ari corson

Moving out

Posted by ari corson on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized

The Philadelphia orchestra has been a staple of the Philadelphia area for decades.  It brings together talented professional performers in from the area to give the city amazing performances.  Now though, with the economy in the state it is, the orchestra’s summer home is seeing less of the orchestra.  The Mann Center, which has served […]

Are the arts vital?

Posted by ari corson on March 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

Most of the money in arts organizations, like any other non-profit organizations, comes from the contributions of loyal donors and not from the tickets they sell.  What arts organizations need to remember however is that they are not the only organizations who need this money.  All non-profit organizations need donations in order to survive.  That […]

Endowment Issues

Posted by ari corson on March 5, 2009 in Uncategorized

If you have the money, you should be able to use it, but this is not always the case.  Sometimes the law prevents you from using money that is yours.  This is the case faced by many organizations in North Carolina and other states, as reported in an article in the Associated Press.  They have […]

Stimulus for the arts

Posted by ari corson on February 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

There are two terms being used by the American government that have seemingly become household words overnight: “bailout” and “stimulus.”  Though not exactly synonymous, the two terms mean relatively the same thing: more money where it is needed to boost our economy.  Many large companies and industries have seen a lot of this money, with […]

Backlash from Madoff

Posted by ari corson on February 5, 2009 in Uncategorized

For this week’s trend, I read an article from The Chronicle concerning one of the biggest scams in business since Enron.  I am referring of course to Bernie Madoff and the ponzi scheme he ran that has devastated organizations the world wide.  Everyone who had invested in Madoff lost money when this scam came out […]

Saved by the community

Posted by ari corson on January 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

It seems these days that the financial crisis that America is facing has cast a dark shadow over the future of arts.  With people losing money in scandals and fearing for future losses, they are becoming less inclined to provide the assets arts companies need to survive.  What is truly scary, though, is not when […]