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The NEA @ 60
The United States federal arts agency hits a milestone, and a moment
Sep 23
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Simple sabotage
Your management practices and processes may be derailing your mission.
Sep 16
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The line(s) between board and staff
Some nonprofit boards rubber stamp, others micromanage. How do you find the sweet spot in between?
Sep 9
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Two jobs of a governing board
Nonprofit governance can be strange and sprawling, making clarity a core requirement of the job.
Sep 2
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E. Andrew Taylor
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August 2025
The choreography of cash
A thriving arts enterprise gives every dollar a job. But dollars arrive at different times.
Aug 26
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E. Andrew Taylor
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You can't manage emergence
Most desired outcomes of an arts organization cannot be directly controlled.
Aug 19
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Beware the destabilizing donation
How to recognize and avoid the gift that keeps on taking.
Aug 12
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E. Andrew Taylor
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What if you're getting better at the wrong thing?
"The more efficient you are at doing the wrong thing, the wronger you become." – Russell Ackoff
Aug 5
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E. Andrew Taylor
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July 2025
Links to Arts Management learning
While I'm on a two-week pause, wander these other paths to inform your craft.
Jul 22
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Arts management as practice
Management isn't a theory, it's an evolving repertory of embodied expertise.
Jul 15
The bother of bylaws
Does your arts nonprofit's map for action match the terrain?
Jul 8
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Minimum viable everything
Getting better as an arts organization doesn't always (or even often) mean getting bigger.
Jul 1
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E. Andrew Taylor
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