A selection of what we're reading this week. Get comfortable and dive in!
The “glass escalator” carries men to the top. The nonprofit sector is female-dominated, as are the subfields of arts organizations and fundraising. Yet men end up leading. Here are some best practices that have been shown to promote gender equity (hbr.org). See also (theglobeandmail.com)
What’s in a name? Intermountain Opera Bozeman (kbzk.com) and the Royal Opera House (theguardian.com) will now be known as Opera Montana and the Royal Ballet and Opera respectively.
Leadership Matters. With vision and pragmatism, the Stratford Festival board has steered the organization to a strong business, backing great artist, says Dan Mathison, Former Mayor of Stratford. (National Post)
To attract big investment, have big ideas. David H. Stull at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music advocates for transformative bets, especially given the alternative. (sfcv.org)
Contributed revenue is filling the gap for arts organizations. Government pandemic relief is ending, and earned revenue is still not back to 2019 levels. With costs rising, contributed revenue is playing a bigger role (culturaldata.org)
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