All arts organizations, large or small, struggle to meet their fundraising goals. But what would happen if we started to think of fundraising as the best possible way to reach out and engage others in passionate support of our artistic vision? What if every staff and board member took pride in their role in achieving our organization’s fundraising goals? In other words, what would life be like if we moved past thinking of fundraising as a hard-slog series of annual campaigns and events organized by the the development team (or sole, brave, development officer), and instead embraced a true culture of philanthropy?
We've complied a compendium of resources, reports and articles for you to explore. Click any of the links below, or access a roll-up of all the resources in one easy-to-print document. Click here to access the document: Building a Culture of Philanthropy (PDF).
CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY: THE BASICS
INSPIRING DONOR LOYALTY
LEADERSHIP FROM WITHIN
THE BOARD’S ROLE
THE FUNDRAISER’S ROLE
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS