Tagged With Non Profit

The Conundrum of the Non-Profit

Firstly, let me say this in an attempt to head off the fire-breathing extremists out there (not likely I know, because they are after all, extremists), diversity is always a worthy goal in any endeavor, simply put, because it reflects the best about our country and about ourselves, but where the argument begins is in how best to create that diversity.This is an especially complex question when it comes to the arts. And even more so when those arts are being created by a non-profit company and are fu...

A New Recipe for Long Term Success in American Theater: "Sustain the Artists Rather than the Institutions"

My beautiful and ever-insightful main squeeze, Jana Wimer, guided me to this excellent out-of-the-box article from Rebecca Novick entitled: Please, Don’t Start a Theater Company! over at the Grantmakers in the Arts site.She provide...

Sustainability

Saw this on the Big Cheap Wire and thought it might of interest to the LemonHeadNation.An article on Sustainability in the Arts was published on Big Cheap. You can read it here.But it’s Jay McAdams, Executive Director of 24th Street Theatre’s resp...

100% of All Ticket Sales from Brimmer Street's Next Production to Benefit "My Friend's Place"

Here’s the meat of the matter from their presser:BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY PARTNERS WITH MY FRIEND’S PLACE HOMELESS YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER IN HOLLYWOODLAUNCHING GENEROSITY.COM FUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR BRIMMER STREET’S PRODUCTION OF “AND THEN THEY FELL” A NEW PLAY BY TIRA PALMQUIST100% OF ALL TICKET SALES WILL BENEFIT MY FRIEND’S PLACE...

Official HFF17 Stats: Bigger Than Ever

This year’s numbers reflect a growth trend that has been in place since the festival began in 2010: The festival sold over 65,000 individual tickets (from 17,000 in 2010).The festival sold an estimated $540,000 in ticke...