||| December 10, 2025 by William Rogers

Will Rogers’ Round-Up: Fa-la-la-la-la and all that

This holiday season the AEE is feeling the warm glow of friends. Consider the shoutout returned Gordon Mayer at Nonprofit Communicator Blog and Kerry Reid at Performink.  We like you too.



But while those fuzzy holiday feelings warm us from the inside, we know that outside the walls of our respective institutions the snow has begun to fall and we are facing the challenges that come with holiday competition and year-end appeals.  So we thought we would throw a Yule log on the fire and share these posts that caught our eye as the end of 2009 draws nigh. 


 

1. Thoughts on the Arts’ Failure to Develop a Christmas Season Selling Strategy.  From: Barry’s Arts Blog and Update
2. Top 10 Ways to Boost Online Giving at Year-End From: Association of Fundraising Professionals
3. Don’t Let Anxiety Run Your Pricing and Promotion Strategies From: Neill Archer Roan on Working Smart

So professional anxiety aside, we also face the personal anxiety of holiday shopping for our loved ones.  I’m wondering if anyone out there has great gift ideas that allow us to communicate our appreciation to others while supporting the arts.  Tickets, memberships, donations, merchandise…what are you gifting this season?

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