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'It's a very smart, fiscally sound decision under the current circumstances,' said ArtsBoston's Peterson. Still, though the failure to secure a corporate sponsor for a high-profile event like 'Aida' surprised some, local arts leaders understood the Lyric Opera's decision to cancel the event. As a result, BSO ended up turning to a non-U.S.-based company, Swiss-based financial firm UBS, to be the lead sponsor of its 2005 season. And even the financially stable Boston Symphony Orchestra has felt the impact, as donations in 2004 to its annual corporate campaign fell about $100,000 short of its $800,000 goal. First Night Boston almost cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks last year, until a retired local businessman donated $50,000 to underwrite the event. Other nonprofit groups have also struggled with the changed corporate landscape. 'And I don't see the high-tech and biotech companies throwing money at sponsorships the way our homegrown companies did in the past.'

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'Our corporate world has shrunk in terms of who can underwrite an expensive undertaking like 'Aida,'' said Catherine Peterson, executive director of ArtsBoston, a nonprofit arts service and ticketing organization. Aida 3 pack All pieces are 27x17,Lightning fast delivery,Enjoy 365 Day Returns,Upgrade does not raise price,100 Original + FREE Delivery,Get the best new. Over the past decade, Massachusetts has seen its list of Fortune 500 companies dwindle to eleven, as many historically generous corporate supporters of the arts were acquired by companies based elsewhere. In total, it has raised about $1.1 million toward the cost of staging the production.ДЇor local arts leaders, the cancellation is the latest sign that local nonprofit institutions are at risk as the region's corporate landscape continues to change. The organization had projected it would need a lead corporate sponsor to put up roughly $300,000 to help cover the $1.4 million budget for the opera, but as of mid-December the largest gift it had received, from Citizen's Bank, was $10,000. Since 1992, AIDA promotes competitive Freediving worldwide, setting rules. AIDA organizes courses from beginner to Instructor levels. AIDA, it is also a high-quality Educational Program. Set up in France more than 25 years ago by freedivers for freedivers. Also, learn about ethical marketing, features of a good AIDA and certain mistakes made in marketing. AIDA is one of the first worldwide freediving organizations and actually the most known. Three years ago, the city's largest opera group staged a free production of 'Carmen' that drew 140,000 people to Boston Common and inspired BLO to mount 'Aida' as a follow-up event. Learn about the psychology and the application of AIDA. Boston Lyric Opera has cancelled a free production of 'Aida' scheduled for September 2006 due to lack of local corporate support, the Boston Globe reports.