From my experience, successful fundraising methods are different for every museum/organization (i.e., a tea works well for one group and a golf tournament for another).  Most crucial is that the activity meets the needs of its funders--which could be philanthropic (doing something
good for the community) but it could also be driven by social needs (meeting friends), doing some special (uniqueness), or economic (business promotion or meeting clients).

Some books that explore this further are Henry Russo's "Achieving Excellence in Fundraising" or Alvin Reiss' "Don't Just Applaud--Send Money!".

Max van Balgooy

Alison Ostgarden wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My name is Alison Ostgarden and I am a undergradutate history student in
> Minnesota and am interested in joining the museum work field.  I am fairly
> new to the list and I have a question about fundraising for museums.  I was
> recently at an annual silent auction for the local heritage museum and I
> was wondering what good fundraising ideas have worked well for your
> museums.  thanks in advance, I appreciate any responces.
>
> have a great day!
>
> Alison Ostgarden
>
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