• Audience Development Specialists
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Our People
    • Clients
    • Press
    • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact

Personal Arts Advocacy

Posted On February 13, 2017 By Shoshana

Our journey of becoming an arts advocate continues! This week we will… 

Read More→

Arts Advocacy Podcast Month!

Posted On February 6, 2017 By Shoshana

This month, the ADS Podcast will be all about arts advocacy. Due… 

Read More→

Our arts begin to end

Posted On August 28, 2013 By Shoshana

Today is the 5oth anniversary of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, “I have a dream…”  One of the quotes that is being distributed is “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”  This quote literally woke me up this morning, well, enough for me to begin writing… 

Read More→

In your face arts advocacy!

Posted On June 24, 2013 By Shoshana

I am still processing my Americans for the Arts Conference notes, but I do feel ready to talk about one of the points I made in my wrap-up blog.   I do feel that arts advocacy needs to be a main focus.  Right now, we have a little bit of momentum in terms of selling the… 

Read More→

Non-profit/artist mentality and arts audience development

Posted On August 14, 2012 By Shoshana

I was at the thrift store last week on one of my treasure hunts, and I came across a book by T. Harv Eker called Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.  Seeing that I was in a thrift store, it was a little ironic, but I picked it up acknowledging that perhaps I do not have… 

Read More→

Audience Development for Arts Advocacy II

Posted On August 1, 2012 By Shoshana

I was watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and tweeted a comment that this ceremony was the arts.  I had a fellow arts tweep politely tell me that we may not want to connect the ceremony to the arts since the general public may not like it (or understand the cultural differences) and it… 

Read More→

ADS Founder — Shoshana Fanizza

Search the blog:

Archives

Testimonials

Arizona Women’s Theatre Company (AZWTC)

“I loved the sessions and as I was taking them for my newly elected position, I felt I needed some close mentoring and strict goal setting..She absolutely did listen to our needs and tailored her sessions to fit our little situation. I have bragged about the sessions to other admins in our areas. Some of the instructions were familiar as I had followed her ideas for some time. Most are obtainable over time and will be implemented this coming year as we finish our season. My time with Shoshana at ADS, I would rate it First Class!” —Joy Bingham Strimple, Board President

Tip Jar

Find this valuable?

  • Donation amount
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Blogs We Love:

Purchase Our Books!

The How of Audience Development for the Arts — ebook

Categories:

Advocacy ARTicles Arts Audience Development Fundraising fund raising Idea Database Management Marketing News Podcast Social Media Technology Volunteer Management

Latest Blogs

It’s about the people!
Random Audience Development Thoughts, vol. 6
What can Simone Biles teach arts nonprofits about mental health?
How to heal the arts
Audience Development Specialists
Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved
Member of Americans for the Arts