http://youtu.be/6kXY3G8dgsw My latest webinar adventure. Have a great weekend! -Shoshana PS Did you hear about the 2 little boys who found themselves in a modern art gallery by mistake? – One said, “Run ! Before they say we did it!”
Leave it to Seth Godin to send a whammy to my inbox this morning. It was a real doozy for me since it hit too close to home for comfort. As you know, dear reader, I have been contemplating how to get myself to the next level for some time now. I know what I…
#Auddev chat 2/14, Noon ET – Loving Your Donors On Thursday we had an hour long chat with fundraising coach, Marc A. Pitman, on how we can show our appreciation for our donors and supporters. Please do click on the link above for new ideas and thought provoking conversation! Have a super weekend! -Shoshana
Your mini-podcast for the week! If you are an email subscriber, you will need to click on the link to take you to the web blog post. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/79122255″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Cheers to happy and loyal audiences, Shoshana :O)
I am very excited to tell you that our 2013 event calendar is now bursting with new opportunities to learn about and discuss audience development methods and ideas. Here is what we have planned for this year: A monthly #auddev chat on twitter with a different co-host and topic each time. These are free and…
Today I recognize how balance is an important undertaking. If you feel off balance, it doesn’t feel very good. Balancing budgets are necessary for grants. Balance is crucial for dance. I could go on and on. What I am thinking about right now is the balance between artist and audience development (arts marketing in general).…
The latest and greatest idea is the use of algorithms (check out You’ve Cott Mail’s line-up) to produce suggestions for our audiences based on what they have already purchased. Amazon and Netflix formats are being worked on underground to become the next big thing for arts websites. At first I was excited about the possibilities. …
I love when I come across an article that gets my brain moving in an interesting direction! Today, I came across the article: The Anachronism of the Top 100 in Classical Music by Jura Margulis – Concert pianist, recording artist, academic professor His essay discusses the call for the new, but how we have failed…
Excuses, excuses. We may want to accomplish something, however, as humans, we also tend to make excuses. We want to grow as individuals and artists, to better our art and organizations, yet we ourselves build road blocks to our success. Silly humans! So, I wanted to talk about two of the biggest excuses for why…
I have been thinking a great deal about focus. In a conversation, I mentioned that what you focus on is what will come to life. I also expressed how many non-profit executives are scattered when it comes to what is on their plate. In my humble opinion, I feel that a majority of organizations and…
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