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| THURSDAY | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00 | Keynote Session: Authenticity & the Arts |
| Patricia “Patty” A. Bryant, TCA Chair;B. Joseph Pine, Strategic Horizons LLP;Performance by Warren Hood and the Goods | |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Networking Break |
| 3:30 – 5:00 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Strategies in Building New AudiencesPatty Diou, Levitt Pavillion;Brad Carlin, Fusebox Festival;Allison Orr, Forklift Danceworks | |
| (B) Exploring Kickstarter, Crowdsourcing and the Virtual Fundraising FrontierDavid J. Neff, Digital Engagement Strategist at PwC | |
| (C) Exploring Authenticity for Your OrganizationHoward Taylor, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; Heather Kitchen, Dallas Theater Center | |
| (D) Telling Your Story: Become More Engaging and MemorableDonna Ingham, Tale Teller & Author | |
| (E) Integrating Accessibility Into Your ProgramsCelia M. Hughes, VSA Texas; Marissa Austin, Georgetown Palace Theater; Doylene Land, Ellen Noel Museum | |
| (F) Texas Commission on the Arts: OverviewJim Bob McMillan, TCA Deputy Director and Anina Moore, TCA Program Administrator | |
| 5:00 – 7:00 | Texas Cultural Trust ReceptionPerformance by Del Castillo |
| 7:00 | Dinner on Your Own |
| FRIDAY | |
| 7:45 – 8:45 | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 10:00 | Plenary Session: Engaging for Success: Building Communities not Audiences |
| Doug Borwick, CEO of Arts Engaged;Performance by Ruby Nelda Perez | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Networking Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Tips on Fundraising TodayDavid Lake, Houston Endowment; Amy Baskin, Young Audiences of Northeast Texas; Jennifer Ransom Rice, Texas Cultural Trust/Texas Women for the Arts | |
| (B) Improving Donor RelationsCookie Ruiz, Executive Director – Ballet Austin | |
| (C) Models for Arts EducationBrent Hasty, Mind Pop; Kay Thomas, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council; Jon Hinojosa, Say Sí; Caroline Hammond – TX Cultural Trust | |
| (D) Telling Your Story: Become More Engaging and MemorableDonna Ingham, Tale Teller & Author | |
| (E) New Engines of Growth: Creative Placemaking TodayMichael Killoren, NEA; Ann Rolling, The EmilyAnn Theater; Karen Wiley, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts | |
| (F) Mid- America Arts Alliance: OverviewChristine Dotterweich Bial, Mid-America Arts Alliance | |
| 12:00 – 1:15 | Networking LunchPerformance by E-Flat Porch Band |
| 1:15 – 2:45 | Breakout Sessions: |
| (A) Effective Strategies for Today’s MarketAshley Cass, Giant Noise; Rebecca Campbell, Austin Film Society | |
| (B) Developing a Fundraising BoardMagdalena McCall, Maravilla Group; Barry Silverberg, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations; Cynthia B. Nunn, Center for Nonprofit Management, Dallas | |
| (C) Making Your Website Work for YouChristopher Rankin, Whole Foods Market; Earl Lundquist, Texas Dept of Agriculture | |
| (D) Mainstreaming EngagementDoug Borwick, CEO of Arts Engaged | |
| (E) National Endowment for the Arts: OverviewMichael Killoren –NEA Discipline Director for Challenge America & Local Arts Agencies | |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Networking Break |
| 3:00 – 4:15 | Plenary Session: The Future Starts Now |
| Sherry Kafka Wagner, Consultant in Urban Design and Public Spaces;Performance by Big Squeeze artist Ruben Moreno | |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Conference Closing |
