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In capitalism, it's helpful know what capital is
Defining and deploying durable capacity to make art work.
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E. Andrew Taylor
The cost of revenue
Every dollar you earn or raise costs you something. Spend wisely.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Making "the artful ask"
If you feel lost when asking people for large gifts, here's a map.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Measuring what matters
How to evaluate your efforts without crushing your soul.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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Confusing the pitch with the plan
Your strategic thinking needs to pick a lane.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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The beautiful budget, revisited
It may look buttoned-up and boring, but a budget is a complex work of human expression worthy of creative attention.
One revenue to rule them all
Why treat "earned" and "contributed" revenue as different streams when they flow from (mostly) the same source?
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E. Andrew Taylor
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What the heck is capital?
Defining and deploying durable capacity to make art work.
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E. Andrew Taylor
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A grant is a gift with strings
Gifts and grants are often bundled together as "contributed income," but they draw from different relationships between giver and receiver.
The beautiful budget
Don't be fooled by its buttoned-up appearance. A budget is a complex work of human expression worthy of complex human attention.
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Sorting your lists into useful bits
Your list of active patrons, attendees, or ticket buyers shouldn't be an all-or-nothing communication tool.
In Arts Management, the gift isn't simple
Arts Management is deeply entangled with the cultivation, care, and consequence of giving and of gifts.
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