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Outside the Box: Creative Fundraising Approaches Lee Price Director of Development Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

October 2013

A Public Trust at Risk, Heritage Health Index Report, Page 2

“Providing a safe environment and proper care for collections is a fundamental responsibility of all institutions and individuals who care about our heritage.”

A Public Trust at Risk Heritage Health Index Report

Management

Disaster Planning

Assessment

Environment

Surveys

Treatment

Inventory

Digitization

A Strategic Planning Process for Collections

The Major Funders

•   Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

•   The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

•   U.S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

•   The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

•   State sources

•   Private foundations

Left Brain

Logical

Sequential

Rational

Analytical

Right Brain

Random

Intuitive

Holistic

Synthesizing

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Right Brain Fundraising Activities

  Crowdfunding

  Blogathons

  Internet Competitions

  Websites

  Mobile Giving

  Adopt-An-Object

  Promotional Sponsorships

  Intimate Special Events

Management

Disaster Planning

Assessment

Environment

Surveys

Treatment

Inventory

Digitization

A Strategic Planning Process for Collections

patop10artifacts.org

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Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com

Indiegogo www.indiegogo.com

Crowdrise www.crowdrise.com

Crowdtilt www.crowdtilt.com

Power 2 Give www.power2give.org

Rockethub www.rockethub.com

Petridish www.petridish.org

PA’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts

The main driver:

Other drivers: Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google Plus

“Maximizers go all out to support the causes they care about—

online, offline, and everything in between.”

Digital Persuasion

Georgetown University

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Blogathons

Juneandart.blogspot.com

Preservingafamilycollection.blogspot.com

21essays.blogspot.com

•   Established social media presence

•   A video

•   Good perks

•   Maximizers

•   Matching funds

•   Urgency

What’s working?

Internet Competitions Website Donor Buttons

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Mobile Giving Adopt-An-Item

Other Opportunities   Promotional Sponsorships

Celebrate Anniversaries:   Anniversary of creation

  Anniversary of birth date of author   Anniversary of death date of author

  Anniversary uniquely associated with object

Follow the News:   Book, film, and TV tie-ins

  Celebrity tie-ins   Current event tie-ins

  Intimate Special Events

Whole Brain Strategic Planning:

  Left brain funding strategies

  Right brain funding strategies

  Include operating funds

  Social media investment

  New technology education

Outside the Box: Creative Fundraising Approaches Lee Price Director of Development Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

October 2013