Broadening Narratives — Collections Grant

Broadening Narratives — Collections Grant is sponsored by Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. Funds archival and collections work that tells stories previously untold or inaccurately told, emphasizing participatory grantmaking.

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org/what-we-do/priorities/broadening-narratives/#) [](https://gddf. org/what-we-do/priorities/broadening-narratives/#) Broadening Narratives supports diverse stories and collections that expand our understanding of who we are. ​ ## Our Vision for Broadening Narratives We work to ensure that those whose stories are being told through collections are included in the decisions about how those stories are told.

We seek to broaden the kinds of narratives being told, particularly stories that have never been told, or have been told incompletely or inaccurately. This includes stories from culturally specific communities including people of color, LGBTQ+ perspectives, working-class experiences, and small community stories.

## Grant Information & Deadlines Next grant deadline: **Friday, July 24, 2026** ### Learn More About Broadening Narratives Grants **WARNING: This video contains flashing lights. ** Watch the video from our October 21, 2020 launch event.

The webinar includes a history of how the strategy came to be, a panel discussion with two collecting organizations, the short video above sharing some stories from Chicago and the Lowcountry, as well as Q&A with GDDF staff. ## What is broadening narratives? Why collections?

And what do you mean by “Broadening Narratives”? What drove this change in strategy and approach to your collections work?

​ Read this answer and more here ## Broadening Narratives Staff Senior Program Director, Chicago Artistic Vitality and Collections Lowcountry Program Director ## Broadening Narratives Stories​ ### Getting to Know… Collections & Broadening Narratives ### A Revised Collections Strategy for the Next Decade ### Getting to Know… Collections & Broadening Narratives ### A Revised Collections Strategy for the Next Decade ### Getting to Know… Collections & Broadening Narratives ### A Revised Collections Strategy for the Next Decade Let’s get to know each other.

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