Leaders are not “plug-and-play.” And a multi-headed model just makes it worse. Maybe you remember 1980s American history. Likely you didn’t because, hey, you weren’t born yet. And nothing of note ever happened before you were born. There was a moment during the republican convention of 1980 when the people who managed the presumptive nominee, Ronald Reagan, were mulling … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Shared Leadership: The Buck Stops Over There. On That Desk.
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“But what if IRS code 501(C)(3) included producing and exhibiting arts as a qualified tax-exempt activity?”
A good question. The answer has nothing to do with the obstacle to success. It’s only a symptom. I can see why you’d ask that question. It has been a key point in this column to bring out into the open the fact that Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax code does not include the production or exhibition of art as a tax-exempt activity. Normally, I … [Read more...] about “But what if IRS code 501(C)(3) included producing and exhibiting arts as a qualified tax-exempt activity?”
For Nonprofit Arts Organizations, “These Are the Days It Never Rains But It Pours”
This lyric from Queen and David Bowie (“Under Pressure”) says it all for the fight between “doing what we know” and “doing better.” Who are the casualties of battle? In the United States, Memorial Day is a federal holiday. Like most, it is spent buying things on sale, because America. The American people don’t really distinguish between Memorial Day, Independence Day, … [Read more...] about For Nonprofit Arts Organizations, “These Are the Days It Never Rains But It Pours”
De-“DeSantitizing” Florida Will Depend on the Nonprofit Arts Community, Like It or Not
It won’t happen because of Disney. It’ll happen when nonprofit arts organizations change the way in which they do business. I’m not from Florida. I was born in California. Yes, on May 14, just like the sign says. Respond accordingly. Until recently (in decades), California was deemed to be that “crazy” place where weird things happened for no rational reason. People … [Read more...] about De-“DeSantitizing” Florida Will Depend on the Nonprofit Arts Community, Like It or Not
Backlash: White Male Artists Are Losing Their Careers
No, it’s not fair. But as everyone, including white male artists, have been told, life isn’t fair. Before the meat of this column: I am, according to a DNA site, 100% Ashkenazi Jewish Diaspora, more specifically Litvak. To white racists, I’m a Jew (and not white), usually pronounced with a long “e” sound right after the “J,” as in “Jē-ü.” To non-whites, I’m a white guy. … [Read more...] about Backlash: White Male Artists Are Losing Their Careers