Includes bibliographical references and index

Boom! : crowdfunding the first exhibit of the Museum of Food & Drink / Peter J. Kim, Museum of Food and Drink -- Public art and public support / Karen Gillenwater, Carnegie Center for Art and History -- Crowdfunding the museum : engaging program constituents in resource development / Melissa A. Russo, Chabot Space & Science Center -- Analysis and interpretation : how Camp Artyfact solved a programming problem / Mike Deetsch and Greg Hardison, Kentucky Historical Society -- "Member Plus" to "Ocean Advocate" : leveraging market research to build a membership program that supports the annual fund / Nancy Enterline, Monterey Bay Aquarium -- Check it out! : a case study of the New Children's Museum's program of circulating membership cards in public libraries / Karen Coutts, The New Children's Museum -- Leveraging the public-private partnership to transform an abandoned, elevated railway into New York City's most exciting public amenity / Vicky U. Lee, Friends of the High Line -- Building for the future : converting capital campaign success into sustainable major gifts / Carl G. Hamm, Saint Louis Art Museum -- Successful fund-raising strategies for the academic museum / Jill Hartz, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art -- Relevance & twenty-first century fundraising fundamentals / James G. Leventhal and Irina Zeylikovich, The Contemporary Jewish Museum & Bay Area Discovery Museum -- Institutionalizing innovation at the Toledo Museum of Art / Amy Gilman, Toledo Museum of Art.

"Fundraising and Strategic Planning : Innovative Approaches for Museums appraise strategies museums employ to raise funds including admission prices, membership categories, donor and affinity groups, and specialized event-driven efforts while examining new crowdfunding models such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo"--Provided by publisher.