The long-term cost of pinching pennies
How much time do you or others in the organization spend putting flyers up around town or stuffing envelopes? Does your organization...
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Nave Strategies Insights
Industry expertise for arts and cultural organizations
J.L. Nave
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Your goals and values are reflected by how you budget
Like it or not... running an organization, just like life, is full of compromises. And sometimes contradictions. Here are a few examples...
J.L. Nave
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Budgeting for your organization's success
How many times have you plugged a number in the budget to make it balance? How often are you biting your nails at the end of the fiscal...
J.L. Nave
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Giving staff the resources they need to do the job they should be doing
How much time does your staff spend waiting for their computer to start up, or pull that report you need? How much time does your staff...
J.L. Nave
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Starting 2021-22 Strong: Four Takeaways from my Conversation with Delaware Theatre Company
As performing arts organizations are resuming in-person performances this fall, there are a lot of questions about how quickly patrons will
J.L. Nave
- Aug 4, 2021
- 5 min
Part 2: 4 things every arts organization should do to set up new hires for success
Hiring new staff can be time-consuming, frustrating, a big relief, or all the above for arts managers. In Part 1, I reviewed the three...
J.L. Nave
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Part 1: 4 things every arts organization should do to set up their new hire for success
Finding qualified candidates is more difficult than ever. Read how to adjust to a competitive market and set up your new hires for success.
J.L. Nave
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
One Year Later: Moving from Unprecedented Uncertainty to Realizing a Team’s True Potential
Wow, what a year! There was unprecedented uncertainty in the last 15 months – organizations made endless contingency plans, managers and...
J.L. Nave
- Feb 15, 2021
- 6 min
It's GO TIME!!
It’s cliché but true – “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!” The global pandemic is (hopefully) a once-in-a-career opportunity
J.L. Nave
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
Is Your Flame Burning Out?
One of my favorite things about starting Nave Strategies is the opportunity to stay abreast of what is happening in the arts world. There...
J.L. Nave
- Sep 23, 2020
- 2 min
State Theatre NJ is making lemonade with Nave Strategies
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This describes what State Theatre New Jersey is doing in partnership with Nave Strategies.
J.L. Nave
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Nave Strategies helping Delaware Theatre Company achieve more with less
Like most arts organizations during the pandemic, Delaware Theatre Company is having to find ways to get work done with fewer resources.
J.L. Nave
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Spinning Plates
Have you ever felt like there is so much happening, so many options to consider that you aren’t quite sure what to focus on next?
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