…until, of course, the catalyst event happens, at which point you’ll probably think to yourself, “How did Alan know?” I’m not prescient. In fact, there is still a naïve part of me that hopes that people have discovered that, in fact, war is not healthy for children and other living things. But first… My new book is now available everywhere, even as an eBook. And if … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Leaders: One Final Note About the Upcoming War
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Nonprofit Arts Organizations: You Missed the Point. Again.
Yes, you're a nonprofit. Big deal. Like tennis, if you don't serve well, it's your fault. The book has been released into the wild. My new book, Scene Change: Why Today’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact is now on the shelves, be they internet shelves or real ones, in the UK and the US. If your bookstore isn’t carrying … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Organizations: You Missed the Point. Again.
Your Addiction to Artistic Vision Means Diddly-Squat to Your Community
But let’s tax poor people anyway and send the money to nonprofit arts organizations instead of direct aid to artists. The book has been unleashed…save yourselves (by buying it)! My new book, Scene Change: Why Today’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact is now on the shelves, be they internet shelves or real ones, in the UK … [Read more...] about Your Addiction to Artistic Vision Means Diddly-Squat to Your Community
All This and World War III
For nonprofit arts organizations (and society at large), it’s all the rage Before anything else, it behooves me to let you know that my book, Scene Change: Why Today’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact is now on the shelves, be they internet shelves or real ones, in the UK and the US. If your bookstore isn’t carrying it … [Read more...] about All This and World War III
Artists Don’t Need Vanity-Led Arts Organizations to Make Your City Grow
Nonprofit arts organizations that refuse to tend to the un-served among us just bolster the elitism epithets, deservedly so. But artists can make the kind of magic that makes lives better for everyone, especially those who need help. I had a set-to recently with an arts administrator who didn’t believe that Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was applicable to the arts. I won’t … [Read more...] about Artists Don’t Need Vanity-Led Arts Organizations to Make Your City Grow