An Interview With Tim Whalen, Director of External Affairs, American Conservatory Theater

b. We created a donor giving circle for our most recent new work (The Tosca Project) that ACT commissioned and developed over several years, and solicited multiyear gifts to support both the development of the new work and the production. We were able to engage a number of new major donors in the project as well as secure increased gifts from current donors who were motivated to be part of the “Tosca Circle,” which gave them access to the development process and the artists involved in the project.