WEBINARS
WEBINAR: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 11:00 A.M., PST
Culture in Crisis: Navigating Uncertain Times for Boards & Executive Directors
PRESENTER:Jackson Cooper
With constant threats of social and financial uncertainty, arts organizations are feeling the push for more sustainable models of funding and leadership. This webinar examines how the current trends of social and political uncertainty shape leadership opportunities for boards and executive directors.
WEBINAR: THURSDAY, JULY 10, 11:00 A.M., PST
Mission Magic: Crafting Transformational Nonprofit Events
PRESENTER:Amy Funk
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Fundraising events: A necessary evil or a golden opportunity? Many nonprofits view these gatherings as unavoidable burdens, but it's time to flip the script! Imagine transforming your next event into a captivating experience that:
- Energizes your supporters
- Strengthens donor relationships
- Ignites passion for your mission
- Leaves your team feeling inspired (not exhausted)
Discover the secrets to crafting events that aren't just tolerable – they're truly transformative. By mastering the art of impactful events, you'll turn what was once a chore into a powerful tool for advancing your cause. Get ready to reimagine fundraising gatherings as mission-centered moments that bring your community together and propel your nonprofit forward.
Participants will learn how to:
- Design experiences that resonate with attendees
- Showcase their mission's impact in compelling ways
- Create meaningful moments of connection
- Streamline logistics for less stress and better results
WEBINAR: THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 11:00 A.M., PST
Beyond the Single-Ticket: New Ways to Create Lasting Loyalty
PRESENTER:Alexa Magladry
Join Alexa Magladry, Director of MHM, for an insight-packed webinar exploring what makes a winning loyalty program in the arts today. Drawing from insights gathered across membership and loyalty research projects over the last 10 years, we'll explore the shared features and tactics of a successful membership program.
While performing arts organizations often focus on subscriptions and donor circles, the core principles are universally applicable. We'll explore balancing tangible benefits with emotional connection, understanding diverse audience motivations, and fostering a vibrant sense of community.
Discover how these insights can help you deepen engagement, inspire sustained support, and transform your patrons into lifelong advocates – regardless of whether they hold a "membership" card or a season pass. Get ready to rethink loyalty and unlock new potential for your organization!
(Webinars and Roundtables are at 11:00 a.m. PST. You will receive recordings of all webinars and roundtables.)
Our Sponsors
Spektrix is a complete solution for ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and CRM, designed specifically for the performing arts. With world-class technology and support, Spektrix helps 650+ organizations across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. grow their revenue and deepen patron relationships. Powerful, intuitive software, at-a-glance insights, frequent and seamless upgrades, training, support, and strategic consultation with experienced professionals come at no additional cost - making Spektrix the fastest-growing solution for arts organizations today.
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The Wallace Foundation seeks to improve education and enrichment for disadvantaged children and foster the vitality of arts for everyone. The foundation has an unusual approach: funding efforts to test innovative ideas for solving important public problems, conducting research to find out what works and what doesn’t and to fill key knowledge gaps – and then communicating the results to help others. Wallace, which works nationally, has five major initiatives under way:
- School leadership: Strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement.
- Afterschool: Helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to many more children.
- Building audiences for the arts: Enabling arts organizations to bring the arts to a broader and more diverse group of people.
- Arts education: Expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens.
- Summer and expanded learning: Better understanding the impact of high-quality summer learning programs on disadvantaged children, and enriching and expanding the school day in ways that benefit students.
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Testimonials
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"Great actionable ideas as always."
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Media
New From our sponsor, The Wallace Foundation:
What can the arts sector learn from arts organizations of color about community engagement and financial health?Fifth panel in Wallace’s arts conversation series examines what leaders of arts organizations with deep roots in communities of color see as the keys to their success, as well as what they have learned while navigating crises, including COVID-19.
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How Can Arts Organizations Respond to What Communities Need Most?Fourth panel in Wallace’s Arts Conversation Series examines ways in which cultural organizations can adapt to be more responsive to diverse audiences’ needs.
How Can Nonprofit Arts Organizations Plan for the Future with So Many Unknowns?Part of Wallace’s arts conversation series, this panel examines how organizations can approach scenario planning in light of COVID-19, the reckoning with racial justice and other pressing factors.
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What Can Organizations Learn from High-Performing and Turnaround Arts Organizations?Second panel in Wallace's arts conversation series examines how organizations can maintain relevance and resiliance through COVID-19, economic pressures and the national reckoning with racial justice.
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What Audiences Want from the Arts as the Pandemic Rages OnPanelists in the first installment of Wallace's arts conversation series examine how COVID-19 and urgent conversations about racial justice are transforming the arts.
