Detroit arts organizations cashed in on the arts challenge fundraiser and blogger for the
Baltimore Sun says that the nation should take notice.
Excerpt:
But now comes word of a successful drive in
Detroit, a city that hasn't exactly been a boom town of late. A
remarkable $4.8 million was raised there last week in a burst of
fundraising fervor that benefited 75 arts groups there, including the
Detroit Symphony ($596,000). Given the economy, that's
pretty damn impressive. I gather from Mark Stryker's
story in
the Free Press that the online system for contributions wasn't exactly
flawless, but it looks like it did the job well n the end.
I know
that arts groups can be very turf-conscious, especially when it comes
to harvesting prospective donors, so a campaign like this can be
tricky. But there's something about the concept that seems awfully
appealing to me. It's a way of reinforcing a message that can't be
underlined enough -- the arts are good for everybody in the community
and everybody who visits the community.
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