Check out this Blog Salon -- yours truly is a contributor. Looking Ahead to the Future of Nonprofit ModelsARTSblog is bringing together a progressive group of thinkers to further the discussion on changes in the nonprofit model. Throughout the week of May 16, you will be able to join in the conversation on this trending topic during the Private Sector Initiatives Blog … [Read more...] about Blog Salon — Organizational Design
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Arts Entrepreneurship Class Progress
--following up on my promise to keep interested readers up-to-date on my class, Arts Entrepreneurship. Recall that I posed 2 major assignments. The first of these was to identify an existing arts organization, study it deeply, then pose one expanded program and one new one. The second of these was to write/create a business plan for a new venture. For the … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship Class Progress
Using the L3C Organizational Model
This past week I realized that I really could have used the L3C model in each of my professional leadership positions, and that in doing so, i would have alleviated pressure on the annual balance sheet. I must admit to feeling a bit "slow" when I realized this, as I have been asked countless times if the L3C has any real use in the arts and culture sector. The realization … [Read more...] about Using the L3C Organizational Model
Business Model Session on Monday, April 25
With thanks to Andrew Taylor for initiating and planning this session, please join Nina Simon, Andrew and me on Monday (details below) for a discussion of new, innovative and old business models in the arts and culture sector. I hope to see you online! Monday, April 25 4:00 pm Eastern Time http://www.vokle.com/series/3972-the-artful-manager Joining … [Read more...] about Business Model Session on Monday, April 25
Arts Entrepreneurship — The Class
Last weekend I attended the annual conference of the Association of Arts Administration Educators. There I heard that the arts entrepreneurship "movement" is spreading rapidly in higher education. This has to be of concern, as the "it" is so poorly defined, -- and understood. Note my own previous misunderstanding of the term, social entrepreneurship. … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship — The Class