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"Our selection and participation in this program could not have come at a better time. We have had a very successful 29-year history, however, we pretty much operated as a very small company. In the past two years, we made a commitment to leap from being a small company to becoming an organization. This past September, we secured our own studio space. Having access to our own space 24-7, we can finally address our programming."
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"Participating in the DeVos Institute's program gave the Arab American National Museum instant access to strategies and models proven successful by national organizations."
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“Five years ago, when I started as Executive Director of the Bass Museum of Art, I inherited only three months’ worth of exhibitions programming. While catching up with ourselves for the next year, it was a big challenge to raise funds and market exhibitions and programs. We’ve recently managed to plan out three years ahead of ourselves and are already seeing many successes in both areas.”
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“The program works because we sense DeVos Institute leadership’s genuine respect and interest in helping us achieve our goals to present and create more art and to become more productive. The advice given was simple, clear, meaningful, and manageable. We always came away invigorated and with much more perspective on our programs.”
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“With the support of the DeVos Institute’s capacity building program, Dallas Black Dance Theatre was able to chart our future direction.”
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"We wouldn't be feeling the level of success we have without the guidance of the DeVos Institute."
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"We are carrying messages learned to many corners of our community. The time has gone all too quickly and while we did not get to a five-year planning cycle, each of our organizations is taking a much longer artistic viewpoint. Though still a work in progess, we firmly believe we are on a great path. Thank you for making this possible."
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"The DeVos Institute is providing nonprofit leaders with the invaluable tools to focus on doing great work as guided by their organization's missions in the 21st Century."
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"This has been one of the most valuable experiences in the history of our organization ... The various seminars and training on the best practices regarding boards, development, and financial management have really helped to strengthen the our organizational operations and to think about new ways of accomplishing certain tasks."
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"We have applied many of the concepts and techniques from the DeVos Institute's workshops which helped us create ongoing ways to engage our donors through small events, opportunities, and programs. As a result, we increased the number of our donors and deepened our relationships with them."
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"Being in the DeVos Institute has been a 'game changer' for us. Thanks to its support, we are able to make an impact in our community and nationwide to move forward the larger field of Latino arts and culture. The DeVos Institute has been instrumental in my personal evolution as a leader."
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"We learned from DeVos not to be afraid of trimming the board. We now have fewer but more effective board members."
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"The program came at an ideal time in our institutional life. We’ve been able to implement many of the Institute’s recommendations including using The Cycle to understand how to create and maintain a robust arts organization."
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"The answers are clear in The Cycle: If you do really great art and your people know about it and you treat them really well, then it keeps going in a virtuous cycle and success happens."
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“All of the training by the DeVos Institute is excellent, precise, and well-conceived ... The DeVos Institute helped Tigertail move to the next level.”
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Results
Alaska Native Heritage Center created a system to develop donors at the $1,000 level and higher through a series of targeted campaigns and special events to support specific programmatic initiatives.
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