Directly uniting the benefactor and the beneficiary was the impetus for the development, in 1999, of The Institute for Venture Philanthropy at Higginbotham Museum. This highly engaged method of empowering and connecting contributors with their recipients was inspired by the "do-it-yourself" movement. For Higginbotham Museum (Est. 1811), "D-I-Y" became a distinguished legacy born of American self-reliance, independence, practicality and ingenuity. Celebrating 200 years of legacy-building, in 2011, The Institute for Venture Philanthropy at Higginbotham Museum launched two Web platforms for turning consumers into patrons for the benefit of the field of stewardship.

www.EventsGuild.com serves the entire field of culture and nature-based stewardship providers with a free platform for generating income from private events hosting.

www.Culturevore.com serves ALL potential financial supporters of culture and nature-based venues who purposely seek places and spaces that have respectfully integrated their event hosting capabilities with their stewardship missions.

Higginbotham Museum started life in 1811, serving as the primary dwelling of James Garrison Higginbotham’s Liberty Hill, Virginia, pioneer farmstead.

One hundred forty-two years later, Allen Jefferson Higginbotham, Jr., rescued the hand-hewed oak logs and the chiseled limestone from his ancestors’ abandoned house. He used the oak and limestone to build a home for an eclectic collection of the culturally significant items from the surrounding region.

During construction in the mid-1950s, lightning struck and toppled a nearby 200-year-old cherry tree. Its mature wood became part of the stately master-crafted interior—specifically, its cherry wood cabinetry.

It’s this high-styled cabinetry that provides a striking counterpoint to an exterior described as both “quintessential American folk” and iconic “frontier temple.”

“...the log cabin symbolizes qualities that are considered uniquely American: self-reliance, independence, practicality and ingenuity.”

Empowered by these qualities, The Institute for Venture Philanthropy at Higginbotham Museum was established in 1999 to inspire growth and development within the field of stewardship.

In 2011, the institute is celebrating 200 years of “legacy-building” by launching  EventsGuild.com / Culturevore.com and opening the Higginbotham House Meeting, Conference, and Special Events Center: HigginbothamHouse.com 

You are cordially invited to partake in these services, designed with your growth in mind.