Here is a commentary from Luana Rubin of
eQuilter that I copied from their e-mail ad some time last summer. The San Jose
Museum of Quilts and Textiles was able to come up with the money they needed to
stay open and are continuing their mission to introduce people to quiltmaking
and support quilters everywhere. As Luana says, "..even $5 helps",
but deciding which organization to help with the $5 is a hard decision. My
involvement with Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts and Textiles is
well known and I encourage others to support this outstanding venue for the
quilts being made today. www.visionsartmuseum.org They are holding their
own, but it takes a lot of strategic planning and penny pinching. If you hold
dear the place of quilts and quiltmaking in your life, give a little, or a lot,
to help worthy organizations over this yawning funding gap. I have decided to
support Visions Art Museum, Alliance for American Quilts, Virginia Quilt Museum,
and the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville, WA. Check out your favorite
quilt supporting organizations and decide which you would like to support with
your $5. Or more! Del
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From eQuilter e-mail ad:
Lately I've been working with board
members of various organizations, brainstorming how to raise funds so they can
upgrade equipment, attract new members, and thrive without constant financial
stress.
As I mentioned last week, I am working with SAQA and Andover Fabrics on a fundraising design project. I accepted an invitation a few months ago to sit on the development committee of the Boulder Philharmonic, and it has been interesting to look at the fundraising topic from another angle. Recently crowd funding has been a popular and usually successful way to raise funds for projects, such as the recent (successful!) fundraiser for the Tentmakers of Cairo documentary.
Yesterday Karey Bresenhan posted a very humble plea for support to raise $ on Indiegogo for the Texas Quilt Museum to buy a new projector system so they can host programs at the Museum. (see my blog for this post) A smart investment for TQM!
Just this morning I received a e-newsletter from the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, that they are in need of emergency funds. I hope they will get a crowd funding page up soon so we can all pitch in whatever amount is possible!
I really respect and admire those who sit on these boards, and who try to figure out how the heck to raise money to keep these organizations afloat. Raising membership fees or ticket prices is not always the answer - if you lose members because of the higher fees, then you are right back in the same hole.
So I just wanted to salute those who are working so hard behind the scenes, (as volunteers mostly!) to keep all the museums, non-profits, quilt exhibits, conferences, and other events in the black - i.e. with balanced budgets. It is not only our lawmakers who struggle with this issue!
Our Wonderful World of Quilting is a microcosm, and our leaders are privately wrestling with the same budget issues that the politicians are wrestling with publicly in the Macrocosm.
If you have a moment to visit one of those crowd funding pages, remember that even $5 helps, if 1000 people each give $5 or whatever they can afford. These organizations are incredibly rich sources of creative inspiration and technical design information for all of us, so your $5, $10, $50 or more will give you a rich return on your investment. I am going to go make a donation right now!
As I mentioned last week, I am working with SAQA and Andover Fabrics on a fundraising design project. I accepted an invitation a few months ago to sit on the development committee of the Boulder Philharmonic, and it has been interesting to look at the fundraising topic from another angle. Recently crowd funding has been a popular and usually successful way to raise funds for projects, such as the recent (successful!) fundraiser for the Tentmakers of Cairo documentary.
Yesterday Karey Bresenhan posted a very humble plea for support to raise $ on Indiegogo for the Texas Quilt Museum to buy a new projector system so they can host programs at the Museum. (see my blog for this post) A smart investment for TQM!
Just this morning I received a e-newsletter from the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, that they are in need of emergency funds. I hope they will get a crowd funding page up soon so we can all pitch in whatever amount is possible!
I really respect and admire those who sit on these boards, and who try to figure out how the heck to raise money to keep these organizations afloat. Raising membership fees or ticket prices is not always the answer - if you lose members because of the higher fees, then you are right back in the same hole.
So I just wanted to salute those who are working so hard behind the scenes, (as volunteers mostly!) to keep all the museums, non-profits, quilt exhibits, conferences, and other events in the black - i.e. with balanced budgets. It is not only our lawmakers who struggle with this issue!
Our Wonderful World of Quilting is a microcosm, and our leaders are privately wrestling with the same budget issues that the politicians are wrestling with publicly in the Macrocosm.
If you have a moment to visit one of those crowd funding pages, remember that even $5 helps, if 1000 people each give $5 or whatever they can afford. These organizations are incredibly rich sources of creative inspiration and technical design information for all of us, so your $5, $10, $50 or more will give you a rich return on your investment. I am going to go make a donation right now!
Sharing your Passion for Fabric... Luana and Paul [Rubin - of eQuilter]
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Garage Doors - Placentia, CA 08-15-13
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