User:Jackson12cooper

Jackson Cooper (he/they) is a nationally recognized queer arts leader who currently serves as the Major Gifts Manager at Pacific Northwest Ballet and a member of their Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility committee. His work has been recognized by Southern Theatre magazine, which named him one of six rising leaders paving the way for "The Future of Arts Fundraising" in Fall 2022. In addition to his role at the ballet, Cooper serves as an Adjunct Faculty member for Seattle University’s Arts Leadership program and UNC-Greensboro’s Arts Administration department where he teaches Fundraising in the Arts.

Cooper has produced over 150 live classical music concerts, theatre performances, film retrospectives, dance and chamber music presentations, including producing a televised tribute to Leonard Bernstein for PBS/UNC TV featuring Bernstein’s son Alexander. He has held senior leadership roles in nonprofit and government organizations such as the NC Museum of Art, North Carolina Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, and the Town of Cary. He has twice served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and presented at conferences such as Theatre Communications Group, Association for Arts Administration Educators, Inspire Washington's Cultural Congress, and others. In 2022, Jackson was appointed by the Seattle City Council to serve on the City’s LGBTQ Commission, and to Theatre Communication Group's national NextGen TaskForce, which is responsible for developing communications, engagement, and retention strategies for next-generation theatre makers. Cooper is also an accomplished writer with upcoming publishing projects that include Sustainable Fundraising: Practices and Philosophies for the Long Haul (Columbia Business School Press), A Kid’s Book on Kindness (Publisher: AKidsCo), Giving/Philanthropy/and the Practice of Gratitude (Routledge, 2024). He served as Theatre/Dance Critic for the Greensboro News and Record (2011-2013), the Winston Salem Journal (2011-2012), and Classical Voice of North Carolina (2010-2015). His work has been published in Classical Voice of North America, HowlRound, Community Centric Fundraising, American Theatre magazine, and the Oxford Dictionary of Music/Grove Music Online. He holds an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University and was a 2023 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40 nominee. In October 2023, he will complete an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Financial Stewardship from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government