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How to heal the arts

Posted On April 18, 2021 By Shoshana

It has been a while. I am not someone to post just to post. I only post when I have something to say, and I do have something to say right now. I have been watching a Wayne Dyer series, which I tend to do from time to time to gain some perspective. This series… 

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Metabolic Renewal for the arts

Posted On October 9, 2019 By Shoshana

Recently I have been following Dr. Jade Teta and his theories on Metabolic Renewal. He is an interesting person with a great deal of drive to help people with personal development both mentally and physically. What struck me as fascinating is the fact that he is mentioning that people need to work out smarter, not… 

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Saturday Small Business Day!

Posted On November 24, 2018 By Shoshana

I wanted to leave a quick reminder that it is Saturday Small Business Day, and to patronize mom and pop, nonprofits, and arts organizations today. I myself run a small business. If you need a gift for an arts administrator or a nonprofit administrator, please do consider purchasing my books for them. Use code BlackFriday25… 

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Random Audience Development Thoughts V

Posted On September 7, 2018 By Shoshana

Actually, I am not sure what number I am on, but five seemed right! Today I have been thinking about, are you ready?  No, really, that is what I have been thinking about. Are you ready? I have come across organizations and artists that say they want a bigger audience and more support, yet the… 

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Empowering your board

Posted On August 3, 2018 By Shoshana

  I normally do not write about board management, but there is some cross over when it comes to what a board does for you. One of their jobs is (or should be) audience development, especially when it comes to their job of being an ambassador to spread the word about your organization and events.… 

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