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
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeWhen the Money Keeps Rolling In, You Don’t Ask Why — Or Should You?Cronyism is disgusting — and a way of life for large Seattle nonprofit arts organizationsJun 25Jun 25
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeThe Seattle Arts Scene Today: Full of Hopes and Full of FearsGood people making strained decisions because they keep thinking it’s about HOW they produce art, not WHYJun 18Jun 18
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeNonprofit Arts Leaders: To Change Your Organization for the Better, You Actually Have to ChangeDon’t let your dominant response default you into driving into that wall.Jun 11Jun 11
Alan HarrisoninScene ChangeSometimes There’s a Pretty Good Reason to Swim UpstreamFor nonprofit arts organizations, the choice to use the art as a final product is the easiest way to swim downstream.Jun 4Jun 4
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.May 28May 28
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