bbcon for Arts & Cultural Organizations

*Repost from the Altru Community

We’re getting excited about BBCON 2016 and we hope you are too! We often get asked what is there at bbcon for arts administrators, and the answer is…a lot!

Here are some highlights:

Our Path Forward, a panel session kicking off BBCON for our arts & cultural attendees, led by Kevin Knight, Senior Vice President for Arts & Culture at Blackbaud. Leadership from Arts National Service Organizations, including Rob Stein, Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer at the American Alliance of Museums and Jeanette Thomas, Director of Development of the Association of Children’s Museums, will discuss trends and challenges in the arts technology landscape and lead an open discussion with all in attendance.

Being Part of a Funder’s Portfolio: Perspectives on the Public and Private Funding Landscape: Come learn from Dr. Kathryn Mathew, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main provider of federal support within the United States for museums and libraries. Kathryn will help you ensure that your funding proposals have a greater chance of rising to the top!

Membership & Engagement: The Power of Data – Dana Hines and Rosie Siemer, membership consultants who have worked with organizations like The Field Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, will explore new ways to capture capture contact information, encourage repeat visits, leverage list optimization and data modeling and share best practices and trends in personalization, loyalty, target tags and marketing automation.

The Altru Roadmap – As always, our Altru Product Managers will share what’s coming next with Altru.

Learn Labs – Get hands on with product experts for tips and tricks with Altru, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Financial Edge NXT, Luminate Online and more in our pre-conference Learn Labs! These session fill up fast, so get signed up ASAP!

Designing Your Culture for Technology Success – Alan Levine, Art Consultant with Baker & Scott and former CIO of the Kennedy Center to share practical tips for how your organization can rally around your technology, adopt methods of collaboration and stay ahead of the curve.

Sustaining Giving for the Arts– Jennifer Leavitt, Principal Arts & Cultural Consultant and Jerusha Schmalzel, Arts & Cultural Customer Success Manager and former Director of Development for Tucson Symphony, will give you insight into why you need a sustained giving program, best practices for establish one, and how these programs can build and grown your annual fund.

Maximizing Engagement at Your Arts & Cultural Organization – Learn how you can move your visitors from “hello” to “I do” with a personalized journey for your supporters. With the combined power of Altru and Luminate Online, Blackbaud’s marketing automation and multi-channel communication platform, you can automate processes and achieve better outcomes. Come to this session to learn more!

…literally hundreds of other sessions for fundraisers, marketers, IT, finance and accounting professionals, and more!

And finally, my favorite:The Arts & Cultural Customer Reception – Join your peers, the Blackbaud Arts & Cultural team, and our distinguished guest speakers for drinks, food and networking.Head to bbconference.com for a full agenda!

-- Laura Beussman