Management

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Working at Art Nonprofits

If you’re a young person planning on entering this field, I hope this prepares you more than I ever was when I started.

Some Friendly Advice on Fundraising

In this guest post by Lina Yang, she gives us the best of multiple perspectives on fundraising as it is practiced in arts and cultural organizations, and as it is taught in her current grad program in the East Coast.

Do You Need a Degree to Be in the Arts?

Thinking about grad school? If you’re getting into work to provide good for the world, you also have to provide that good for yourself. Find out the minimum requirements, the hugely important question you’ll need to ask yourself, dangers to avoid, and the valuable skills you’ll need to pick up, no matter what your title. Consider this post part of your continuing education.

Downward Economy vs. Downward Dog

To be a true problem solver, a.k.a. hustler, is to give equal priority to both short- and long-term strategy.

5 Ways to Self-Care Your Way to Success

In this world of go, go, go, few people recognize their physical and psychological health as major contributors to their success. Discipline isn’t only about meeting project deadlines, it’s also about honoring one’s personal time.

The Hard Lesson and The Silver Lining for Arts Nonprofits in This Down Economy

We can still have fun but rest assured, Grasshopper, playtime is certainly over.

Arts and The Avatar Principle

Performance artist Philip Huang invites you to “thrill yourself” and makes a case for artists and organizations to practice The Avatar Principle.

Artists and Entrepreneurs: They’re Opposites… Or Are They?

“THE KEY IS TO OVERCOME FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS.” -Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future I went to a social gathering not too long ago where I described one of my goals for ART OF HUSTLE – To have artists think more like entrepreneurs. The guy I was talking [...]

Melinda Gates: What we can learn from Coca-Cola

At TEDxChange, Melinda Gates makes a provocative case for nonprofits taking a cue from corporations such as Coca-Cola, whose plugged-in, global network of marketers and distributors ensures that every remote village wants — and can get — a Coke. Why shouldn’t this work for condoms, sanitation, vaccinations too? In particular, Melinda Gates explores three actions [...]

The Nonprofit Paradox: Is the road to hell really paved with good intentions?

In a moment, I’m going to share with you a very enlightening article that I found in the Summer 2010 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review titled THE NONPROFIT PARADOX, written by David LaPiana. In my own article on the same topic, I give feedback on what’s good, what’s not, and what nuts-and-bolts practices [...]