It’s homeward bound for our founder and president, Emma Dunch, after nearly 20 years in New York and her last decade leading DUNCH. From…
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There are good organizations, and then there are great organizations. At DUNCH we’ve had the pleasure of working with nonprofits across all artistic disciplines—from…
The benefits of LinkedIn are no secret. As of today, Alexa’s Top Site Service data ranks LinkedIn as the 22nd most popular site globally, and…
Digital strategy is an essential component of every nonprofit’s strategy today. During our strategic planning processes and when planning major fundraising campaigns, we provide…
As many organizations experience, fundraiser turnover is high—in fact, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that typical length of time a fundraiser stays in his/her…
Innovation is a word that gets bandied about a lot in the arts and culture space these days. But what does it actually mean…
When we join forces with a new client, one of documents we request in the “getting to know you” process is the development plan….
He called and asked to meet with me the next morning. He said he’d attended a recent play of ours and wanted to talk…
Last month shone a bright spotlight on the way big decisions affecting the cultural sector are made on Capitol Hill—while we’re busy in studios…
“The President gets 100 days to prove himself; you get 90.” – Michael D. Watkins, Author of The First 90 Days “You’re hired!” Congratulations! You’ve…
Last month’s $2B Arts Funding List gave you the top 25 arts and culture funders, giving 37% of the funds in 2014. But, where…
Recently, DUNCH Vice President Jill Garland penned this guest post for Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research blog: A five-year-old organization…
In our arts and culture sector, campaigns are happening everywhere we look. And they continue to transform organizations—but only if they’re planned strategically from…
If you work in cultural fundraising, you already know about Grantmakers in the Arts, led by President and influential blogger-in-chief, Janet Brown. The Winter…
Good God, it’s Gala season! You’re entitled to be a little stressed. In a January report on the top ten most stressful jobs, published…
Want to stay up-to-speed on arts and culture globally? At DUNCH, we read these 15 blogs across three continents for international culture headlines as…
Despite its moniker as “cultural capital of the world,” New York City has never had a city-wide cultural plan. We joined leaders in the…
I’m just back from presenting at two terrific conferences where the “focus on the future” was fierce. In Berlin, at IMZ’s Avant Première, I…
How can we, as nonprofit leaders, minimize organizational drama and maximize our impact? Read on to discover 10 lessons I learned the hard way…
Completing online grant applications can be a special kind of hell for the uninitiated. Just when you think you’ve got it all under control,…
We are pleased to announce the successful results of our most recent recruitment assignments and welcome these arts leaders to both our client organizations…
The National Endowment for the Arts, ArtPlace America and the Kresge Foundation have just released How to Do Creative Placemaking, a free handbook for…
In the Harvard Business Review recently, nonprofit veteran Dan Palotta issued a provocative call to arms: What Foundations are Missing About Capacity Building. In…
On November 29, 2016, the digital fundraising initiative #GivingTuesday celebrated its fifth anniversary by motivating 1,560,000 donors around the world to donate $168,000,000 to…