11. POSITIVE DEVIANCE Solutions to seemingly intractable problems already exist They have been discovered by members of the community Succeed in spite of the obstacles and constraints shared by their community
Wolf Brown an evaluation of the Mid-Sized presenting Organizations initiative for the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Middle-Class Arts Organizations typically have budgets of under $1.5 Million and often lack the flexibility exhibited by smaller presenting organizations and the structural financial stability of larger cultural institutions. 1
Wolf Brown an evaluation of the Mid-Sized presenting Organizations initiative for the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Middle-Class Arts Organizations typically have budgets of under $1.5 Million and often lack the flexibility exhibited by smaller presenting organizations and the structural financial stability of larger cultural institutions. 1
The Recession and the Arts II: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Cultural Organizations in New York City, Alliance for the Arts, 2010 Critical Issues Facing the Arts in California: A Working Paper, James Irvine Foundation. 3. Business committee for the Arts 2010 4. “an arts organization who tries to market one ticket to an individual competes with 3-5,000 different marketing messages a person sees daily.” Ben Cameron, TED Talk http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/how-technology-is-transforming-challenging-the-live-performing-arts-ben-cameron-speaks-at-ted.html
James Irvine Foundation White Paper, “Critical Issues Facing the Arts in California” irvine.org/assets/pdf/pubs/arts/Critical_Issues_Arts.pdf
Look at Deviance rather than Benchmarking
The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems Jerry Sternin, Monique Sternin, Dr. Richard Pascale They have been discovered by members of the community Succeed in spite of the obstacles and constraints shared by their community
These are new practices that should be adopted to solve these problems. These practices are often developed organically by the deviants themselves.
Over 60% have received technical assistance Capitalization Strategy Market Research Strategic Planning Workshops and or Consultation Real Estate Planning Pricing Leadership Training and Personal Coaching Board Development
1. Those organizations that have most successfully increased audiences and sustained those increases are ones that exhibit both a willingness to change programming in response to consumer interests and a commitment to contiuous improvement in engaging their audiences in ways that build both brand and customer oyalty. These organizations have integrated market research into their program decision-making, looking at constituent values and programming to those interests and preferences.
Converting people into board members: civic participation, alumni, turn people from constituents into board members. How to find new people. Transform the board.
The choice of whether or not to use volunteers is critical
Partnerships are essential. We are no longer siloed as institutions. Professional Associations, Serving on a board is useful
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