People Problems
I spend of a lot of time thinking about the structural challenges arts organizations have, i.e. whether or not the traditional nonprofit model is the best way to present non-commercial art, whether...
View ArticleShowing Appreciation in the Arts (from Arts Watch)
I sometimes leave my desk and actually see performances occasionally (how exciting!). A month or so ago, I was lucky enough to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at BAM, one of my favorite...
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Celebrating National Volunteer Week
Valerie Beaman It’s National Volunteer Week and time to celebrate all those volunteers who help keep the doors open and the wheels turning in nonprofit arts organizations across the country. With...
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Navigating to a New Business Model – Part 3: Implementation & Outcomes
Jeanie Duncan (Note: This post is a continuation of Part 1 and Part 2 posted earlier this week) Implementation: A Strategy-Focused Business Model Our closest stakeholders and constituents had been a...
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Local Arts Agencies Are Like Snow Flakes
Marc Folk No two are exactly alike. Each has its own strengths and challenges. Some are well funded Departments of Cultural Affairs. Some are small organizations with a shoe string budget. The rest...
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Learning to Waltz (or How to Get Along with Your Board Members) (from Arts...
Theresa Cameron Being an executive director or board member for a local arts organization is tough work. For the board leader it is often difficult for them to know enough about the organization’s...
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10 Ideas to Create a “Moment” with Business (from The pARTnership Movement)
Margot H. Knight Those of us in the mission-driven arts resource business (this means YOU), all have stories about the moment you connected to a donor from the business community—an authentic, real...
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What Every Junior Board Should Know
Jess Kaswiner On February 28, Emerging Leaders Network Chicago hosted a wildly successful panel conversation and networking event simply titled “Junior Board Mega-Mixer.” Weeks before the event, we had...
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Statement on the Passing of Joan Mondale
Robert L. Lynch Joan Mondale accepting the Public Art Network Annual Award from Americans for the Arts, 2008 I know the nation’s arts community joins me in mourning the loss of one of our country’s...
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