The Board Chair who tackles big, hairy, audacious goals, Tom Koski

This week, we are speaking with Sarasota Orchestra’s board chair, Tom Koski. Together, we speak about how he got into philanthropy in Sarasota, fundraising for capital campaigns as a board chair, and the massive projects he has been involved with in Sarasota County.

The secret sauce to a capital campaign? Tom say's it is communicating the need. You take on massive projects because the sustainability of your organization is challenged without it. These projects are not "want to have's" they are "need to have's".

Timestamps:

00:00 Introducing Tom Koski and how he got involved in philanthropy in Sarasota

05:48 How did you approach fundraising for the first time?

08:50 Fundraising for big projects comes down to need

13:20 How do you convince your board of the need for these projects?

14:50 How does the idea of the concert hall come to fruition? How does it move from idea to action?

23:15 What is the board chair’s role?

28:12 Why do projects like this fail?

31:00 How do the board chair and CEO work together on a big project?

32:30 Recapping with Read

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