CRAIG O. THOMPSON

Consulting Objective -- CTM International

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To utilize over twenty-five years of successful arts presenting and cultural facility
administration, fundraising and grantsmanship, patron development, business
management, sales, marketing and public relations, in both the profit and not-for-profit
sectors, on behalf of businesses and institutions that desire consultant services.

Skills

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PERFORMING & FINE ARTS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

-- Responsible for multi-facility performing arts centers
-- Responsible for annual budgets & strategic long-range planning
-- Supervised large staffs & volunteer base
-- Contract negotiation, presenting & producing workshops

FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT

-- Foundation Executive Director / President

-- Deferred Giving / Estate Planning

-- Capital and Annual Endowment Campaigns

-- Direct Mail Campaigns, Phonatons, Grant Writing

-- Corporate and Small Business Grant Evaluation Service

MARKETING, ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Print & Electronic Media Buys / Promotional Campaigns

-- Annual Reports, Newsletters, Brochures, Flyers, Catalogues

-- Press and Feature Releases, Press Packets, Direct Mail, Video Scripting & Production

-- Brand Development / National & Regional Clients

COMPUTER HARDWARE & SOFTWARE (Including TicketMaster)

-- FundMaster Software for Tracking Prospects & Donors

-- PG Calc Software for Deferred Gifts Planning

-- Versa-Pro Accounting for AP, AC, GL, PL's, Balance Sheets

-- Compaq Presario 1.2 G (Windows) and Mac Duo Dock 230 (GreatWorks)

-- 486-SX-33 (w/Voice Card module for Telemarketing)

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Education

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Northern Arizona University - MA 1973, Education

Northern Arizona University - BA 1971, Education/Theatre

UCLA and Long Beach State University - Additional Graduate Courses
(Motion Picture/Theatre Departments)

El Camino College - AA, 1965, Theatre Arts

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Work Experience

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ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT & AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR & KEYNOTER,
CTM International Consulting and keynoteR-central.com (Ongoing)

- Consult with clients regarding arts management, contract negotiation and presenting

- Consult with clients regarding national and international marketing needs

- Perform needs assessment/pre-architectural recommendations for proposed arts centers

- Partial list of clients include Ohio Regional Arts Council member organizations, Oneida TN
Performing Arts Center, Evansville Arts Council, Indiana Arts Commission member organizations,
among others

- Responsible for financial management; purchasing; AR, AP and other fiscal duties
- Award-winnning author of OMAR, a mainstream suspense-thriller on global terrorism

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, Arts Center

- Responsible for long-range planning; financial management; purchasing; AR, AP and other
fiscal duties

- Responsible for Art Gallery Gift Shop, Visual Arts & Exhibition Gallery, School of the Arts and Performing Arts Theater

- Oversee marketing, community and public relations and advertising functions of the Center

- Corporate sponsorships, cause-related marketing, fundraising and grantsmanship
responsibilities

- Personnel matters including hiring, evaluation, retention and direct management / supervision of staff

VICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING & STUDENT SERVICES, CWV

- Responsible for PR, advertising, marketing & print services

- Supervised Deans & Directors for Counseling, Financial Aid, Veterans Affairs & Registration

- Responsible for Housing, Job Placement, Student Government & Activities

- Fiscal responsibilities for budget; State, Federal & Trustee reports

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CEO, Arts Council

- Administration of policies & procedures, annual budget & management of annual campaigns

- Responsible for United Arts Fund program, workplace giving, direct-mail campaigns for 51
arts groups

- Managed planned-giving program, endowment fund, special fundraising events

- Responsible for statewide advocacy program, annual arts festival (500,000 attendees over 3
days)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Performing Arts Center & Foundation

- Administered & directed 116,000 sq. ft. multi-theater complex & foundation

- Long-range planning, corporate & individual sponsorships, grant writing, marketing & PR

- Artistic contract negotiations, production & presentation; annual SummerFest, WinterFest &
events

- Responsible for conference and facility rentals, originating & non-originating road shows

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Honors

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- Who's Who in the South & Southwest, 24th Edition - 95-96 & 25th Edition - 97-98; and
Who's Who in Entertainment, 98-99 Edition

- Recognized twice in the U.S. Congressional Record as Director, Navajo/Hawaii Cultural Exchange

- Recipient, Carnegie Institute Fellowship at the request of the Vice President of the United States

- Member, Pan American Games Arts Festival Committee, 1985-87

- Nominated to Carnegie Hero Foundation for courage in rescue of accident victims

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Activities

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- Member, Institute for Business and Home Safety, 2000 to present

- Member, International Platform Association, 1995 to present

- Board Member, Washington Independent Writers (WIW), 1993-95

- Board Member, Michigan Advocates for the Arts, 1990-91

- President / Treasurer / Board Member, Indiana Presenters Network, 1985-90

- Charter President / Executive Director, Warren Fine Arts Foundation, 1983-90

- Past President / Western Alliance of Arts Administrators (WAAA), 1978

- Communications Director, International Association for Counterterrorism
and Security Professionals, 2001 to present

- Member, Association of Contingency Planners International

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