Hear From Your Peer — Shannon Walenta, Opera Omaha

About this episode

Jeremy Hatch interviews Shannon Walenta about community engagement and trust in fundraising practices.

Earlier this year, we launched a special series, Hear From Your Peer, spotlighting arts leaders and their fundraising practices. Now, we're going to give you more of what you want with an encore series. Join guest host Jeremy Hatch, principal consultant of RSC Associates, as he speaks with more leaders in the field, uncovering the shared practices and mindsets behind today's most successful fundraising teams. Join us this week as Jeremy speaks with Shannon Walenta, COO of Opera Omaha, to hear about how organizations earn trust when community engagement is part of how they operate, not just something they add on.

People in this episode

Guest: Shannon Walenta

Topics covered

• fundraising
• community engagement
• arts leadership

Keywords

• fundraising practices
• arts leaders
• successful fundraising teams

Mentioned in this episode

Products: RSC Associates

Books & works: Hear From Your Peer

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