Featured Projects:
Lutman & Associates is assisting with the development and delivery of OPERA America’s Innovation Grants , supporting innovative projects in opera’s most important areas of practice, including artistic vitality, audience experience, organizational effectiveness and community connections.
In 2016 we conducted a formative evaluation of the Kresge Foundation's suite of investments in programs to support individual artists in Detroit. The final report on this project will be released in early 2018.
CURRENT & PAST CLIENTS:
With Christine Dwyer of RMC Research, an inquiry into the resilience of organizations involved in the ArtsLab program (PDF)
Support for strategic planning and facilitation of the organization's first Board retreat
Preparation of a background document and presentation for the Foundation Board's discussion about the opportunities and obstacles to providing operating grants as part of their grantmaking mix.
Development support for this coalition of civic, business, and education leaders working to close racial achievement and opportunity gaps
Program support for Grants Committee's investigation of the social, employment, education, and other conditions affecting vulnerable children and families in Greater Minnesota
Support for program development for a new initiative to support innovation in American orchestras.
Preparation of eight brief case studies for inclusion in the report Molto + Media, media funding for arts and culture in the U.S.
Led the strategic planning process for this Houston-based chamber orchestra and then worked with the Board to search for and hire a new Executive Director
Lutman & Associates received a grant from the MSAB to provide four full-day workshops on Digital Strategy and Engagement in 2017. Dates will be announced soon. The workshops are aimed for small cultural organizations, individual artists, and creative small businesses.
Development support for this multi-funder initiative that seeks to dramatically increase the number of adults earning family-sustaining wages, especially people of color
Grant reviewer for the Trusts' operating support program, and its successor program of Advancement Grants managed through the Pew Center.
Work with the Board's Succession Planning Committee to prepare for and recruit the organization's next President and Executive Director
Lutman & Associates is working with Schubert Club on strategic planning. Schubert Club is a 140-year-old organization based in Saint Paul that presents classical music concerts, offers a wide range of educational activities, and manages the Schubert Club Museum, located in downtown Saint Paul.
Development support for this multi-funder initiative that provides leadership and funding for research, program development, public policy and grantmaking to improve early childhood efforts in Minnesota
With Dot Connector Studio, based in Philadelphia, we conducted desk research, wrote blog posts, and interviewed experts on the global trends most likely to impact the Wikimedia Foundation's long-term strategic prospects and plans. You can read our work on the Wikimedia strategy website (scroll to "Foundation Research Into Major Trends), and read the final report here.