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Tara Elgin Holley
Special Counsel-At-Large
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As a fundraising professional with a 25-year-career within the non-profit sector, Tara Holley has served as the senior fundraiser for three universities including University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University and The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She has served as a consultant to a number of social-service organizations in Texas and Washington, D.C. including United Way(s) of Texas and Appleseed Foundation. Holley successfully led the Kroc Corps Community Center Campaign for the Salvation Army of Greenville, S.C. Art and cultural institutions that have benefited from her expertise include Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, Cal.; Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin; Austin Museum of Art and Art Pace, San Antonio. Formerly a program officer and grants administrator for the Texas Commission on the Arts and an intern with the Texas Council for the Humanities, she has considerable experience as a funder and grantor. Currently, Holley lends her many years of experience in the fundraising world acting as Special Counsel for Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS). Holley holds degrees in music from the University of Texas at Austin and the Royal Conservatory of Music, Den Hague.
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Professional Experience:
2006-Present
Custom Development Solutions, Inc. (CDS), Charleston, SC
Special Counsel-At-Large
2005-2006
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, University Advancement
2003-2005
Holley & Holley, Austin, TX/Washington, D.C.
Consultant & Partner
2000-2002
National Endowment for the Humanities Regional Initiative, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Development Officer
1996-1999
Holley & Holley, Austin, TX/Washington, D.C.
Consultant & Partner
1993-1996
Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria (AMOA), Austin, TX
Director of Development and Public Relations
1990-1993
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC) Austin, TX
Development Officer
1986-1990
Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), San Diego, CA
Director of Development
1985-1986
Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin, TX
Performing Arts Program Associate
1983-1985
Meet the Composer, Austin, TX
Executive Director
1982-1984
Music Umbrella of Austin, Austin, TX
Executive Director
Education:
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
Graduate Studies Musicology/Latin American Studies, 1996-1998
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
Graduate Studies in Folklore, 1981-1982
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
B.F.A. in Music, 1979
Private study with Jo Bollekamp, Alfred Deller, Andrea von Ramm, Barbara Thornton at
Royal Conservatory of Music, Den Haag and Queekhoven, Nederlands; Köln, Germany; Urbino, Italy; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France, 1971-1973, 1976-1978
Affiliations:
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Toastmasters/Austin Chapter
Steering Committee for the Arts High School, San Antonio, TX
National Society of Fundraising Executives (NSFRE/ASF)
American Association of Museums
American Museum Development Association
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
Austin District Music Teachers Association
Larson Institute of Historical Instruments
Elgin Historical Society
Outstanding Young Women of America Award
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