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Beware scope creep
As Halloween approaches, be wary of creeping, crawling, sprawling goals.
Oct 27
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The art of useful feedback
Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process offers a method for healthy creative discourse.
Oct 20
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The curious case of the Kennedy Center
The unfolding drama is both entirely unique and revealingly universal.
Oct 13
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The gift that keeps on taking
Donations come in two flavors – buy or build – know the difference.
Oct 6
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E. Andrew Taylor
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September 2026
The fraud triangle
Three conditions can lure us and our teams to violate our positions of trust.
Sep 29
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Quality, quantity, effort, and effect
Four lenses help reveal your arts organization’s impact.
Sep 21
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The five financial elements
Financial accounting, management, and leadership can be complex, but they’re all built with five primary pieces.
Sep 15
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Local action over global abstraction
Wendell Berry challenged us to save the world by serving the people and places around us.
Sep 8
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The contracts you make, the covenants you keep
What binds you to your contractors, collaborators, and communities?
Sep 1
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E. Andrew Taylor
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August 2026
Gifts and grants are different things
Contributed income arrives in many streams. It’s helpful to know their flows.
Aug 25
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Sorting patrons with purpose
Segmenting your patron lists can be a powerful way to focus your efforts, and connect in ways that count.
Aug 18
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Debt, the handy but perilous resource
Borrowing can solve many problems for an arts organization, but create some too.
Aug 11
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