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After years of practical, no-nonsense content built specifically for arts administrators, ArtsHacker is officially moving into archive status. The site will remain fully accessible. Every ar…
In March, Arts MidWest sponsored a webinar on the Trump Administration's Executive Orders on DEI. The webinar was led by attorneys from McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Lawyers were eligible …
A number of arts organizations are embracing employees' desire to work from home on either a full or hybrid basis. Making the switch to this sort of work environment, even for some employees…
Happy New Year! With the busy holiday concert period closed, it's time to take care of some important start-of-year administrative tasks. Here are four such tasks to consider tackling within…
In December 2022, ArtsHacker published a guide to three small business travel rewards programs. Two of these three programs (the two airline programs) have had significant changes to the poi…
Annual reviews are an important component of the work environment. This is especially true in the environment of arts organizations where people wear so many hats it is difficult to feel you…
If you're still considering using sliders or carousels on your website's homepage, you likely want to reconsider. The latest research from the Baymard Institute reinforces the long-standing …
What is the difference between campaigning, lobbying, and advocating for a certain policy position and on which of them, if any, should a nonprofit arts organization spend time and resources…
I found Erik Rubio's review of the 2024 SphinxConnect conference remarkably helpful and it inspired me to do the same for the conferences I attend. But one twist is where Erik was an attende…
If your nonprofit arts organization hosts any fundraising events (that raise more than $5,000), you will need to complete Schedule G, "Supplemental Information Regarding Fundraising or Gamin…
Recently Observer posted on a topic well worth considering " artists forming limited liability corporations (LLC) to shield their personal assets from being subject to lawsuits. By separatin…
Let's talk about Press Kits. I've seen so many artists fumble when it comes to providing a good press kit with the necessary photos or biography needed for a marketer. And it's not just arti…
One of the ways communities are using arts and creativity to revitalize buildings and downtown districts are murals on buildings. However, not all surfaces are suited for murals. The best in…
In late January 2024, your correspondent attended the Sphinx Organization's SphinxConnect in Detroit, Michigan. The conference is billed as "the largest and longest-standing convening dedica…
Starting February 2024, tighter email regulations on Gmail and Yahoo could drastically impact your email based engagement efforts. Let's break down the new requirements and guide you through…
Accounting software will come "out of the box" with at least two accounts within the Equity (or Net Assets, in nonprofit terminology) section of your Statement of Financial Position (also ca…
Did you know according to surveys conducted a few months ago, the most entertaining performance based organization in the world is the Sydney Opera House, followed by the Hollywood Bowl and …
If you use Chrome, you've likely seen the recent update adding a ring around the favicon in inactive open tabs. Unfortunately, this alteration renders the icon unreadable, defeating the purp…
Depreciation, in the accounting sense, is the bookkeeping process of lowering the value of something that your organization owns over time. It is generally applied to physical or tangible ob…
While it has sort of been generally known that visitors to arts and cultural organizations aren't fully aware of whether the organization is a non-profit or not, Colleen Dilenschneider recen…
In the not-for-profit world, there are two types of revenue (as defined by tax law and accounting standards): contributed and earned. Contributed revenue includes monetary donations from ind…
Regular readers know that web accessibility is a topic we've covered frequently, especially when it comes to color contrast. One of the real challenges is mastering the art of maintaining co…
As our organizations grow, the number of donations and the number of financial transactions grow along with it. On top of that, the accounting function, if it hasn't already, likely will mov…
If you're active on any social media platform, you've probably seen this TikTok of ballet master Tomas Karlborg from Staatsballett Berlin. @staatsballettberlin Ballet master Tomas Karlborg t…
On June 15, 2023 Google unexpectedly announced they sold Google Domains to Squarespace. Not only did this come as a shock to the online provider community, but it comes as especially bad new…
