Trends and Truths in Resource Development and the Arts

Sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and Broward County Board of County Commissioners

In today’s fast-changing economic climate, it is challenging to stay on top of the trends and new techniques in developing the resources to strengthen your organization. During this two-day interactive workshop you will gain perspective on national statistics in fundraising, strategizing and planning for resource development, and effective approaches to increase your resources from individual giving, public sector support, and corporate and foundation support for the arts. Join experienced arts administrators from your region and across the country in this opportunity to hear from national arts leaders about how you can bring in more revenue to improve your programming capacity and better serve your community.

Who Should Participate?

If you are an arts administrator, board member, funder, artist, or local policy maker, and are working to raise money or to support arts programs that impact your community, this workshop is for you!

Instructors

Robert Bush is the Vice President of Planning for the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and a nationally known consultant in the areas of fundraising, arts education, grantmaking, organizational development, facility development, and strategic planning for arts organizations and communities.

Kathleen Cerveny is the Senior Program Officer for Arts and Culture at The Cleveland Foundation, the nation’s oldest and second largest community foundation. She joined The Cleveland Foundation in 1991 and has served as a Trustee, Chair of the Communications Committee, and member of the Executive Committee for Grantmakers in the Arts, a national service organization for professional arts grantmakers.

G. Michael Gehret has served as Vice President for Marketing and Development for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) since 1993. In that role, he is responsible for annual fundraising, special underwriting, endowment development, planned giving, government grants, and volunteer activities. Under his direction, the CSO completed a successful capital campaign, raising more than $112 million for the renovation of Orchestra Hall and construction of Symphony Center.

Nina Ozlu is the Vice President of Public and Private Sector Affairs at Americans for the Arts. For more than eight years, Nina has been the organization's chief lobbyist, managing all of its federal government and public affairs, grassroots advocacy work, policy development, and national coalition-building efforts with both cultural and civic organizations to advance the arts in America.

Patrice Walker Powell is Director for Local Arts Agencies and Challenge America for the National Endowment for the Arts, where she has served as a staff member since 1991. She has held positions with the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. She was also a Project Consultant for the Department of Labor’s review of exemplary arts and humanities CETA programs.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

DAY ONE

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Registration

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Trends in Resource Development

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Laying the Foundation for Resource Development

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Best Practices for Developing Support From Individual Donors

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Day Wrap-Up

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Evening Reception

DAY TWO

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Morning Welcome

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Best Practices for Developing Public Sector Support

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Best Practices for Developing Corporate and Foundation Support

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Wrap-Up and Adjournment