My recent post, Too Big to Succeed, generated some discussion about what constitutes success. I believe organizations would likely define success as implementation of their mission at the highest level permitted by their finances. Does this make sense? Yes, of course, but it obfuscates the delicate relationships within the production of the artistic … [Read more...] about Does Sustainability Mean Artistic Success?
Too Big To Succeed?
I have appreciated the many comments that my first blog engendered. My initial outline for future postings included "ranting" a bit about the systemic issues that make the standard NFP model dysfunctional, and then post some new and emerging models I've discovered. These models range from those currently in action to those still in construction. For artistic … [Read more...] about Too Big To Succeed?
Is the Not-for-Profit Structure Destructive?
In my new job at Drexel as Professor of Arts Administration, I've been able to research a question that has been of particular interest to me. Is the traditional not-for-profit, 501(c)3 (NFP) so cumbersome in its structure as to actually impede the very promise of its original intention? I've recently had the luxury to delve into this question, and in the process of … [Read more...] about Is the Not-for-Profit Structure Destructive?
State of the Art
--Innovations and Impediments in Not-for-profit Arts. Does the traditional not-for-profit 501(c)3 organizational structure impede the effective presentation and production of the very art it was established to facilitate? Is it overly cumbersome, have the super-large ones actually become "too big to succeed?" This blogger set out to investigate these questions and is finding … [Read more...] about State of the Art
James Undercofler
I am currently Professor of Arts Administration in Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. My professional experience includes stints as President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Dean of the Eastman School of Music, Executive Director and Founder of the Minnesota (now Perpich) Center for Arts Education, and Director of the Educational Center for … [Read more...] about James Undercofler