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.
Brief description:
Karen Brooks Hopkins is the president emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where she worked for thirty-six years, serving sixteen as its president. As president, Hopkins oversaw the institution's 230 full-time employees and its multiple theaters and cinemas, ranging from the 2,100-seat Howard Gilman Opera House to the flexible 250-seat Fishman Space.
Hopkins has served as the chair of the Cultural Institutions Group, has been a member of the mayor's Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, the New York State Board of Regents, and sat on the Boards of NYC & Company, and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Hopkins was appointed Commander of the Royal Order of the Polar Star for work done on behalf of the Royal Dramatic Theater of Sweden, named Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Republic of France, and awarded the King Olav's Medal by Norway. She was designated a "Woman of Achievement" by the professional association Women in Development in 2013 and named one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in New York" by Crain's New York Business.Review Quotes: ?...provides an overview of the building blocks needed to create a healthy arts organization.?-The Chronicle of Philanthopy