Tech Stars - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 14:34 - 4 Comments

Meet Tech Star - Beth Dunn, Arts Maven and Blogger

Who are you and what do you do?

I am the Director of Communications for the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, so I manage all the print and digital communications for the regional arts agency on Cape Cod. I also write a nonprofit technology blog, www.smalldots.wordpress.com, that covers how nonprofit organizations can use social media and the internet to advance their missions.

What services/products do you offer?

In my role at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, I manage several programs that go beyond the usual PR and marketing duties of a Communications Director. I am responsible for the Citizens Bank Summer Concert Series, which the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod now presents in eight towns across Cape Cod. These free, family-friendly concerts feature live, local bands, performing on a different village green each weeknight evening in Falmouth, Sandwich, Mashpee, Osterville, Hyannis, Dennis, Harwich, and Eastham. I also coordinate the Passport to the Arts program, which is a $20 booklet that offers the bearer 50% off admission to 46 cultural destinations on Cape Cod — museums, theaters, historical sites, the symphony — if you’ve heard of it, it’s probably on the Passport to the Arts. I also coordinate the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s educational and training programs for artists and cultural organizations, which we offer throughout the year to help the creative community learn new skills in marketing, media, and promotions. And of course we do all this with the support of our members, our generous sponsors, and the proceeds from the annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert, which is Cape Cod’s largest annual cultural event, featuring the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart, and a celebrity guest conductor. This event is our major fundraiser, and provides us with the resources which we are able to cycle back into the cultural community in the form of grants and the collaborative marketing and educational programs I just described.

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