{"id":2233,"date":"2014-04-09T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2014-04-09T12:50:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:50:09","slug":"in-favor-of-genetically-modified-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/2014\/04\/in-favor-of-genetically-modified-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"In Favor of Genetically Modified Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2234\" alt=\"gmo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gmo.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gmo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gmo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/audience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gmo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>I prefer my vegetables in their 100% organic state.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t feel the same way about non-profit arts &amp; cultural organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is nothing <em>sacred<\/em> about the business model and<\/strong> (dare I say it?)<strong> the artistic mission of any arts and cultural organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean that an organization shouldn&#8217;t stand for anything. Nor would I argue that it&#8217;s healthy for an organization&#8217;s business model or artistic mission to fluctuate all willy-nilly. \u00a0But let there be no doubt that <strong>EVERY<\/strong> facet of how a non-profit arts &amp; cultural organization operates should be open to thoughtful consideration and purposeful re-direction.<\/p>\n<p>Every Spring (for those on July 1 fiscal years) arts &amp; cultural organizations produce budgets that pass forward the &#8220;seed&#8221; of their business model and artistic mission. \u00a0It deserves to be more than an exercise in balancing revenue and expense.<\/p>\n<p>A profound question that staff should be exploring &#8211; and Boards should be deliberating &#8211; is how satisfied are we (they) that the budget advances a business model and\/or artistic mission that meets these criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Engaging<\/strong> to a specific population that wants to actively participate and financially support it,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevant<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>Important<\/strong> within the context of the community we serve,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainable<\/strong>\u00a0to the point that we can articulate the &#8220;flourished&#8221; situation in which we&#8217;ll find ourselves 5 years (or further) into the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovative\u00a0<\/strong>because it is the nature of life, art, the universe and everything to move forward.\u00a0Even for organizations committed to preserving aspects of the past, \u00a0there must be an on-going commitment to exploring creative new ways to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We live in wonderful times of opportunity &#8211; for those willing to consider <strong>every<\/strong> opportunity to advance the way we operate &#8211; even to the point of modifying the DNA of our own organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Matt is just half-way through a 22-city national speaking tour with his Audiences Everywhere\u2122 workshop. \u00a0Catch an upcoming event in Providence, San Diego, Chicago, Minneapolis and many more: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audienceavenue.com\/appearances\" target=\"_blank\">www.AudienceAvenue.com\/appearances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I prefer my vegetables in their 100% organic state. I don&#8217;t feel the same way about non-profit arts &amp; cultural organizations. There is nothing sacred about the business model and (dare I say it?) the artistic mission of any arts and cultural organization. That doesn&#8217;t mean that an organization shouldn&#8217;t stand for anything. 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