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While I'm on a two-week pause, wander these other paths to inform your craft.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Arts management as practice
Management isn't a theory, it's an evolving repertory of embodied expertise.
The bother of bylaws
Does your arts nonprofit's map for action match the terrain?
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E. Andrew Taylor
Minimum viable everything
Getting better as an arts organization doesn't always (or even often) mean getting bigger.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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June 2025

The rise and stall of the nonprofit arts
The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Connection, concern, and capacity
The three-legged stool of fundraising strategy.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Is your workplace a pyramid or a wheel?
Johan Galtung defined two structures for collective action: thin-and-big (the pyramid) or thick-and-small (the wheel). Which describes your workplace?
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Flip the script on your money narrative
Your income statement tells the tale of how (and why) money drives your business. Don't share the wrong story.

May 2025

The sneaky surprise of new arts buildings
That shiny new arts facility is full of promise and potential, but also unexpected and unrelenting expense.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The one and the many of board service
How do nonprofit boards balance individual impulse with collective resolve?
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E. Andrew Taylor
The relentless rise of pseudo-productivity
Visible activity and physical exhaustion are not useful measures of valuable work.
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E. Andrew Taylor
The strategy screen
A strong strategy demands a clear job description
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E. Andrew Taylor
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