Over the past twenty-five years DB&A has consulted with hundreds of arts and cultural organizations across the United States – from small, artist-driven enterprises to national service organizations. Below is a selection of representative clients.
endowment and capital campaigns
Handel House Museum (London, UK)
Administer the American portion of a $10 million capital campaign to acquire, restore, and operate Handel's home as a house museum.
Meet The Composer (New York, NY)
Oversee a $4 million endowment campaign; conduct a five-year $1.25 million individual donor campaign.
Orchestra of St. Luke's (New York, NY)
Oversee a $50 million capital and endowment campaign.
fundraising and development services
Ars Nova (New York, NY)
Plan and implement the first year of an institutional fundraising initiative and advise on individual giving and patron program development.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (New York, NY)
Worked with the company to develop "Partners in Creation" its major donor program.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy (Brooklyn, NY)
Serve as development manager for institutional giving.
Center of Creative Arts (St. Louis, MO)
Plan and write a series of major institutional funding proposals.
Creative Capital (New York, NY)
Advise on the development of a major individual giving program.
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Facility (Brooklyn, NY)
Serve as development manager for institutional giving.
Meet The Composer (New York, NY)
Serve as development manager for institutional giving and advise on a major individual giving initiative and endowment campaign.
strategic planning
Albany Symphony Orchestra (Albany, NY)
Coordinate a long-range planning and organizational development project designed to restructure the Symphony's board and operations.
Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival (Detroit, MI)
Consult on the preparation of a long-range plan and an endowment campaign planning process.
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (New York, NY)
Conceive a long-range plan for the organization to continue the legacy of Merce Cunningham beyond the artist's lifetime.
National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Carry out a feasability study focusing on identifying prospective North American donors for the Royal Museum Project.
National Performance Network (New Orleans, LA)
Oversee an organizational planning process, coordinate the input of a large member constituency, planning committees, and Board to determine new priorities and programming.
New England Foundation for the Arts (Boston, MA)
Facilitate an organizational planning process for NEFA to redefine its core operational strategies.
Queens Botanical Garden (Flushing, NY)
Facilitate the board development process and diversify income particularly with regard to individual giving.
trainings and workshops
Conducted fundraising trainings & workshops for:
The Academy, a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute
Dance/USA
National Performance Network
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters
The American Composers Forum
The League of Historic American Theatres
The New York State Council on the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts
Chamber Music America
The Kentucky State Arts Council
The Southern Arts Federation
The St. Louis Regional Arts Commission
