Well, maybe “killing” is too strong. But the survey they just asked nonprofit arts leaders to complete proves that they really, really, really don’t get it. When we’ve had years of a rusted-out, wheels-coming-off eschewing of charity among our charitable arts institutions, this brand of irresponsible data gathering continues to ask the wrong questions. Why is this … [Read more...] about Stop Asking the Wrong Questions: How is the Advisory Board for the Arts Killing the Industry?
In Honour of Shakespeare’s Birthday, A Six-Minute, Five-Act Play
“What You Will Is What You Get,” in iambic pentameter Act 1. A board room at a prestigious company. Several board members are present before the meeting begins. BANKER I hear we learn the season’s plays anon, LAWYER Yet this year’s offerings did us but flop. Behooves us great to change the path we take Else we go belly up. WEALTHY … [Read more...] about In Honour of Shakespeare’s Birthday, A Six-Minute, Five-Act Play
Born in the DSA*: “The American Dream” Evolved Into the Cruelest, Most Dangerous Con Ever Played
What a grift. It only exists to make folks feel worthless, angry, and divisive. As such, it’s the perfect tactic to sow national unrest. James Truslow Adams coined the phrase in 1931, at the nadir of the Great Depression: “The American Dream is a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are … [Read more...] about Born in the DSA*: “The American Dream” Evolved Into the Cruelest, Most Dangerous Con Ever Played
Traditional News and Nonprofit Art: You’re No Longer in Charge. They Are.
Here’s another reason for nonprofit arts organizations to make that scene change toward charitable activities. What is “news?” I was in the process of researching communications and public relations strategies and came across an article written by the people at the Pew Research Center. The article, written by Kirsten Eddy, Katerina Eva Matsa, Michael Lipka, Naomi … [Read more...] about Traditional News and Nonprofit Art: You’re No Longer in Charge. They Are.
Doing the Right Thing With Nonprofit Arts Organizations: “Like Walking in High Heels Through Meat”
What do you do when you have the answer, an answer that’s proven, and it doesn’t gibe with institutional, failing inertia? Some procrastinators don’t know that they procrastinate. Some do, and use it to wield power within their systems. Little Donny Dingdong, convicted of 34 felonies so far, vacillates between quick action (when he wants money or paranoically wreaks … [Read more...] about Doing the Right Thing With Nonprofit Arts Organizations: “Like Walking in High Heels Through Meat”