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August 21, 2023
Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Success for the Upcoming Season
Webinar recording; registration required.
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August 13, 2020
Orchestra Fundraising in Times of Crisis
With the arrival of the pandemic, the world changed dramatically for orchestras. Theaters and concert halls were closed, concerts and events were cancelled, and orchestras were forced to cut short their seasons.
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December 17, 2020
EDI as an Imperative in Stakeholder Engagement and Fundraising
At a time when orchestras are developing innovative new ways to serve all constituents, applying better practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) to stakeholder engagement and fundraising is critical. No matter the size of your shop, approaching development work with an EDI lens can help you attract diverse staff and volunteers, engage more audiences, and ultimately strengthen the impact of your mission.
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November 19, 2021
Emerging Challenges and Solutions in Orchestra Fundraising
In this 60-minute webinar, Bob Swaney, Founder & CEO of Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc., discusses new and emerging best practices for orchestra fundraising and actionable steps you can take toward financial sustainability as we look ahead to FY23.
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October 31, 2023
Virtual Donor Event: Youth Perspectives on Engaging with Orchestras
Webinar recording; registration required.
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May 14, 2020
Active Stewardship to Keep Donors
Now more than ever, we must focus and set goals for actively stewarding all donors of all sizes and in all stages. Cat New of RSC provides a practical, low-cost, and effective approach to donor stewardship and facilitates a discussion of what stewardship methods orchestras have found effective in this constituency session from the League's 2020 Online Conference.
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May 5, 2020
Conference 2020: Maximizing Philanthropy in Changing Times
As you move from immediate crisis fundraising to strategizing for the year ahead, this is the time to examine philanthropy through multiple lenses: demographic and generational shifts in giving, your orchestra’s overall communication and engagement strategy, and perspectives from the donors themselves.
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September 2, 2021
Redefining the Donor Proposition
Is your organization prepared for the upcoming generational transfer of wealth and the uncertainty of shifting motivations driven by the pandemic? While contributed income has held steady for arts organizations across the past 20 years, the number of donors responsible for those donations has declined, creating a riskier landscape for development leaders.