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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 700.681 EAN: 9781573560290 Edition: 2 Sub ISBN: 1573560294 Label: Oryx Press Manufacturer: Oryx Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: November 25, 1996 Publisher: Oryx Press Studio: Oryx Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Fundraising experts Karen Brooks Hopkins of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Carolyn Stolper Friedman of the Contemporary Museum of Art in Chicago offer important insights into today's best fundraising strategies for arts and cultural organizations of all sizes. New to this edition is an in-depth examination of corporate sponsorships, as well as a detailed chapter on endowment campaigns. All statistics, appendixes, and examples have been updated, and many helpful examples, including pledge forms, campaign statements, and sponsorship contracts, are also included. Average Rating:
 Rating: - ExcellentI've appreciated Successful Fundraising for Arts and Cultural Organizations. There is a lot of literature on Fundraising but not specifically for the arts. I experienced it while I was researching to write my dissertation on fundraising for the opera, when I would have found this book very useful Rating:  - Unique, beneficialAmong the vast sea of fundraising titls, Hopkins' work stands out as an especially helpful resource guide for those involved in arts/culture nonprofits -- specialized in topics of arts-related donor management, tax issues, and mission formation, without losing sight of the bigger fundraising picture. Current, thorough, and very much with-the-times. Highly recommended. Rating: - A Great IntroductionThis is both a great introduction for those who want to learn more about this field, and a wonderful fresh perspective for development professionals and executives in the arts. Lots of practical info for those seeking funding, but also a great overview on the current climate of funding for the arts. It should be required reading for board members of arts organizations. I am preparing to teach a graduate-level course on fundraising for the arts, and plan to use this as a basic text. Rating:  - This book presumes no prior knowledge of fund raisingThere are thousands of arts and cultural organizations in the USA, including museums and other exhibition spaces, orchestras, dance companies, zoos, choruses, jazz ensembles, theater companies, and botanical gardens. Yet the income earned from sales of tickets, merchandise, and services typically covers only 50 to 60 percent of their operating expenses, according to authors Karen Hopkins and Carolyn Friedman. Hopkins, the executive vice president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, and ... Read More 
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