by admin | Apr 24, 2016 | Blog, Portfolio
This month I found three recent stories that offer opportunities for class discussions. First, we have an arts organization in budget trouble that looked for short term savings by not paying orchestra members for three weeks. There have been other examples of...
by admin | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog, Featured
I came across three recent news stories that could promote class discussion and additional research. First up is a story that was in the New York Times about pension funds for artists. The idea of helping artists create a retirement nest egg seems like a good...
by admin | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Portfolio
Topics of Interest Cultural Planning in Raleigh, North Carolina Arts Advocacy and Arts Education New York City Opera makes a comeback despite the weather Unlocking the code words and phrases used so often in nonprofit and arts organization Cultural Planning Here’s...
by admin | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog, Portfolio
Happy New Year! There were a few interesting developments as we said goodbye to 2015 that should make for interesting discussion topics in classes in the spring semester. The financial problems encountered by the Carolina Theatre can be connected to topics covered in...
by admin | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Portfolio
I want to share two articles about arts organizations recovering from times of duress plus a recent posting in The Guardian that reminds us why the arts are important in the first place. First, we have two recovery success stories. It is always interesting to see how...
by admin | Oct 11, 2015 | Blog, Portfolio
I found the story about Pandora interesting relative to discussing topics in chapter 5, Planning and the Arts. Pandora provides a good example of operationalizing a growth strategy. Pandora appears to be acquiring Ticketfly to enhance its revenue stream, among other...
