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Corporate Memberships Are Smart Business
“People feel good about living in a city that has major,
cultural attractions such as museums.”
Being a corporate member
of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh makes good business sense. By supporting Carnegie Museums,
corporate members invest in the region and reach out to the community; in
turn, they reap the benefits of a strong local economy and high public
visibility.
American
Eagle Outfitters, a national clothing retailer based in Warrendale, PA, has
in recent years taken advantage of the opportunities presented by supporting
Carnegie Museums. American Eagle
sells casual clothing as well as clothing, equipment, and accessories for
outdoor sports at approximately 600 stores nationwide and online at
ae.com. The company is the
official clothing provider for the television program “Dawson’s Creek” and
for Dimension Films, a division of Miramax.
American
Eagle has been a member of Carnegie Museums’ Directors Circle since
1998. This year, the company has
increased its annual support of the museums’ general operating fund.
“We
support Carnegie Museums for three reasons,” says Jeff Skoglind, vice president
of Human Resources for American Eagle.
“The museums enhance the attractiveness of Pittsburgh, supporting the
museums helps us fulfill our corporate mission to be a civic leader, and our
corporate membership benefits our sales associates.”
Jeff,
who moved to Warrendale from Columbus last year, appreciates the importance
of cultural institutions such as Carnegie Museums to companies competing for
top-flight employees. “People
feel good about living in a city that has major, cultural attractions such as
museums,” he says.
He
says that the discount on admissions to Carnegie Museums that American
Eagle’s sales associates receive as part of the company’s corporate
membership is a popular benefit.
“We’re pleased to help give our sales associates exposure to culture
and diversity through the museums.
At Carnegie Museums, people can enjoy fine art, explore the sciences,
and gain an appreciation of pop culture. The variety of experiences available at the four museums
contributes to making people well-rounded individuals.”
Through
its American Eagle Foundation, the company also supports Jumpstart, a
non-profit program based in Boston that engages young people in community
service. American Eagle also was
a corporate sponsor of the Mario Lemieux Golf Tournament last year. “We believe in giving back to the
community,” says Jeff. “And Carnegie Museums fits in perfectly with our
corporate philosophy of giving.”
Cornice Society Update
More
than 60 supporters of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh became charter members
of The Cornice Society in 2000, its first year of existence. Although, the deadline for charter
membership was December 31, 2000, it’s never too late to express your
commitment to Carnegie Museums’ future by joining!
The
Cornice Society honors people who have made planned gifts to Carnegie
Museums. Approximately 50
percent of the members' gifts are bequests, but virtually all types of
planned gifts, including charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder
trusts, charitable lead trusts, and gifts of life insurance and retirement
assets, are represented.
Benefits
of Cornice Society membership include invitations to special members‑only
events, and, unless anonymous membership is preferred, recognition in
selected Carnegie Museums publications. Most importantly, Cornice Society members have the
satisfaction of knowing that they have done their part to ensure that
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh will educate and inspire future
generations.
For
further information, or to discuss planned gift options, call Sally Davoren,
director of Gift Planning, 578-2478.
High Tech Community Comes to The Warhol
Representatives of
Pittsburgh’s burgeoning technology community were invited to celebrate the
launch of The Andy Warhol Museum’s One Stop Warhol Shop, a dynamic web
project combining the best of art and new technology. One hundred and twenty guests
attended the October launch, hosted by The Warhol, Pittsburgh Technology
Council, and Intel Corporation, and sponsored by Confluence
Technologies.
The
One Stop Warhol Shop was developed by The Warhol in collaboration with
ArtMuseum.net and presented by Intel Corporation. This collaboration also included a redesign of the
museum’s own website, www.warhol.org. To visit the One Stop Warhol Shop, go
to http://www.artmuseum.net/
The
Warhol’s innovative new web project is another fine example of Carnegie
Museums’ position as a leader in high technology in the region.
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