Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeMission Grammar for Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Flick the Prepositions and Cut the NonsenseYour community requires “Why,” not “How” — and the slogans have got to go.6d ago6d ago
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeFor Live, Functioning Artists, The End Comes Not With a Bang, But an EmailIn the never-ending, fruitless search for economy, actors are being replaced by algorithmsMay 21May 21
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Organizations: Water Is Wet.Incidentally, it’s my birthday today. So, hey — I have the perfect gift all figured out. Just click on any image you see…May 14May 14
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Success: Out of Hand Theater Shakes the Trees of Social JusticeAnd they’re changing Atlanta for the better every minute.May 7May 7
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeBehold LO: The Louisville Orchestra Walks the Walk of a Nonprofit Arts OrganizationBourbon, bats, and basketball. Mint juleps, fast horses, and “Keep Louisville Weird.” Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Lawrence, and Mitch McConnell…Apr 30Apr 30
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeThe Mellon Foundation Did a Nice Thing. Next Time, Look at Where the Action Is.If the Mellon Foundation would start to look at the next-level budgets, they’ll find transformation is the purview of better-run…Apr 23Apr 23
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeArt Doesn’t Need to Be Served. People Do.The Mellon Foundation ALMOST got it right for nonprofit arts leadership in the 2020s.Apr 16Apr 16
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeUseful Idiots, Harmless Kitsch, and Nonprofit Arts Organizations Doing the Right Thing, No Matter…A two-part column about you, your nonprofit arts company, and the power of your choicesApr 9Apr 9
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeUseful Idiots, Harmless Kitsch, and Nonprofit Arts Organizations Doing the Right Thing, No Matter…A two-part column about you, your nonprofit arts company, and the power of your choicesApr 2Apr 2
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeThe Con Is On — Raising Emergency Money at the Expense of Everyone Else Is Not a Heroic ActEspecially when you leave the premises just before the devastation and claim victoryMar 26Mar 26