Hello Honey,

        By its most common definition, "community outreach" means being a
front-line representative for that contemporary art foundation.  That
person might, depending on the organizations needs, disseminate
information to and gather information from the community to ease the
development of a give-and-take relationship.  community outreach seems
to be a hybrid of public relations and development (i.e., fundraising).
        The general public will need to know what the contemporary art
foundation does on a short- and long-term basis.  The contemporary art
foundation will need to know who to canvas for donations -- monetary,
material or otherwise.  To find out information about the general
public, you might consider contacting the local chamber of commerce,
running a survey, holding an "open house" with people signing up for a
mailing list, etc.
        I am sure more people have more to add . . . ?

Yours truly,

Jay Heuman
Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
Joslyn Art Museum http://www.joslyn.org
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE     68102
Phone: 402-342-3300, ext. 298
Fax: 402-342-2376

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Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 11:58 PM
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Subject: What does a community outreach coordinator do exactly?

Hello all, this is my first question on museum.net although I am sure
you
will read more of me in the future.    I am a senior finishing up a BA
in
sociology and planning to go to grad school for my MA in art history.
(Yes, I am prepared to eat ramen until I am old and gray!)   I have
potentially been offered a position doing community outreach for a
contemporary art foundation and I am curios as to what I should/will be
doing.  I believe the program is new so I am pretty open as to where I
can
take this position.   If you have any thoughts to help me, thanks so
much
ahead!

H.  Tondre

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