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What can Simone Biles teach arts nonprofits about mental health?

Posted On July 28, 2021 By Shoshana

Simone Biles has taken the news by storm when she announced that she will not be competing in the Olympics. Whoa! This news coming from a powerhouse of an athlete was certainly not expected. Reading the Vox article on the subject, you can see how much pressure was put on her to succeed and carry… 

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How to heal the arts

Posted On April 18, 2021 By Shoshana

It has been a while. I am not someone to post just to post. I only post when I have something to say, and I do have something to say right now. I have been watching a Wayne Dyer series, which I tend to do from time to time to gain some perspective. This series… 

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The “Development” of audience development

Posted On July 28, 2017 By Shoshana

I am recently putting together a proposal for a new adventure. I normally add a few donor/sponsor related services into my proposals, but this will be the first one that is mainly focusing on this piece of audience development. Audience development is more than just audience building for events. It is the building of relationships… 

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Ranking the competition for giving

Posted On December 6, 2016 By Shoshana

Why is audience development important for fund raising? Because on a day like today, and on days like #GivingTuesday, you will want to stand out from the crowd. Today is Colorado Gives Day. This week I have had around 20 emails ahead of time, and this morning, I have had 30 emails, and it isn’t… 

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