Comments on: Who Says People Aren’t Giving to the Arts in a Down Economy? http://www.collinsgroup.com/blog/2010/03/10/who-says-people-aren%e2%80%99t-giving-to-the-arts-in-a-down-economy/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:15:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Colin Ware http://www.collinsgroup.com/blog/2010/03/10/who-says-people-aren%e2%80%99t-giving-to-the-arts-in-a-down-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Colin Ware Tue, 11 May 2010 21:23:38 +0000 http://www.collinsgroup.com/blog/?p=409#comment-1714 Sorry - too many buttons on my keyboard. Their PHONE/MAIL program raised nearly $500,000 from a membership base of less than 7,000. This Museum, one of the largest in the Bay Area, succeeded through a powerful commitment to the East Bay Community, powerful and well-liked volunteer leadership, and an engaging case for support that only serves to strengthen its importance to the communities in and around Oakland. They opened last week to rave reviews. So, you can raise money in this economy, and the best practices work as well as they ever have. Colin Ware Vice President of Marketing and Sales IDC Sorry – too many buttons on my keyboard.

Their PHONE/MAIL program raised nearly $500,000 from a membership base of less than 7,000.

This Museum, one of the largest in the Bay Area, succeeded through a powerful commitment to the East Bay Community, powerful and well-liked volunteer leadership, and an engaging case for support that only serves to strengthen its importance to the communities in and around Oakland.

They opened last week to rave reviews.

So, you can raise money in this economy, and the best practices work as well as they ever have.

Colin Ware
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
IDC

]]> By: Colin Ware http://www.collinsgroup.com/blog/2010/03/10/who-says-people-aren%e2%80%99t-giving-to-the-arts-in-a-down-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Colin Ware Tue, 11 May 2010 21:20:52 +0000 http://www.collinsgroup.com/blog/?p=409#comment-1713 I will second Lara's Valedictorian post as a TCG crew member with tale. At IDC, our most successful capital campaign last year was a museum - The Oakland Museum of California. Their PHONE/MAIL I will second Lara’s Valedictorian post as a TCG crew member with tale.

At IDC, our most successful capital campaign last year was a museum – The Oakland Museum of California.

Their PHONE/MAIL

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