Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology (BCAT) has named Sean Crawford as Director of Development, overseeing all fundraising and development activity for the nonprofit organization. BCAT offers cost-free programs designed to engage, build skills, and highlight new opportunities so that high school and adult students have the tools to build stable, hopeful, and financially secure futures.
Crawford brings development experience to his new role, having previously served as Director of Development and Operations for Shakespeare in the Park, and through his consulting work in strategic planning and fundraising with Total Fundraising Solutions. He also brings experience in the arts, having worked at the Community Music School and serving on the board of Locust Street Art. Crawford is also a Foundation Fellow through the Cullen Foundation, an 18-month program focused on leadership and development for emerging arts administrators.
In his new role, Crawford will lead BCAT’s development work including fundraising, donor stewardship, grant writing, and relationship-building with the philanthropic sector.
Founded ten years ago, Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology, offers cost-free adult workforce training programs in allied health and IT fields that lead to meaningful employment with family-sustaining wages, and a cost-free high school arts and technology afterschool program that motivates students to stay in school and graduate with an actionable pathway into college and fulfilling careers. Both programs are offered in a welcoming, supportive, and inspiring environment.
