On April 16th, 2021, Indy Museum Exchange hosted Digital Donor Engagement and COVID-19: How to Keep IN Touch, a webinar on engaging donors of cultural institutions during the pandemic, discussing lessons learned from 2020 and emerging trends of 2021. Speakers working in fundraising for cultural institutions in Indianapolis and the Lilly School of Philanthropy explored how you can best engage your donors at a distance while meeting your institution’s goals. Featuring Nataly Lowder, Vice President for Advancement at Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art; Marissa Nielsen, Individual Giving Officer at The Great American Songbook Foundation; and Bill Stanczykiewicz, Assistant Dean for External Relations, Clinical Associate Professor, and Director of The Fund Raising School at IUPUI's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The webinar was organized and moderated by Karen Breece and Ross Edelstein, IUPUI Museum Studies M.A. students.
