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Archives for June 2010

Few and far between

June 16, 2010 by Andrew Taylor

Over the summer months, I’ll be blogging less often, with long stretches in between. Lots of reconstruction and reframing to do for the MBA/Arts Administration program I direct at the Wisconsin School of Business. And a few too many conferences in the way. Hope to see some at the Theatre Communications Group conference in Chicago […]

Let’s get ready to mingle

June 9, 2010 by Andrew Taylor

Trendwatching’s latest trend analysis suggest that the online world is not driving citizens into digital isolation. Rather, it is fueling real-world gathering at a new scope and scale. Says the summary of ”Mass Mingling”: Thanks to the online revolution, hundreds of millions are now actively searching for, finding, connecting/signaling, and staying in touch with likeminded […]

Tax-status agnostic

June 3, 2010 by Andrew Taylor

I’m in Washington, DC, for my final conference as president of the Association of Arts Administration Educators. These are colleagues from around the world who direct and/or teach in undergraduate or graduate degree programs in arts administration (or cultural management, or cultural policy, or…). Looking forward to keynotes by the Kennedy Center’s Michael Kaiser, the […]

Clara Miller’s Four Horsemen

June 2, 2010 by Andrew Taylor

Clara Miller from the Nonprofit Finance Fund works with nonprofits at all stages of crisis — from the highly stable and responsive to the oppressively unstable and inert. Some are going with flow of the economic thrill ride, others are hanging on by their fingertips. She summarizes the key challenges that have been plaguing nonprofits […]

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