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

Tim Whalen, ACT's director of external affairs, explains how the organization has managed to do this on a $19.6 million budget for 2010-2011, up from an $18.5 million operating budget during the 2009-2010 season. With eight of its 145 full- and part-time employees dedicated to fundraising, ACT brought in $6.4 million in contributed income during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.