Financial Wellness Webinar Series
60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Museum Philanthropy and Membership after a Pandemic
Original Webinar Date: January 24, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
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Description:
Building museum resilience begins with diversifying revenue sources and creating long-term philanthropic partnerships. Philanthropy—and its symbolic and lucrative community-centered sibling, membership—are essential to the sustainability of all museums. In this fast-paced webinar, a panel of national museum development leaders will share insights about fundraising and membership programs that ensure their institutions’ futures.
Presenters:
- Charles Katzenmeyer, Vice President, Institutional Advancement – Field Museum of Natural History
- Eowyn Bates, Vice President of Philanthropy and Engagement
- Amy Burt, Vice President of Development and Communications – Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
- Ginevra Ranney, Vice President of Development – Lincoln Park Zoo
Planning for Sustainable Success: Building a Development Plan for Museums
Original Webinar Date: February 20, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
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Description:
During this webinar, you’ll be taken through the process of creating a strategic annual development plan, the document every nonprofit organization should have to identify how much money it needs to raise and how it will successfully secure those resources.
Presenters:
- Kate Brueggemann, Senior Vice President of Development, Brookfield Zoo
- Donna McGinnis, President & CEO, Naples Botanical Garden
How Do You Know You’re Ready for a Capital Campaign? Where Do You Start?
Original Webinar Date: March 27, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
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Description:
Whether constructing a new building, growing your endowment, or simply raising money for a program, capital campaigns are complex endeavors. Even the most organized campaigns can put staff, trustees, and volunteers to the test. Join the San Diego Museum of Art and CCS Fundraising as they share the museum’s journey to launch its first capital campaign in over 40 years.
Presenters:
- Aashika Patel, Senior Vice President, CCS Fundraising
- Lauren Costello-Ekmekjian, Vice President, CCS Fundraising
- Stacey Loomis, Director of Development and Membership, San Diego Museum of Art
- Roxana Velásquez, Executive Director & CEO, San Diego Museum of Art