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July 17, 2024
Conference 2024: Strategies for Resilient Fundraising
Laura MacDonald, past chair of Giving USA and founder of Benefactor Group, explored data-driven approaches that will inform your orchestra’s efforts to raise funds for today while creating a resilient foundation for the future.
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May 25, 2022
Stacy Garrop
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May 25, 2022
Julia Adolphe
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June 10, 2021
Conference 2021: Creating Pathways for Meaningful Action in the Face of Racial Injustice
In the face of persistent racism and violence stemming from rampant anti-Asian and anti-Blackness, it can be easy to lose our way in creating pathways for meaningful action and community accountability. For those of us who have been engaged in this work for a long time and for those of us who are just beginning, the idea of falling short of our vision for a more just and inclusive field can be immobilizing. Without processes for tangible forward movement, it can be easy to become discouraged.
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November 29, 2021
Cindy Cox
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June 9, 2021
Conference 2021: Survive to Thrive: Why Community is Central to our Success
Orchestras increasingly re-examined the ways we engage with our audiences and connect with our communities. What lessons have we learned that will help orchestras thrive post-pandemic? This panel conversation reflected a cross section of departments and budget sizes to share strategies, insights, and actionable ways that orchestras can authentically engage with communities to increase access, deepen trust, and develop enduring sustainability.
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June 9, 2021
Conference 2021: The Arc of Art and Community Solidarity
As Vice President of Social Impact at the Kennedy Center, Marc Bamuthi Joseph successfully moved the organization from an engagement model to an equity model as the institution seeks to be in better compliance with an anti-racist agenda. During these remarks, he layed out a blueprint for the classical field that lifted its gaze beyond the horizon of equity, diversity, and inclusion work to consider a focus on systemic solidarity or structural allyship instead.
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October 19, 2020
COVID-19: International Artist Visas
Orchestras in communities of all sizes frequently engage international guest artists. In the wake of COVID-19, policy solutions are needed as arts organizations and global artists pivot to reschedule planned performances.
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June 8, 2021
Conference 2021: How Has Technology Changed Orchestras Forever?
In this session we examined the role technology played during the pandemic and will continue to play as orchestras return to the concert stage.
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April 12, 2024
Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes
Accomplished teaching artists Eric Booth and Hassan Anderson share their expertise in successful creative youth development through the tools of quality teaching artistry.