Photograph of Diana Duke Duncan taken in front of Sarah Cain, Kiss, 2013. The painting was included in the Pizzuti Collection's Exhibition, NOW-ISM: Abstraction Today, on display from September 6, 2014 to August 15, 2015.

Diana Duke Duncan

Diana Duke Duncan is Principal of Diana Duke Duncan LLC (DDD LLC). For more than three decades, Diana has advanced the development and external affairs efforts of several globally recognized arts organizations during periods of significant change. From the Barnes Foundation and the Dallas Museum of Art to the Smithsonian, Diana is respected in her field. Elected by her peers, Diana has served as President of the Art Museum Development Association and as Chair of the Executive Board of the American Association of Museums’ (now American Alliance of Museums) Standing Professional Committee on Development and Membership.

Diana launched DDD LLC in April 2015. DDD LLC is a consultancy that provides internal assessments, fundraising campaign services, annual operating plans and leadership development to leverage the many opportunities that accompany organizational transformation. Based in Washington, DC, DDD LLC works with organizations nationally.

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The Barnes Foundation

Vincent van Gogh, The Postman, 1889. Image © 2015 The Barnes Foundation.

The Barnes Foundation

Enduring turmoil and controversy between 2002 and 2004 surrounding its legal challenge to move the Barnes collection from Merion to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and by subsequent lawsuits and protests, the Barnes Foundation’s projected 2012 opening of a new campus in Philadelphia seemed daunting. But the newly expanded Board of Trustees and the newly appointed executive team were determined to raise $200 million to build a new building, move the collection, and establish an operating endowment, while simultaneously recruiting and retaining a distinguished, committed staff to lead all artistic, programmatic and business functions of the 90-year-old start-up.

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Glenstone Guides

Glenstone Guides

December 16, 2015

DDD LLC as been engaged by Emily and Mitchell Rales, founders of Glenstone in Potomac, MD, to shape and implement Glenstone Guides, a program to guarantee extraordinary visitor experiences based on its integrated mission of art, architecture and landscape.

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Diana Duke Duncan and Laura MacDonald, CFRE, President of Benefactor Group, announced their strategic partnership in April 2015.
Diana is Of Counsel to Benefactor Group.

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