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The Next Generation of Major Donors to Museums: Interview with David Gelles

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We first met in Washington DC through a mix of social and professional circles. By the time my mom was at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, I was in my late teens/twenties, and I started to know the board socially, including Bob Fisher, who is now very involved with SFMOMA. fundraising interview' I’ve known Bob for 15 years now.

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How I Got Here

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At the big one, I worked on a small project with teens to design science exhibits for community centers in their own neighborhoods. In DC, I worked half-time for NASA as an electrical engineer and half-time for the Capital Children's Museum (now defunct) as a science educator. So I packed up and moved down the East Coast.

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Groundswell Book Club Part 1: Listening

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Yes, the Exploratorium is also present in these arenas as a "talker" (more on that next week), but it is just one voice among thousands. Surveys, interviews, tracking studies, and exhibit evaluations are often isolated events, and the information gleaned is specific to particular projects. And there’s a downside to closing our ears.

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