Nonprofits | Arts | Politics | Leadership

You have no right to hoover money away from nonprofits that are anti-elitist and pro-impact — and can prove it. BLOW IT UP.

Neither your executive director nor your development director are cash machines. Earn your keep.

Is Your Nonprofit Arts Organization Important, Essential, Crucial, or None of the Above?

Ticket sales encourage toxic philanthropy — the rich donating so that the rich can attend

Artistic directors who act as the face of arts companies keep your organization from succeeding. There is a better way.

Existence is not an answer; try the Christmas Tree Test to determine why your nonprofit matters (or if it doesn’t matter at all)

“This land was stolen from a nation/tribe/band of people who died defending it. Here is the name of that group.” Really?

TSQ: Exceptionalism, the American Dream, and Your Nonprofit Arts Organization

Do nonprofits make a good faith effort to make their communities a better place to live? Does yours?

The technological and sociological race to solitude is a bad sign for the arts.

The Arts, Milton Friedman (Tragically Wrong), Adam Smith (Still Right), and Why

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Doesn’t Post Its Salaries. Why Not?

Whether It’s Nonprofits, Arts Organizations, or Politics, Savvy Leaders Know That Groups Have Power; and More Groups Gain the Power to Ally

To repeat: no, there isn’t.

How would your charitable activities change? Or would they?

Wait. What?

Russian tyrants such as P***n have glorified testosterone, bigotry, and privilege … over and over again.

Anecdotal evidence reflects that audiences match the organization. By extension, donors and foundations match the organization, too.

with a special thank you to Another Mother for Peace

Or Is It Just a House of Cards?

Q: Is it President’s, Presidents’, or Presidents? Turns out, it’s none of those. It’s Washington’s.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — proverb, origin unknown

Large Nonprofit Arts Organizations Always Complain About How Hard It Is to Change Direction; Why Not Break Up and Succeed?