Money! From small projects to giant ones, the ability to raise money in the cultural nonprofit sector is crucial to growing and thriving. But, how do you go about it? In this episode we talk with Paul Johnson, the founder and president of Creat

Quick Fire with Lori Fogarty Oakland Museum of California

Jan 14th, 2021 16m 42s

How do you celebrate wins? What is an exercise or a task that can be done with your team to explore personal differences or to talk about identity? How can leaders connect with peers? We may have taken a little break, but we're back! This week

Diversity Equity & Inclusion at the Oakland Museum of California

Dec 14th, 2020 37m 14s

What happens when you decentralize authority, blend departments, and challenge traditional structures in museums? How can we rethink what it means to put museum resources to work in service of our communities? And, who should have a voice in sh

Navigating a Merger and a Pandemic at Revolutionary Spaces

Dec 1st, 2020 34m 21s

What happens when two cultural nonprofits with a shared history (and shared audiences, donors, and larger communities) decide to join forces? And, what does this transition look like in the context of an ongoing pandemic? In this episode, we ta

Quick Fire with Alice Greenwald President and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum

Nov 25th, 2020 9m 42s

What should you ask an assistant to take off your plate? What should new leaders think about when building a board? I'm back with Alice Greenwald, president and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, for a short quick fire episod

Building a Museum from the Ground Up National September 11 Memorial and Museum

Nov 16th, 2020 40m

How would you go about building a new museum in a politically heated moment and aimed at telling the story of one of the nation's greatest tragedies? How would you rally staff and board to make the endeavor a reality? Join me as I talk with Ali

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Welcome to Leading for a Legacy

Oct 17th, 2020 1m 1s

Join me, Meredith Schweitzer for season one of Leading for a Legacy. With over a decade of experience in the cultural nonprofit sector - from curating to program development - I’m on a new mission to understand what makes a museum director or o

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