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I’m Not Angry. I’m Batman.

May 14, 2025 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

I’m just trying to help save the nonprofit arts industry from its own worst impulses. Where’s my utility belt, Alfred?! It always happens. Whenever I am asked to speak to a group or I write an article or a book, there are those that get caught in the invectives. They get angry because they feel attacked rather than advised. And inevitably, these are the people in the … [Read more...] about I’m Not Angry. I’m Batman.

“Hope for the Best. Expect the Worst.”

April 22, 2025 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

You need to find a way to justify your worth to your community — and at the same time, prepare for bad news, too. The buzz inside your nonprofit arts organization is louder than outside the walls. Much louder. As in, if someone is not completely tuned in to what’s going on at your particular arts organization — either your performances or your impact — they’re just … [Read more...] about “Hope for the Best. Expect the Worst.”

Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Beware “A Little Knowledge”

April 15, 2025 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

Forcing data to reach a conclusion causes nonprofit arts organizations to issue pronouncements that just aren’t so. Conclusion I had a friend who had a Ph.D. in Psychobiology. She spent her post-doc work in a lab where, among other experiments, they tested a hypothesis about access to the brain via the olfactory nerve. That particular nerve, one of the key elements of … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Beware “A Little Knowledge”

Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 6 — Don’t Talk About It; Do It.

March 25, 2025 by Alan Harrison 2 Comments

Doing the right thing is always the right thing to do. It’s right there in the phrase. In the new/old world order of Trumpian policy, your arts organization faces the real possibility that, in the face of anti-arts, anti-education, and anti-truth political muckraking euphemistically calling itself “populism,” it will be shut down. The most intelligent thing your nonprofit … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 6 — Don’t Talk About It; Do It.

Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 5 — You Can’t Do It Alone

March 18, 2025 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

The work to deprogram cultish minds is dangerous. Get help. Lots of it. In the new/old world order of Trumpian policy, your arts organization faces the real possibility that, in the face of anti-arts, anti-education, and anti-truth political muckraking euphemistically calling itself “populism,” it will be shut down. To combat that, we’ve talked about: The most … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Success in a Changing Environment, Tip 5 — You Can’t Do It Alone

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About Scene Change

In early 2024, we laid out the problem and gave you a path. The result: SCENE CHANGE: WHY TODAY'S NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TO STOP PRODUCING ART AND START PRODUCING IMPACT. In late 2024, we gave you discussion prompts and rules to help you figure out the answers on your own. The result: … [MORE] about About Scene Change

About Alan Harrison

Alan Harrison is a writer, father, performer, consultant, recovering artist, and the author of the industry best-seller "Scene Change: Why Today's Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact" and “Scene Change 2: The Five REAL Responsibilities of Nonprofit Arts … [MORE] about About Alan Harrison

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