Fundraising With Pride and Power
Keep On Keeping On: Maximizing Board Member Motivation for Fundraising
One of the keys to getting through the next year or so is to tap into the motivation of our board members (and non-board volunteers) and connect them with assignments they like to do. That's right: like to do. Based on her soon to be released book, "Maximizing Involvement, Maximizing Results: The AAA Way to Successful Fundraising," Kay Sprinkel Grace will lead us into new ways to think about involving our board members not just as Askers -- but also as Ambassadors and Advocates.
92:56 minutes (8 MB)
Grassroots Fundraising: Secrets to Sustainability with Kim Klein
Arts and culture programs are fundamental to the quality and depth of any community, yet are often the first to be cut from public and private funding, and are almost never funded adequately. Small, innovative, or cutting edge arts programs often suffer the most. Yet, arts and culture programs can raise the money they need if they learn the basic principles of a systematic fundraising program.
58:35 minutes (8 MB)
Fundraising with Pride and Power: Putting Away the Tin Cup
Based on decades of experience, Kay Sprinkel Grace is increasingly convinced that the secret to successful fundraising is putting away the tin cup. This workshop will provide participants with the tools for sending messages, making asks and conducting cultivation and stewardship based on the premise that people give to you because you meet needs, not because you have needs. Kay will challenge your thinking and practices, and give you inspiration and stories that will ensure that your future fundraising is done from a position of pride and power. In today's volatile economy, this shift
74:47 minutes (8 MB)
All Weather Fundraising: How Good Causes Raise Money in Bad Times
The economic meltdown of the last few months needs to be understood as the ‘new normal’. Fundraising programs must be flexible and able to take advantage of rapid and unexpected changes. In this salon, you will learn how the basic of creating a disciplined and systematic fundraising program, and how to make times like these work to you advantage.
Based on Kim Klein’s forthcoming book, Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times, this session is
93:27 minutes (8 MB)
Working Across Generations: Leadership Transitions in Our Organizations
As the Baby Boom generation ages, there is more discussion about the future leadership of nonprofit organizations. At the same time, many leaders have found their next steps limited or unclear, especially in the present economic climate. Based on the book Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership, this interactive workshop will provide you with tools for how to approach leadership changes in ways that value the contributions of long-time leaders, recognize what new and younger leaders have to offer, and help prepare groups to work across generational
88:44 minutes (8 MB)
Why Aren't You At the Table? An Advocacy Seminar
In City Hall, at the State House and in Washington, leaders are making decisions that will profoundly affect not only the future of your organization, but even its survival. You need to be an effective advocate for your organization, your mission, and for your industry: arts and culture. This advocacy seminar will teach you how to navigate the political landscape and win a seat at the table with political, business, and media leaders.
Presented by: Dan Hunter, Massachussetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
76:10 minutes (8 MB)
What Your Financial Statements Can and Should Be Saying presented by Jennifer Lammers of The Philanthropy Hub
Now, more than ever, nonprofit financial statements are being scrutinized and reviewed by board members, donors and other stake holders. Executive Directors and Board Treasures are expected not only to understand these important documents – but to help craft them in a way that maximizes transparency and tells their organization’s story. Download the Power Point presentation that accompanies this presentation.
66:36 minutes (8 MB)
The People Formerly Known As the Audience
Social media and other democratic technologies have shifted our thinking about the relationships between producers, consumers, and distributors of media and art. Join us for some leading-edge thinking and examples of participatory projects-- and discuss what the future of art and media looks like when it's built in collaboration with the public.
89:22 minutes (8 MB)
The Art of Marketing
The Art of Marketing: Creating a Marketing Plan that Works for You
85:30 minutes (35.31 MB)
The Art of Change
One of the hot topics in deconstructing the juggernaut of Obama's election campaign was the critical role of arts in presenting the candidates image and generating an emotionally engaged base of supporters. What have we learned about cultural organizing that we can apply to social change efforts on a myriad of critical issues? What are the different ways that artists approach cultural tools? In this session, we'll share strategies for connecting purposeful art to strategic campaigns.
92:25 minutes (8 MB)
