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Anne Delaney
Anne Delaney is a visual artist and a leader in feminist philanthropy. As co-founder of Lambent Foundation, she is committed to honoring the role of artists in public life and how cultural expression catalyzes social movements for progressive change. Anne’s philanthropic vision began with the Starry Night Fund, and she deepened her commitment to art, culture, and justice by co-creating Lambent Foundation in 2008.
Anne is a proud member of New York’s Bowery Gallery collective. She uses drawing and painting to make sense of socio-political issues in the current climate. Many national organizations have recognized Anne’s vision for philanthropy and support of women’s empowerment, including the Ms. Foundation, the New York Women’s Foundation, the Korean American Family Service Center, and the Women’s Funding Network. Anne has served as a board member for Peace is Loud, the Ms. Foundation, and an Advisory Council member of Common Justice.
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A valued voice in progressive philanthropy, Michelle Coffey sustains the strategy and vision for Lambent Foundation and its network of grantee partners. Michelle’s adaptive orientation and abolitionist lens drive her to work for just and equitable futures where more people hold collective power.
Able to navigate disequilibrium with humor and grace, Michelle’s tenacity results from collaborative work at the Walker Art Center and The National Association of Artists Organizations during the late 1990s American culture wars. These institutions and networks fueled Michelle’s insistence on values-aligned work, centering artists and their practice, and the importance of disparate voices and ideas.
Michelle has long been awake to the vital role of arts and culture in progressive movements. Before Lambent, she served as Director of Starry Night Fund and Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Tides Foundation, working with a wide-range of philanthropic strategies from participatory review processes and individual donors to funding collaboratives. Over the years, Michelle’s purview has spanned human rights, criminal justice reform, arts and culture, and HIV/AIDS. This diversity of experience continues to shape and inform Lambent’s philanthropic approach. Michelle serves on several boards, including the Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Care Center in East New York and Grantmakers in the Arts.