Some of you may know that one of my cats is very ill. I have been back and forth to the vet many times in the past two weeks. Both me and my cat are tired of the whole thing. During the process, I realized that I am incorporating much of the advice I give…
I have been reading several articles about arts organizations that are finishing in the black. They have these top 10 management directives in common: 1. Their budgets are not overly extravagant. They are making sure to cover costs and attempt to build a surplus. 2. They are investing in endowments. All of the articles that…
I remember going through one round of union negotiations that was as nail biting as the ones I am seeing in the news about the Atlanta Symphony. We didn’t know if we would be able to have a full season. Cuts were on the table. And, this was during the season, not before it, so…
Happy Friday to all! Today I have been thinking about the philosophy behind audience development, which is living a life of the 4 C’s: connecting with people, being a part of your community, collaborating with others, and showing you care about people. You never know where people are going to be in the future. The…
Our next guest blog will be next Wednesday. Today I have a few random thoughts due to current events this week. This week we have seen the GM over at the Metropolitan Opera hiss at another review outlet, we have seen a major consultant for our industry disregard the rule of confidentiality when posting on…
For today’s Monday Moment, I have been thinking about all the organizations and artists I have had the pleasure to work with. Through many of these experiences, I have found what works and what doesn’t work regarding audience development. The following is a quick list for why audience development may not work. There is no…
Today I do not have a guest blogger planned. I thought I would fill in the gap with a variety of thoughts (and questions) that I have been thinking over the past week (in no particular order). Let this serve as a summary of blog posts from past and future. Audience development is hard work. …
It is Wednesday, when I normally have a guest blog post for you, but I had something to say that just couldn’t wait. I am working with a theatre company that is using one or more of the discount sites in order to attempt to fill the seats. I have written a blog post about…
This will be a quick one to chew on over the weekend. I had an experience with a service today that completely let me down. I asked for a small refund due to unsatisfactory services. They simply stated that their policy is no refunds. We in the arts tend to use this statement as well. …
Let’s pretend it is Welcome Wednesday just for this moment. Due to my workload, I was not able to post my guest blog that was scheduled. On Monday I found the following article: Portland introduces new diversity goals for local arts and culture groups seeking public funds http://bit.ly/zgoefv. This article has caused a bit of…
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