Do others have the right to force you to adjust your behavior? From whose vantage point? “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” George Galloway I wonder if this search for a “safe” space is all it’s cracked up to be. We’re halfway through 2023 and already in America, there have been over 200 mass shootings, defined as the killing of 4 or more … [Read more...] about Why DEI Fails When Anyone Gets Demonized
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Warning: The Following Column Was Completely Written by A.I. As Such, It Should Terrify You.
For my nonprofit arts colleagues worldwide who are agonizing over whether they might be replaced, be assured. You likely will. If a nonprofit arts organization does not measure its impact on the community or demonstrate the public benefit it provides, it may raise questions about its effectiveness and adherence to the requirements of being a tax-exempt nonprofit entity. … [Read more...] about Warning: The Following Column Was Completely Written by A.I. As Such, It Should Terrify You.
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
Why Support Free Speech if You’re Just Going to Blackball?
I read recently that Molly Smith will be retiring from her position as the 25-year artistic director of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Molly is as liberal as they get in many ways, as am I. Many years ago, at a meeting about producing new plays, I listened to her process of development and asked a simple question. “If you were presented an excellent, unproduced … [Read more...] about Why Support Free Speech if You’re Just Going to Blackball?
That Moment When Impolitic Damage Impairs Your Influence
Guilty, as charged. Snark and sarcasm are very powerful, passive-aggressive tools to show how supremely intelligent, talented, and attractive you are. (See what I did there?) It doesn’t translate well to the page, as I am well aware. You have to point out the mockery, else a reader may take it as an actual feeling. I should know, because I’ve done it too many times … [Read more...] about That Moment When Impolitic Damage Impairs Your Influence