Hi everyone! We're thrilled to have you all joining us for this new community! I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Colleen Miller and I am one of the co-chairs of this community. I am the Advancement Operations Manager for Olney Theatre Center in Maryland. As I like to say, I'm basically the stage manager for the advancement team in that I do all of the behind the scenes work to make things run smoothly for our gift officers (and, when needed, I crack the whip to make sure they're hitting their marks!) I've been using Tessitura in fundraising for nearly 10 years now, beginning with an internship at Phoenix Theatre, then at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and finally at Olney Theatre where I've been for almost 5 years. I'm looking forward to talking with everyone here about all things fundraising and development!
Hello! I'm the other co-chair of this new community! I'm Taylor Logan. I'm the Development, Finance Strategy and Operations Analyst at The Public Theater in NYC (though I currently live in Chicago). I've been with The Public for over 6 years working in a variety of development operation roles, now managing our budgets and projections. I have a deep passion for Tessitura and systems and helping people feel impowered to use the system with ease. I'm so excited for this new space to discuss new ideas and collaborate on best practices!