Top 10 posts of 2024
Marking another year of weekly ArtsManaged Field Notes with the 10 most-read posts of the past twelve months.
So much of any year is flammable,
lists of vegetables, partial poems.
Orange swirling flame of days,
so little is a stone.
—Naomi Shihab Nye, from “Burning the Old Year”
To acknowledge another year of the ArtsManaged project, here are the 10 most-read Field Notes of 2024. If you haven’t yet completed this short reader survey, please take a moment to do so! I’d love to learn what would help you interrogate and improve your Arts Management practice in 2025.
When your larger world is spinning out of control, remember the worlds you DO control.
Diane Ragsdale was on a quest to center beauty in finding and forging a more curious, creative, compassionate, and just world.
What "work" does an arts experience do?
"Jobs to be done" shifts focus from who might buy a ticket to what they want that ticket to buy.
How can the work of a nonprofit board be complex, consequential, and tedious all at the same time?
A nonprofit board needs at least three people. What if that were enough?
If you feel lost when asking people for large gifts, here's a map.
Guessing in advance, out loud, is one of the best ways to align commitments to capacity in a complex world.
Why treat "earned" and "contributed" revenue as different streams when they flow from (mostly) the same source?
Your income statement tells the tale of how (and why) money drives your business. Don't share the wrong story.
What makes a community work for artists, and nurture artistic work?
Thanks to all who read and comment and share. May the new year bring joy and healing to our work and our world.
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