka ee Raadiyaha Dadweynaha Minnesota, MinnPost, iyo Pollen Midwest. Caroline waxa kale oo ay ka waanisay dhawr kooxood oo shaqo iyo guddiyo, sida Isbahaysiga Khayraadka Ganacsiga, Golaha Bulshada Awood-siinta Maaliyadeed ee Magaalada Saint Paul, iyo kooxda cilmi-baadhista aan faa'iido doonka ahayn ee Creative Minnesota halkaas oo ay hadda ka shaqeyso guddiga.