Frequently Asked Questions

Colleen Ostoforoff Arts Coaching & Consulting has a proven track record of delivering results for not-for-profit and charitable clients. 

Over the years, we have worked with many music and arts service organizations including just some of these to name a few:

• Live Five Independent Theatre
• Children's Festival of Saskatchewan
• Saskatoon Concert Band, Inc.
• Saskatchewan Association of Theatre Professionals
• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
• Business | Arts formerly called Business For The Arts, SK Office 
• Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils 
• Toronto Wind Orchestra
• Glenn Gould Foundation 
• New Adventures in Sound Art
• York University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre 
• fFIDA International Dance Festival
• Volcano 
• Go7 – The Group of Seven Theatres 
• Scarborough Arts Council 
• Mississauga Symphonic Association
• Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery 
• TV Commercial Exhibition & Documentary for Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific, (CYAP) Cultural Component, Harbourfront Centre
• National Symphony Orchestra & The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
• And more!

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At Colleen Ostoforoff Arts Coaching & Consulting, we work with clients of all sizes, from small startups to mid-sized charities and not-for-profits. We also work with individuals seeking personal coaching services who want to grow their arts administration careers or plan on retiring soon.

For startups, we offer business capacity planning, financial planning, budgeting, grant writing, marketing, sponsorship development and so much more.

Colleen Ostoforoff Arts Coaching & Consulting has a proven track record working with many not-for-profit and charitable clients. 

"I have high praise for Colleen Ostoforoff. She brought intimate knowledge of the arts sector and considerable expertise with fundraising to our capital funding campaign for a new roof on our rehearsal hall. Her deep familiarity with protocols and best practices for fundraising were key to our success in surpassing our expectations for the campaign. In addition, her capacity to focus on the big picture while attending to important daily details of donor recognition were most impressive. I would recommend her in a heartbeat.”  Linda McMullen, President Board of Directors  Saskatoon Concert Band Inc.

"To collaborate with Colleen Ostoforoff is to collaborate with a professional. She sees the larger picture, but doesn't miss any of the details. She is focused and committed to achieving whatever goals are articulated. She brings a breadth of experience and a depth of knowledge to the table, and shares both without reservation. To collaborate with her means the job will get done, and get done well. " 

George Charpentier, Conductor, Saskatoon Concert Band Inc. &

Conductor, Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra

"Our organization found ourselves in need of raising funds to replace our building’s roof. Colleen proved to be the perfect person to help us achieve our financial goals. With Colleen’s funding for the arts expertise, she guided us to apply for a wide variety of local grants that were geared for our specific financial needs, found Canadian-wide online fundraising platforms that we could apply for, and she helped with the word crafting for these grants so that we presented our organization in the best, favourable light.

Colleen maintained a high sense professionalism and enlightened us on the rules and regulations with regard to receiving and acknowledging donations, how to keep a financial record for each specific donation and donor, and the expectation of recognition from our larger donors. She was always the voice of calm and reason in discussions where organization members did not see eye to eye and where discussion would get off track. Through Colleen’s encouragement and knowledge of available grant money, we surpassed our financial goal in 4 short months and anticipate moving forward with the building of our new roof this spring." 

Thecla Anderson, Fundraising Committee Member Saskatoon Concert Band Inc.