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Share your thoughts on NAS programs!

Share your thoughts on NAS programs!

Understanding our customers’ challenges and needs is critical to designing and delivering the best possible National Arts Strategies programs. We are conducting some research to better understand the current environment and the issues facing leaders in arts and culture organizations, and to collect some feedback about our current programs and pricing model. We are asking [...]

 

Set in Stone: Building America’s New Generation of Arts Facilities 1994-2008

Set in Stone: Building America’s New Generation of Arts Facilities 1994-2008

The University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center, a joint initiative of the Harris School of Public Policy and its affiliated research organization NORC, launched in 2007 a major study of cultural building in the United States focusing on a building boom that included museums, performing arts centers and theaters. The goal of the study was [...]

 

Charities’ Zero-Sum Filing Game

Charities’ Zero-Sum Filing Game

The minimalist ratings of nonprofit organizations, using overhead and fundraising ratios, are deeply flawed. Are we collectively making the situation worse by shaving the numbers? A recent study found that over 40% of nonprofits report zero fundraising expenses, which suggests nonprofits can’t be trusted to share information in the public interest and the rating agencies [...]

 

What are the elements of a successful visitor experience?

Patricia Mooradian What are the elements of a successful visitor experience?

Patricia Mooradian, President of The Henry Ford, discusses the key elements necessary to build a great visitor experience — from resources and research to curriculum and web presence.