Going live in 59 minutes… Get your coffee

Published: Mon, 10/14/24

Updated: Mon, 10/14/24

Grab your coffee. Get a comfy chair, lock the door and open your fattest notebook. I’m about to give you a proven method to find generous patrons who…

Going live in 6 hours - DONOR-BASED FUNDING FOR ARTISTS WEBINAR

Published: Mon, 10/14/24

Updated: Mon, 10/14/24

Coffee: check? Notebook or ten: check? Headphones: check? High speed Internet: check? Spouse and children (and possibly boss) on mute: check? Then…

Donor-Based Funding for Artists Webinar -- Starts Tomorrow

Published: Sun, 10/13/24

Updated: Sun, 10/13/24

It’s happening tomorrow. I’m going to show you how to find patrons that are interested in funding your particular work, be it film, music, visual arts…

How to get companies to sponsor your art

Published: Sun, 10/13/24

Updated: Sun, 10/13/24

What if you could get Apple computers to give you $20k in equipment for an e hibition and Bose sound to give you another $15k? From paint supplies...

What – And How – Do You Remember? / Yale Interviews and Resources for Artists - Your Weekly Digest

Published: Sun, 10/13/24

Updated: Tue, 10/15/24

Your Weekly Digest from Pra is Center for Aesthetic Studies OCT 13, 2024 What – And How – Do You Remember? by Brainard Carey Margaret Cogswell, Karasu…

How to create “relationship maps” to build a network of sponsorships

Published: Sat, 10/12/24

Updated: Sat, 10/12/24

Here is a revelation that might come as a surprise: Prospect research (that is: finding the right patrons to contact) doesn’t actually require…

A company sponsors an artist - case history

Published: Fri, 10/11/24

Updated: Fri, 10/11/24

Our story begins on a dark, stormy night in Europe:John Halpern was invited to Holland to create the Breath sculpture: a glass house that he lived in…

Embarrassing sponsorship letters: can you tell WHY this request is so bad?

Published: Wed, 10/09/24

Updated: Wed, 10/09/24

I saw this sponsorship request from a Pra is Center member and I thought I’d share it with you a second time to see if you remember this; “My dream is…

Whoops! Date Correction: Donor-Based Funding for Artists webinar -- spot locked!

Published: Tue, 10/08/24

You did it. You are ready for your breakthrough moment.You are ready to get a generous patron who believes in you and agrees to fund your dream…

“Wealth screening”: the secret behind finding patrons

Published: Mon, 10/07/24

Updated: Mon, 10/07/24

There are 4,000 corporations in America that have a “corporate giving” program. In the U.S. alone, there are about 100,000 people who are in the high-…