Olivia Cothren

About Olivia Cothren

Olivia is a museum and fundraising innovator specializing in corporate giving. Fundraising successes include general support for museums, public-private partnerships, and parks organizations; major exhibition sponsorships; conservation projects; contemporary art installations; education and public programs; accessibility initiatives; and historic preservation projects. Olivia\'s priority on relationship-building, strategic thinking, and integrated benefit opportunities infuse her development efforts.Olivia is an editor and major contributor for Franklin Vagnone and Deborah Ryan\'s book \"Anarchist\'s Guide to Historic House Museums\"(Left Coast Press, 2016). This groundbreaking work calls for systemic change in the historic house museum field through a core commitment to community, sensory enhancements, dynamic interiors that reflect habitation, fluidity in preservation and poetic communication. Olivia serves on the Directors\' Council of the Historic House Trust of New York City and the Advisory Council of the Lewis Latimer House Museum. She has participated in teaching graduate courses on innovation at historic sites at Columbia University, The New School and University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Experience

1. Director of Institutional Giving

   Tenement Museum

   Sep 2024 — Present · NY, US

Education

• SUNY Oneonta

  Master’s Degree, History Museum Studies

  2010 — 2012

• University of Mary Washington

  B.A., History

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Historic Preservation
• Public Speaking
• Art Exhibitions
• Oral History
• Editing
• Historical Research
• Event Planning
• Grants
• Program Development
• Museums
• Museum Education
• Newsletters
• Fundraising
• Exhibit Design
• History
• Non-Profits
• Social Media
• Press Releases
• Grant Writing
• Community Outreach
• Nonprofits
• Museum Collections
• Research
• American History