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A solution to founder’s syndrome – asking for support

Posted On July 31, 2014 By Shoshana

I have been waiting to be struck by inspiration.  Today I have thoughts about smaller organizations and individual artists and their particular growing pains for asking for support.  The biggest challenge I am seeing is the fact that the founder(s), or individual artists, are so tied to the arts business, they feel that they are… 

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Quick post – more random thoughts for audience development for the arts

Posted On October 17, 2012 By Shoshana

I am off to Austin, TX for a family wedding.  I wanted to post a little something before I leave.  Today I have been thinking a variety of random thoughts due to interactions with people: Are we getting caught up on the words?  I had someone ask about whether I thought “Community Engagement” was overused. … 

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