SUPPORTING INNOVATION
Art museums are facing many challenges and cannot succeed by relying solely on the practices of the past. Visitation (on average) remains below pre-2020 levels; large-scale federal relief programs have ended (and most funds have been spent); and expenses continue to rise, driven by inflation and the desire (and pressure) to increase staff compensation.
As a result, museums need more solutions of all kinds: more support for innovative ideas; more tools to inform better business practices; and more opportunities to work through all of these challenges (and possible solutions) with peers. Remuseum seeks to offer all of those forms of support, by celebrating champions of innovation, by offering resources and tools to help museums manage their resources better and thrive, and by connecting leaders who can share and support each other.
Webinars
Remuseum is focused on helping museums enhance their financial sustainability and relevance and supporting more innovation in service of their missions. That’s why we’ll be presenting free online sessions with experts on museum practices, open to all.
Join Remuseum for its second webinar on museum fundraising:
“Museum Fundraising: Maximizing Individual Giving”
Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
12-1pm Eastern Time
Click here to register.
Presented in partnership with The Benefactor Group, this webinar will illustrate best practices in major-donor portfolio management in higher education and how to apply them to the development and stewardship of individual giving programs at American art museums. Laura MacDonald leads The Benefactor Group, which works with both arts organizations and universities to structure and maximize their mission-based philanthropic support. Bruce Loessin, Chief Philanthropy Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Art, will explain how he has applies experience in university fundraising to an art museum. Pete Scantland, successful entrepreneur, Art in America “Top 200” Collector, and museum Board President and trustee, will explain how boards can resource a robust individual giving program at the museums they support.
Participants:
- Stephen Reily Founding Director, Remuseum
- Laura MacDonald Principal and Founder, Benefactor Group
- Bruce Loessin Chief Philanthropy Office, The Cleveland Museum of Art Pete Scantland President, Columbus Museum of Art Board of Trustees Trustee, The Museum of Contemporary Art (L.A.) Trustee, Wexner Center Foundation
The Art and Science of Museum Fundraising
For most museums, nothing can generate a greater return-on-investment (meaning a great impact for their missions and impact) than investing in major-gift fundraising. At the same time, many museum leaders – of even our largest museums – have expressed a lack of confidence in knowing how much to invest in fundraising, and exactly what returns to expect.
That’s why our first webinar in this series was on the topic “The Art and Science of Museum Fundraising”, Remuseum partnered with CCS Fundraising to talk through the state of arts philanthropy and to provide specific examples of the kinds of fundraising practices that can help museums maximize the return on their fundraising investment. 15 minutes of Q&A address questions from specific museum leaders.
Champions of Innovation
Remuseum will share information and support for innovative museum efforts that expand relevance and audiences, support financial sustainability, and support innovation in shared governance between museum leaders and boards.
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The Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District. Photo by Elisa Cevallo. Courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum.
Convenings
Remuseum gathers museums leaders and trustees to discuss specific themes and projects. These convenings encourage mutual support between institutions and offer Remuseum ideas for the kinds of innovation and business practices that deserve more attention and support.
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Joyce Tsai, Hesse McGraw, and Cody Hartley at Remuseum’s “Museum Ventures” convening. Photo by Jared Sorrells