Take the Hill As a runner, I spend many hours training for challenging hills – the largest of which I tackled in the 2022 Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race. The slogan for that race is “There’s Only One Hill!” It was hard, but fun and worth the work. I use it here as a …
Running Up (and Over!) That Hill: Coaching for Giving Day Success Read More »
Remembering the Joy of Choir At a Portsmouth Pro Musica performance of Haydn’s Creation Mass last month, I made a new friend and was reminded about the relationship between arts and health. I was there solo, looking forward to an introspective afternoon reconnecting with music that started my relationship with the arts. It was a …
Is That Seat Saved? Take It – Your Body and Soul Might Be. Read More »
A challenge to nonprofit executives and boards I recently recalled a memory of time spent in-house as a nonprofit executive. During a meeting to discuss options regarding an anticipated operating deficit at year’s end, the leader of the team asked us to contribute our ideas about how to lessen the loss over the next several …
“Owner” does not need to be a four-letter word for nonprofit leaders Read More »
Arts managers and Boards trust creative and administrative leaders to share responsibility for the lives and work of our artists and audiences. But do we trust them to share responsibility for collaborative organizational prioritization and resource allocation? When asked for a description of their favorite moment while attending live theatre, most people recall the electric …
A Moment in the Wings: the power of shared responsibility Read More »
