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Reminder: No One Cares About Your Fiscal Year-End Except You

June 13, 2023 by Alan Harrison 1 Comment

With June 30 just a couple of weeks away, remember why your donors donate to you If you are a nonprofit leader—executive director, board chair, development director, or another concerned citizen—and you saw the image of June 30 and panicked…relax. I mean, you probably won’t hit your financial goals if the money in hand, the pledges that will in fact be paid, or last year’s … [Read more...] about Reminder: No One Cares About Your Fiscal Year-End Except You

What Is Your Nonprofit Arts Board’s Second Most Important Responsibility?

February 21, 2023 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

Read last week’s article for #1. This week: raise the funds to pay for why you do what you do. You probably don’t think this is your second most important responsibility. It is. It is, because no matter who is working for the company, it is every board member’s task to make sure money is there to enact your charitable mission (which is your most important … [Read more...] about What Is Your Nonprofit Arts Board’s Second Most Important Responsibility?

A Nonprofit Arts Leader’s Christmas Carol

December 13, 2022 by Alan Harrison Leave a Comment

To the tune of “Here We Go A-Wassailing,” to kick off your nonprofit holiday season (with apologies to all)... Here we go soliciting To everyone we see! Give a hundred thousand, You’ll get a tote bag free! Give and give Unto us; Give again Before Christmas! Be a donor and when you do, We’ll ask you once again. Every day, we’ll just ask … [Read more...] about A Nonprofit Arts Leader’s Christmas Carol

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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

Recent Posts

  • SUMMER RERUN: Art Doesn’t Need to Be Served. People Do.
  • SUMMER RERUN: “The Planet Will Be Fine. It’s the People Who Will Be F**ked.” — George Carlin
  • SUMMER RERUN: The Con Is On – Raising Emergency Money at the Expense of Everyone Else Is Not a Heroic Act
  • SUMMER RERUN: What Would a Post-NEA (Arts) America Look Like?
  • Just a Reminder — June 30 Is Only Meaningful to You

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