Olivia Cothren
Director of Institutional Giving @Tenement Museum
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Institutional Giving @Tenement Museum
NY, US
EDUCATION
SUNY Oneonta
Master’s Degree, History Museum Studies
University of Mary Washington
B.A., History
SKILLS
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.
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