Where’s the puppy?

There’s a saying in the non-profit world regarding fundraising efforts. The question is “where’s the puppy?”

The lovely beeble,ready for her vacation,originally uploaded by evemosher.

What that means is ‘show me what I am paying for’and ‘make it compelling.’Ultimately it also means appeal to my heart,not my mind.

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A little bit of everything

One thing to think about when you are taking on your own public art project is that you will need to be a little bit of everything:

Salesperson –you have to really be able to sell yourself and your project,you will sell to funders,presenters,neighborhood organizations,sponsors and other supporters. Marketer –[...]

The “F”Word

Yeh. I’m talking about it –funding. Always the elephant in the room no matter what kind of work you are doing. For people working on temporary or ephemeral public art it can be particularly tricky.

Money!,originally uploaded by Tracy O.

Not everyone can be funded be Creative Time or get a Creative [...]