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Fundraising Alternatives
With the funding landscape rapidly shifting and federal funding for sustainable collections management and art conservation under threat, what are some ways that collections caretakers can leverage existing resources and opportunities that are already out there to support their short and long term collections care plans?
This lecture will highlight ways in which collection caretakers can utilize free/low cost resources currently available from the preservation field as well as key opportunities for collaboration to better understand, maintain, and advocate for their collections. Topics will include mutual aid, resource mobilization, and alternative fundraising models, such as crowdfunding and sponsorships.
Presenters
Bellie Camp, Arts Administrator/Professional Textile Conservator/MBA Student at Wharton School
Bellie Camp (she/her/hers) is an arts administrator and professional textile conservator. She is currently an MBA student at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is studying the intersections of innovation and philanthropy in the arts sector. Prior to her MBA, Bellie was the Manager of Development and Marketing at the Balboa Art Conservation Center, where she oversaw the nonprofit center’s fundraising and outreach activities. She also served as BACC’s inaugural textile conservator. Bellie holds an MS from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Textile Conservation and trained at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Abegg Stiftung, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Leticia Gomez Franco, Executive Director of the Balboa Art Conservation Center
Leticia Gomez Franco (she/her/ella) is the Executive Director of the Balboa Art Conservation Center. Her work is rooted in the intersection of culture, representation and social justice, all values that play a role in her position at BACC where she is collaboratively leading the 50 year old organization, through a transformative shift into a radically inclusive art conservation nonprofit. She previously served as Senior Arts and Culture Funding Manager for the City of San Diego where she led the City’s arts and culture funding program, oversaw the development and implementation of professional development, technical assistance and capacity building for arts organizations. Before that, she was co-founder and Director of Casa Familiar’s The Front Arte & Cultura, where she oversaw development and program management for multiple border art spaces as well as headed a rigorous and culturally conscious exhibition calendar with a commitment to local arts, representation, and community empowerment. Leticia is a first-generation college graduate born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from Tepatitlan Jalisco, Mexico and raised in Pico Union/South Central L.A. She holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley in English and Chicana/o Studies and a M.A. in Curatorial Theory from San Diego State University’s Liberal Arts & Sciences Program. She is also a two-time fellow of the National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC). Leticia remains steadfast in her commitment to use her experience in arts administration and community activism to increase access to the arts for all.
Resources
- C2C Care Fundraising Alternatives for Cultural Institutions Presentation
- C2C Care Fundraising Alternatives for Cultural Institutions Resources