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Patronage in the Arts
Estipona Group
For more than 15 years, Estipona Group has provided innovative
marketing and communications solutions to clients in Reno and
throughout the region. Not only does Estipona Group stand out
in the communications field -- garnering accolades and awards
for their creative vision-- its members give generously of their
time and talents to the community and to the arts sector in
particular.
Joe Crowley, former President of the University of Nevada,
Reno, writes that, “…this company’s wide-reaching, continuing
and consistently sterling performance in serving the arts in
Nevada is a reflection of the vision and passion of its founder.
Edward Estipona is a person of great energy, creativity,
and commitment.” Indeed, Edward Estipona’s philosophy of
“passionate giving” is shared by his colleagues and employees,
who also serve as members and trustees for local arts and
community based organizations. This civic engagement ensures
that Estipona Group stays abreast of community activities and
developments and can provide timely and creative approaches to
problem solving.
Programs and campaigns that will be familiar to those who
live in the Reno area such as “Rhythm and Rawhide,” “Food
For Thought,” “America’s Adventure Place,” and their awardwinning
“Greatest Hits” campaign for the Reno Philharmonic,
reflect the creative work and passion of the Estipona Group.
They have contributed tremendously to enriching the arts in the
state of Nevada, bolstering audience participation, increasing
membership subscriptions, and yielding higher fund-raising
results.
The group successfully designed and collaborated on
Arts4Nevada.org, a grassroots online communications and
advocacy campaign that made it easy for citizens to directly
contact their legislators. Arts4Nevada.org encouraged an
unprecedented advocacy thrust during the 2006 legislative
session, which resulted in a $425,000 one-shot funding to the
Nevada Arts Council. This money was distributed via grants to
arts organizations throughout the state to support artists and
arts programs.
Although they are technically a “small business,” the reach of
Estipona Group is limitless. Its commitment to community - local
and statewide- as a primary client has resulted in a level of
service that has consistently and economically enriched the lives
of all Nevada citizens.