Spitzberg Advisors

11/09/2021

Wondering what to do when your nonprofit has to manage change, whether from within (new ED, evolving from founding board) or external (say.... a pandemic)?

Alex Reid of Baker Hostetler's Tax Exempt Organization and Charitable Giving Practice joins Ed for a webinar December 8 as we talk about facing nonprofits.

Join us!

04/19/2020

I got to share an intro to nonprofits and my weekend morning coffee with the Indian Dance Educators Association’s Professional Development Event. (I didn’t actually share my coffee.)

Thanks for having me, and the great questions!

04/07/2020

Join me and a few great advocacy experts tomorrow (Wednesday, April 8 ) as we discuss advocacy trends and best practices in these strange times, using a Creative Youth Development piece of mine that Americans for the Arts published a couple of years ago as a launching point.

Thanks National Guild for Community Arts Education for organizing and inviting me!

“Working together and in a coordinated fashion, we can achieve more for young people” (CYD National Action Blueprint) .This belief is at the heart of advocacy and policy efforts to advance creative youth development. By intentionally and flexibly navigating a multi-pronged advocacy strategy, dev...

09/21/2019

Not only did I get to guest lecture about fundraising planning for a class in American University’s Arts Management program, but I also got a mug!

Thanks for having me - it was a pleasure meeting the next generation of arts managers (and making sure they have actionable and flexible fundraising plans).

06/11/2019

When it’s your last day of a long client engagement, and they not only surprise you with lunch & cupcakes, but they also dub it a “Cel-Ed-bration.”

Thank you DC Youth Orchestra Program!

06/01/2019

I had the pleasure of asking freelance arts journalist and former Washington Post Backstage columnist Rebecca Ritzel at the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County’s media relations boot camp questions about what makes a media relations pitch successful (or not).

She was very generous in her many very specific & wise tips. In (way too) general, know your journalist, know your story, and make a specific pitch matching the two.

Thanks to Spitzberg Advisors’ Kirstin Franko for leading the rest of the day, for AHCMC for having us, and for the all the great arts marketing pros who were there so actively participating.

05/29/2019

So Spitzberg Advisors’ Kirstin Franko reallllly knows her media relations stuff.

She’s leading Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County’s Media Relations boot camp today with a great group of Montgomery County arts marketing professionals.

05/22/2019

I learned a lot at Equity in the Center's Convening today - about equity, nonprofits, and allyship.

I recommend their research framework "Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture" to learn more about how those of us who work in and with nonprofits can proactively apply an equity lens, along with data that supports both the need and the benefits:

05/04/2019

TFW you realize you hired a facilitator for your strategic planning retreat who isn’t aligned with your organization’s mission.

Happy Star Wars Day!

05/02/2019

Hey, Montgomery County arts and humanities organizations! Want to increase earned media? Jumpstart your media & public relations plan?

Spitzberg Advisors' Kirstin Franko will lead a Media & Public Relations Bootcamp for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County on May 29.

Ed will facilitate & Rebecca Ritzel will guest star from the media's perspective. Register at the link, and see you there!

In an evolving communications landscape, it can be overwhelming to navigate how to engage with members of the media to build awareness surrounding programming, institutional events and initiatives. Join AHCMC for a full-day media relations seminar led by arts publicity strategist Kirstin Franko of S...