Leadership Transition MCBA recently announced leadership changes with Elysa Voshell stepping down in September 2025 and Courtney Gerber named as Executive Director starting October 14, 2025. This presents an opportunity to align with the new leadership on strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and long-term collaboration initiatives.

Funding constraints With annual revenue under $1 million and a relatively small staff (11-50 employees), MCBA may seek cost-effective, scalable partnerships, sponsorships, and in-kind support to expand programs, exhibitions, and community outreach.

Educational Partnerships MCBA’s mission centers on education, innovation, and community engagement in book arts. This creates potential for collaboration on workshops, curricula, artist residencies, and cross-promotional programs with art schools, libraries, and cultural institutions.

Cultural Outreach Recent initiatives like Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures and collaborations with Arabic type design signal openness to diverse communities and multilingual audiences, suggesting opportunities for global and culturally focused product lines, events, or sponsored exhibits.

Technology & Analytics MCBA uses a digital stack including Facebook Pixel, jQuery, and social feed integrations. There is potential to offer analytics-driven marketing services, e-commerce optimization, and data-driven event promotions to boost online engagement and attendance.