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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

April 2025

What is Arts Management?
The practice of aggregating and animating people, stuff, and money toward expressive ends.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Outsourcing expertise
Sometimes, it's smart to hire outsiders. Sometimes, it's not.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Minimum viable process
As a nonprofit arts organization, your business systems need to be as simple as possible…but not simpler.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Do what you say you will do
Commitments are easier made than met. So do the math.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Selling the unknowable
How do you "sell" an arts experience when its value cannot be known in advance?
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