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Development and Fundraising
Philanthropy and Creative Aging
Philanthropy is often thought of as the giving of money to some cause, in our case to our museums. But in essence philanthropy is a human resource, and as such it should be viewed from …
The Best Museum #GivingTuesday Campaigns of 2019
GivingTuesday is a “global generosity movement” originally founded in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation. Every year, the Tuesday …
Toxic Philanthropy
We live in a time in which the public is hyper sensitive to the ethics of where money comes from, and where it goes. As I observed in TrendsWatch 2015, nonprofits don’t get a free pass in …
A Modern-Day Fundraising Dilemma
I recently renewed my certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), which recognizes an individual’s comprehensive understanding of the fundraising profession and their …
Weeksville, a Haven for Free African-Americans Before the Civil War, Is Fighting for Survival
What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox .] Weeksville could have vanished altogether once before. The remains of the village of free African-Americans who …
Is It Time to Break Your Museum’s Organizational Mold?
Over the course of the twentieth century, and into today, museums have witnessed dramatic changes in their organizational and funding environments—some driven from within the museum field, …
A Snoopy license plate delivers more than mere peanuts to California museums
A special interest license plate is certainly an unconventional way to raise money for museums, and Snoopy’s path to plate-dom was certainly unconventional. But in late 2015, after nearly …
At LACMA, new urgency to finish raising $650 million for the new museum building
On the 14 th floor of a Wilshire Boulevard high rise, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Director Michael Govan strolls the length of the museum's boardroom overlooking LACMA's campus across …
Fundraising Fundamentals: Find out concrete ways museum CEOs and board chairs can work together to ensure the entire board is fully invested in fundraising.
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Trust is the foundation of all good relationships. When it comes to fundraising, it’s critical— and …
Who is the Development Staff of the Future? Look in the Mirror
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