Continuing our conversation with Curtis McCrary, Executive Director of the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, AZ, including more on the challenges and wins running a nonprofit theater, and a winding tale of his winding trail, and big accomplishment, in the Tour de Tucson!

An ‘out-of-the-box’ historic theatre, hosting artists from Shonen Knife to Bo Diddley, finally takes advantage of its nonprofit status, and builds a solid board and launches a fundraising program. Follow the discussion, and lessons learned, from the baptism-by-fire Executive Director Curtis McCrary, as he chats with Deb & Angie about his path to nonprofit success, including: growing a board from five white, male, middle-aged, downtown attorneys to a geographically, age, gender, and skill-set diverse, highly engaged group; how politics can impact your fundraising; hiring their first professional fundraiser; founder’s syndrome; executing a feasibility study; launching a capital campaign; racing in the Tour de Tucson, and much, much more!   

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