If you have access to a large group of university-level ceramics students or
a local art center, chili bowl fundraisers can yield a couple/three grand
with little effort. Each student makes and donates a bowl (or two or three)
approximately the size of a medium cereal bowl, and the museum gets a local
diner or restaurant to donate big vats of chili and bread. The public
comes, pays $10 for admission and gets to choose their bowl and get it
filled with chili. They take home the bowl at the end of the event. The
museum provides some sort of entertainment (usually a really fun band--you
should not try to get the band donated, but local bands don't cost very
much--or sometimes a movie, which can be gotten relatively inexpensively
through Schwank or another movie distributor) and everyone has a great time.
The university (or art center) and the museum split the proceeds. This is a
fun early-fall outdoor event.
Julia Muney Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center
820 E. 67th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-2464 x233
FAX (317) 254-0486
email <[log in to unmask]>
website <http://www.indplsartcenter.org>
-----Original Message-----
From: Tracy Lunquist [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Small-scale fund raising
Hi everyone,
I'm curious if anyone has ideas about fund-raising efforts that can be
done at the museum operational level (no black-tie dinners, capital
campaigns, etc -- stuff that an overworked, undersized staff could
manage on top of the rest of their tasks) that have been successful for
you in the past.
We're located in a semi-rural area on a former air force base. Our
local community is economically a bit depressed and not as supportive
as you might hope, but we are near a town with a huge state university,
and there are numerous other small towns and local history museums in
the area.
What have you tried that has worked? What kinds of events, programs,
maybe raffles or auctions, anything at all that you've tried that
worked well? Anything you tried that was a total flop? Anything
really unique that museums don't normally think of?
All ideas are welcome!
Tracy Lunquist
Program Director
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
http://www.aeromuseum.org/
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