Bellagio it’s not.
But it’s got retro potential. (This is how they've remodelled one of the wings.)
My day on Thursday consisted of a series of pre-conference meetings and workshops focusing on the topic of United Arts Funds. These are collaborative fundraising approaches on behalf of multiple arts organizations in a community, often incorporating United Way-type workplace giving campaigns.
Many of you know that I was first hired at RACC to launched Portland’s first United Arts Fund in 2003, and that program has finally come into viability now in its third year. Our program, Work for Art, raised $35,000 in 04-05, $45,000 in 05-06, and next week we will announce more than $425,000 raised in 06-07. Yeehaw.
So in meetings on this topic we talk about things like, What are some of the best practices in workplace giving? For better or for worse, how is technology changing how we ask for money and related with our donors? And what are some of the ways that we can help build successful programs in other communities, because research shows that communities with United Arts Funds have more stable arts organizations than those without.
By the way, yes the Flamingo does have flamingos.
Learned lots our first day here, and went to a very tasty dinner afterwards at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill inside of Caesar's Palace accross the street. My veal chop was really really fantastic!
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