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January 14, 2022
Changing the Face of Volunteerism
Volunteer groups at orchestras are seeking younger and more diverse volunteers to better reflect today’s society and to connect their message and mission with their communities.
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September 18, 2024
Spotlight: Lori Julian
Lori Julian, a long-time supporter of the League, serves on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Board of Trustees, the Negaunee Music Institute Board, and is a member of the League President’s Council.
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May 17, 2023
Spotlight: Lowell Noteboom
Lowell Noteboom is a Partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP. He is also a Member and Former Chair of the Board of Directors of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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September 29, 2023
Spotlight: Connie Steensma
Lowell Noteboom is a Partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP. He is also a Member and Former Chair of the Board of Directors of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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July 5, 2023
Conference 2023: Leveraging Volunteer Power to Amplify Orchestras’ Fundraising and Community Outreach
A panel discussion moderated by Nancy Wrenn of the Women’s Symphony League of Tyler with three orchestras of varying sizes as examples of successful collaboration between orchestras and volunteer leagues.
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April 27, 2021
Re-Energizing Membership
Join the Volunteer Council as we explore new ideas and strategies to reinvigorate our volunteers. Topics include: evaluating your role as orchestra volunteers in a post-COVID world, diversifying your membership, recruiting and prospecting, how to engage and mentor new members, and best practices in recognizing, rewarding, and retaining members. Joining us will be Doris Parent, Vice President of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Strategies (IDEAS) at The Philadelphia Orchestra.
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May 11, 2022
Spotlight: Trish Bryan
Trish Bryan is a member of the League’s Emeritus Board. A long-time donor to the League, and passionate arts philanthropist, Trish served on the League’s Board of Directors from 1995 to 2004.
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September 23, 2020
Volunteer Notes
Volunteer Notes is published four times a year by the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras, the nonprofit service and educational organization dedicated to the development of American symphony orchestras and to the cultural vitality of the communities they serve.
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December 16, 2022
Spotlight: Penny Van Horn
Penny Van Horn is Life Trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chair of the Solti Foundation U.S.
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June 1, 2020
Conference 2020: Ways to Connect with our Members/ Virtual Virtuosos: How Apps Can Strike a Chord with Volunteer Work
Join our Volunteer Council Networking chair, Laurie Skjerseth of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Janet Cabot of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and guest, Emily Green, who is the Program Coordinator of the Minnesota Music Educators Association and Head Music Librarian of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies, for a PowerPoint Presentation and Q& A on tools to help your organization and orchestras move forward.
