Episode 3 - Colleen Borst

Episode 3 is Maris’s conversation with Colleen Borst, who is the Development Manager at Velocity Dance Center. At the time of the interview, Colleen was also the Interim Managing Director at Velocity, and since then, Velocity has hired Catherine Nueva Espana as their new Executive Director.

Colleen is an experienced fundraising and development professional and print production artist with over 20 years of working in nonprofit organizations experience. She has worked at Seattle University and the PETA Foundation. Colleen is also a fundraising consultant, freelance print production artist, and Tarot card slinger. She can be found at ColleenBorstConsulting.com. She holds an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University.

Maris and Colleen talk about making space for art, how to talk to multiple groups of people at once, Colleen shares what to avoid when talking to people who might give your organization money, and why everybody should watch the Great British Baking Show.

A note: This episode was recorded at Maris’s apartment, and Maris’s dog, Finn, makes a few appearances. There are a couple points where you can hear Finn panting or bumping the table.

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