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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 […]
Major Broadway Productions Come To Richmond in 09-10
Posted by daniel schauder on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
The opening of the Richmond CenterStage complex in downtown Richmond this fall will not only restore the Richmond Symphony’s home performance venue at the Carpenter Theater but will also be the site of some of the biggest shows on Broadway. A special invite-only preview of the coming season last Thursday night revealed some big, […]
“The Urge to Merge”
Posted by tiara davis on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
There seems to be a general consensus among government funders, foundations, and even some nonprofit organizations, that certain organizations should merge during these difficult financial times. Many of the aforementioned groups have felt for a while that there are too many nonprofit organizations in the United States. The economic downturn may bring about, […]
Cut it out
Posted by Chloe Bailey on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
It seems that through this whole semester, the most popular solution to the economic recession is to just chop away the “fat.” But wait, now organizations are starting to cut away at the good stuff, the “meat” so to speak from their performance season. This “when in doubt, cut it out” philosophy has been the […]
Posted by Bridgette Weeks on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
Is it more important to nurture new organizations or established ones?
The Mann Music Center in Philadelphia is cutting back its summer performance schedule to the smallest number of concerts in recent history. This might not come as a shock due to the falling economy and the cut-backs for arts organizations but the Mann is happy […]
Nicolas Cage Isn’t the Only One Who has to Sell his Castle
Posted by Meredith Hull on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
This term we’ve spent a lot of time talking about how small arts organizations, and even substantial “medium” sized ones that are slightly larger than our budget limitation for the project in this class, have had to cut their budgets. Sometimes they’ve done it in innovative ways and sometimes they’ve tried to stave off even […]
Fundraising Stats: 2007 vs. 2008
Posted by Lindsey Lowe on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published statistics relating to non-profit fundraising in 2008. The article relates directly to the lectures on Tuesday by Mr. Ottenhoff. As we learned, 46% of nonprofit organizations reported raising more money in 2008 than in 2007. Reflecting the current economy, this percentage is the lowest reported in eight years (typically […]
Art is no longer lost among technological babble…
Posted by amy szerlong on April 8, 2009 in Uncategorized
According to an article in Tuesday’s New York Times, the Indianapolis Museum of Art is developing a new website that is now up and running called, “ArtBabble.” This website will serve like a YouTube in that the website features videos of “artist interviews and time-lapse shots of exhibitions installations to short profiles of curators, art […]
The drama continues…
Posted by Anne Kaehny on April 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
One of the largest arts organizations in Northeast Ohio has just declared a financial emergency. The theater is saying that they will be closing by the end of this month if they cannot raise $150,000. The Beck Center for the Arts is an interesting case because of its large annual budget of $2.3 million. The […]
Methods that organizations should use to find donations even in those times
Posted by Anna Saccoccio on April 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
In the first part of the semester among the article I was reading many were denouncing the fact that arts organizations due to the current economy struggle to rise money. Now I am finding more and more articles about the methods that organizations should use to find donations even in those […]