Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Last week there was an article on Salon with the click bait-y title, “Stop buying old Bob Dylan albums: "Every time somebody buys a reissue, they're just taking money away from new mus…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 17, 2016
With the news that people are increasingly valuing a degree of interactivity in their cultural experiences sitting in the back of my mind, I have been keeping my eyes open for interesting pr…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:21PM[SHARE]A couple days ago, CityLab had an article about a fledgling sharing economy start up called Lokafy that pairs tourists with local residents willing to act as tour guides to the “real&#…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 03:46AM[SHARE]Monday, February 15, 2016
I don’t recall what originally brought it to my attention or caused me to read it more closely, but the Executive Director job search announcement for Forecast Public Art struck me as …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:34PM[SHARE]Non-profits often seek lawyers to serve on their boards. However, it is important to note that having a lawyer on your organization’s board is not the same thing as having a lawyer rep…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Possible evidence of what I suggested yesterday regarding the need to discuss all the career paths available to arts grads comes in a post last week by Alex Tabbarok Marginal Revolution blog…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Throughout my life I have frequently seen articles about all the careers you can pursue with X major. Some of the options seemed a little far fetched and based on individual outlier examples…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:24PM[SHARE]Monday, February 8, 2016
I was listening to some Big Think videos this weekend when I was struck with an insight about educational philosophy. I am pretty sure it isn’t a new insight, but the metaphor that occ…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 4, 2016
If you are looking for fun, inspiring thoughts to start your day, I would direct your attention to Zen Pencils. It is not updated every day, but given the time cartoonist Gavin Aung Than inv…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:51AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 3, 2016
There has been an ongoing debate about whether simulcast performances from the Metropolitan Opera or London’s National Theatre will serve to erode audiences for live performances. Acco…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:04AM[SHARE]Monday, February 1, 2016
Seth Godin made a post in which he listed some of the following features of crowds: […] The crowd gets on its feet when your band plays the big hit, and sits down for the new songsR…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:20PM[SHARE]Hey is your organization on Peach? What about Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Slack, Periscope, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google+, Flipboard, Snapchat, Myspace… (…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 28, 2016
On Non-Profit Quarterly Claire Knowlton wrote a piece advocating for moving past a focus on overhead costs and direct program expenses in favor of full funding of non-profits by foundations.…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:40AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Since I was on the subject of how people value the arts yesterday, I thought I would call attention to a post that appeared on HowlRound last summer. Edward Einhorn wrote about Money Lab, a …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 07:32PM[SHARE]Monday, January 25, 2016
Last week I briefly noted that people and businesses often value being in a community in which arts organizations are present, even if they don’t participate in their activities. I men…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 07:09PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Dan Pink called attention to publisher Penguin Random House’s recent decision to no longer require job applicants to have a university degree. From what I see in corroborating stories,…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 09:57PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 19, 2016
In Non Profit Quarterly, Ruth McCambridge wrote a pretty involved comparison between the stakeholder revolts which reversed board decisions to close San Diego Opera and Sweet Briar College. …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:57PM[SHARE]Monday, January 18, 2016
I almost threw money away, literally. I received piece a mail last week bearing the logo of a state university indicating a survey was enclosed. I was just about to throw it away when I beca…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:25PM[SHARE]Having a clear decision making process in an arts organization is important. With everyone wearing different hats and assuming different responsibilities as the situation warrants, sometimes…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Last summer Vox had a post, Everyone can be an opera buff. Here are 7 steps to get started. It got me thinking that creating page like this on an arts organization’s website could be a…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Last Wednesday I made a post about non-profit arts organizations deserving to expect a little more of their customer relationship management (CRM) software. I briefly referenced the fact tha…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:11PM[SHARE]Monday, January 11, 2016
Last month, I wrote about attending a session at creative industry conference where Marc Folk, Executive Director of The Arts Commission in Toledo, spoke about learning that one needs to go …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 09:15PM[SHARE]Friday, January 8, 2016
Publishing a Wish List of needed items is a longstanding practice among non-profits. Historically, it has been difficult to keep the list brief but also provide a useful description of t…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 6, 2016
At my day job, we have been looking into the possibility of getting a new ticketing system. We have passed the RFP (request for proposal) deadline and are evaluating the submissions. One of …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 09:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Dan Pink tweeted a story by Art Markman on the Inc magazine site, “4 Things You Learned in School That Make You Less Creative.” I often talk about how artists and arts organizati…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:38PM[SHARE]Back in September, Seth Godin wrote a short post on the idea of doing one’s best. It’s a pretty easy way to let ourselves (or someone else) off the hook. “Hey, you did your…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 30, 2015
So here we are on the crux of a new year. People start toying with the idea of changing their lives and perhaps their careers. What would you tell someone who wanted to enter your career abo…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:55PM[SHARE]The non-profit sector is getting more organized and sophisticated about fundraising and general solicitation of support through vehicles like Kickstarter and Giving Tuesday. At the same time…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Some years ago I wrote a “road less taken” entry encouraging people not to measure their worth against the progress others have made by quoting a passage from Joseph Campbell rec…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:08PM[SHARE]Monday, December 28, 2015
As I was looking back in my archives for some content to post about, I came across Dan Gioia’s 2007 commencement address at Stanford. He acknowledges there had been a little controvers…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 23, 2015
I am traveling to see family for the holidays so I have a couple retrospective posts scheduled to cover my absence. If you are traveling or just have a little time off over the holidays, may…
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