Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeIs Pay-What-You-Can a Real Community Issue for Arts Organizations to Solve?The well-intentioned, ghettoized program asks us: are Abe and Sophie still the ones coming, only now they’re paying less?6d ago6d ago
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeHow Does Your Nonprofit Arts Organization Use History to Tangibly Make Things Better?Presenting art is not enough, at least if you’re running a nonprofit. Something has to be done or else the opportunity is lost forever.Oct 1Oct 1
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Organizations Don’t Support Artists; They Employ ThemArtists matter more than any producing organization.Sep 24Sep 24
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Organizations and Their Communities (What’s a “Community?”)“Community” ≠ “Constituency.” And it’s certainly ≠ “Audience.” IYKYK.Sep 17Sep 17
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeWhat’s Next, Fair Harvard? The Alois Hitler Theaterzentrum?Despite everything, Harvard chooses to keep the Sackler name on its museum. Why?Sep 10Sep 10
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeScene Change 2 Now Available for PreorderAssuming that your board has no clear sense of why they’re representing their nonprofit arts organization’s work, there’s a handbook for…Sep 3Sep 3
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeLast of the Summer WhineThe seven attributes of a successful nonprofit arts organization. You gotta do all seven to win.Jul 231Jul 231
Alan Harrison“You Know, That Happened Before I Was Even Born.”That’s your excuse? Really?Jul 15Jul 15
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Leaders: Just Like the Overhead Myth, Ratios are RidiculousPlus: a bonus, non-hypothetical question for you!Jul 9Jul 9