Arts Journey Solutions

Arts Consulting Firm founded by A.J. Szychulski. About the lead consultant:
Professional arts administrator with nine seasons of experience as an Executive Director. Significant accomplishments include successfully administrating the production of three professional orchestras and their supporting programs, advanced experiences organizational positioning, establishment of two major donor societies

, increased major donor gifts by almost 300% during tenure at the OSFL, initiated multi-year sponsorships at the Erie Philharmonic to establish a strong known development base and allow time to be spent cultivating potential sponsors, has grown sponsorship and Annual Fund large donors in consecutive years at all positions, negotiated five figure multi-year support from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, integrating Marketing strategies including Web 2.0 applications, tripled ticket sales during the 2008-2009 season with the OSFL, a 33% increase in subscription revenue over 3 seasons with the Erie Philharmonic, led an organization through a Music Director and Conductor Search that ended with acquiring a nationally recognized individual, etc. Key strengths and skills include:
• Organizational Positioning
• Development Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Fiscally Minded
• Organizational Development
• Community Engagement
• Arts and Non-Profit Advocacy