by Mark Walhimer | Apr 1, 2018 | Fund Raising, Museum Grants
Museum Grant Resources Grants are non-repayable funds or goods that provide financial assistance to tax-exempt organizations. A grant is an award that is accorded under the conditions that the funding will be used for a specific purpose with unique conditions. A...
by Mark Walhimer | Apr 12, 2017 | Fund Raising, Tough Times
Today I had a meeting with an exhibition fabrication firm, the firm is good sized ($5M to $10M per year revenue). We had a typical tour of the facility and then we sat down to talk. Immediately the salesperson’s voice lowered to a whisper “what do you think will...
by Mark Walhimer | Nov 17, 2016 | Fund Raising, Future of Museums, Museum Governance, Museum Planning, News, Tough Times
Survey Results, Received 241 Survey Responses. IMLS grant funding will decrease under President Trump 75.10% 181 Responses Corporate funding for museums to decrease under President Trump 48.55% 117 Responses Private donations to museums to stay the same...
by Mark Walhimer | Apr 3, 2013 | Fund Raising, Future of Museums, Museum Planning
How to Increase Museum Attendance A few weeks ago I received a phone call from Geraldine Fabrikant a writer at the New York Times. Geraldine was writing an article about “what are small museums doing to increase attendance” and wanted to know if we could...
by Mark Walhimer | Aug 2, 2011 | Fund Raising, Museum Planning
“A capital campaign is a time-limited effort by a nonprofit organization to raise significant dollars for a specific project.” All museums fund raise (I will only refer to non-profit museums for this post). If you are starting a museum, expanding a museum...
by Mark Walhimer | May 17, 2010 | Fund Raising, Nature Center
As part of California Proposition 84, $93 Million Dollars in grant money is available to California public non-profit organizations that inspire and educate the public. Grant Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?Page_id=26026 Application PDF:...
