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Recession and post-recession Marketing
With all the talk about discounting, buying patterns, and subscriptions, I started to think about the trends we are setting (yes, I said WE are setting).As the old saying goes, it takes two to tango and we have been a terrific dancing partner in the avalanche of discounting, last minute ticket purch …
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Extreme Fundraising
So I am reading the April 13 edition of Forbes Magazine. There is an interesting article in it called Extreme Fundraising. It is one of the few magazines I get in print, so I am not sure if it is available on-line (google it). Anyway it is about these athletes going to, well, extremes to raise m …
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Working together even if you are direct competition - technically...
In a posting last month I talked about the restructuring or the possiblilties of resource sharing. Here is a great example taking a co-production a bit further than the norm with two great nonprofits teaming up!Playwrights Horizons, Vineyard team 'Burnt Part Boys' opens spring 2010By DAVID ROONEY O …
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Email, email, email....
If you are like me you get hundreds of emails a day - let alone facebook status updates, tweets, and RSS feeds, and it takes a really long time to get through everything. Most people who know me don't forward cute stories or funny picutres (unless they are REALLY good). I don't sign up for that m …
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Some interesting stuff - you might have missed...
Has the Backlash Against the Arts Arrived in the Form of Gov. Bobby Jindal? - call to actionJudith H. Dobrzynski makes a great point about the NEH - http://tinyurl.com/d4x8bqMellon Foundation foots bill for Foote play - wonderful news for the Hartford Stage/Signature Production!!! http://tinyurl.com …
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Harvard Business Publishing Stat of the Day
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Moments to remember
I have been asked a lot recently about why I work in theatre…here are just a few examples why…Each time I walk into a theatre I haven't entered before, whether for work or simple pleasure, I am awed by the sacred space in which artists do their work. No matter how small, how large, or how odd a spa …
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Who should get funding in times like these?
Controversy in the funding community...see Wall Street Journal article belowWe all know that the arts are facing some serious challenges. Unfortunately, it is a reality that now more than ever we are competing for dollars against social service initiatives. Let's be honest - feed a homeless child o …
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Nonprofit Compensation
With the A.I.G. scandal so widespread, it is not surprising to find the Wall Street Journal article below:MARCH 27, 2009 Pay at Nonprofits Gets a Closer Look The furor over big bonuses at American International Group Inc. and other Wall Street firms is prompting nonprofit organizations to b …
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Theatre and its Community
I was recently asked what a theatre's responsibility to its community was...here is an excerpt of my response:Every theatre has the responsibility to create a world where individuals can come together for a shared experience where stories are told, ideas are explored, and conversations are inspired. …
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The New Statesman: On the Arts by Kevin Spacey
While googling for a study from last month (that I thought I printed) on the economic arguments for the arts, I ran into this.The New Statesman: On the Arts by Kevin SpaceyPublished 19 March 2009 Amid the never-ending talk of credit crunch, downturn a …
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NY Times Article on Kareem Dale from Wednesday, March 25
For those that missed this in last Wednesday's NY TIMES. I know a lot of folks out in the blogosphere and arts community are very pestimistic about the Kareem Dale "appointment," and more importantly the position he is creating even if temporary, but I for one am going to remain cautious but optim …
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HAPPY WORLD THEATRE DAY
March 27, 2009 is World Theatre DayAugusto Boal's 2009 Address: All human societies are “spectacular*” in their daily life and produce “spectacles” at special moments. They are “spectacular” as a form of social organization and produce “spectacles” like the one you have come to see …
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Board retention in good and bad times
One thing I have been thinking about a lot in the recent weeks and keep meaning to write about is board member retention during these difficult economic times. The Wall Street Journal article below was a kick in the stomach reminder that we need to be focusing some significant attention on our …
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Hartford's Cultural Institutions Take Steps To Weather Economic Storm -- Courant.com
Hartford's Cultural Institutions Take Steps To Weather Economic Storm -- Courant.com This article gives a great overview of one city's cultural institutions. Nice to see some smart thinking happening here in Connecticut.Blogged with the Flock Browser
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Other bloggers thoughts on the business model issue
Read these!Beth's Blog: how nonprofits can use social media: The Crumbling of Nonprofit Arts Organizations (includes great map)A. Fine Blog: Greatest loss of 2009: Social Capital
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diacritical
Douglas McLennan of Arts Journal has started blogging - I know I thought all along surely he was, but alas... His first full post is a nice companion to many of my posts last week.Is the NEA bad for the Arts?
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Recent Articles
Some recent articles that I missed until today - maybe you did too.Seattle Post Intellegencer goes digital only - no more print. March 16Bloomberg Musical has cure for Broadway Blahs - in seat drinks service? on Broadway? March 17.Guardian Arts World braces for a hurricane - a look at UK arts organi …
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Restricted Gifts and the Arts in difficult times
In what certainly will become one of the largest examples of trying to "re-purpose" restricted gifts, Brandeis University announced a few weeks ago that it was going to close the Rose Museum to the public and sell off it's art collection to help make up for endowment losses and budget problems. Yes …
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Andy Horwitz proposal for the Arts: Should create a lot of discussion...
Andy Horwitz proposal for the Arts from Culturebot.A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR THE ARTS IN AMERICA 1. Consolidate, Innovate and Reposition The first thing we need to do is reposition the role of arts + culture in society. For many reasons the arts have moved to the fringes of cultural conversation. We nee …
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