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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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Round up for more audience support!

Posted On October 30, 2015 By Shoshana

I might have posted this idea before, but in view of the latest article of  “The Cost of Your Ticket” is No Way to Raise Money, I think I want to put the idea out again. Raising funds in addition to the cost of the tickets is challenging for us. The audiences are already supporting… 

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How should we treat volunteers and donors?

Posted On March 5, 2015 By Shoshana

Two incidents came up to start this discussion again. The agency that had finally gotten back to me with a message of “hope to see you there,” and no instructions to RSVP for the orientation, canceled the meeting without notifying me that it was canceled. I showed up, but they didn’t. Lucky for me it was… 

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“Shoshana Fanizza proved invaluable to the Colorado Music Festival during her tenure as Interim Development Director. She’s a quick learner, extremely organized, and understands the importance of donor cultivation and communication. Shoshana helped us meet our development goals for 2008, and helped guide our board to a new level of engagement in fundraising.” —Catherine Underhill, Executive Director

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