Comments on: Toward A New Funding Model for Theater http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Theatre Publicity Guy http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-19740 The Theatre Publicity Guy Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:43:27 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-19740 I think talented professionals have any number of means of generating income for the company if they innovate - but they have to be willing to commit to the success of the team (sometimes subordinating egos, sometimes incomes as well). A company can succeed by thinking of ways to commercialize their efforts outside the box (venue). There are many more income streams outside the venue than inside. I think talented professionals have any number of means of generating income for the company if they innovate – but they have to be willing to commit to the success of the team (sometimes subordinating egos, sometimes incomes as well).

A company can succeed by thinking of ways to commercialize their efforts outside the box (venue). There are many more income streams outside the venue than inside.

]]> By: James http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-19667 James Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:30:18 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-19667 Kick the crutches out, ouch! Just kiddin', great stuff, and I like the crutch video! Kick the crutches out, ouch! Just kiddin’, great stuff, and I like the crutch video!

]]> By: “What Is Your Business?” « Das Kulturmanagement Blog http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-18018 “What Is Your Business?” « Das Kulturmanagement Blog Tue, 04 May 2010 07:03:02 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-18018 [...] zu können und nicht nur das fertige Produkt ansehen zu dürfen. In seinem Beitrag “Toward A New Funding Model for Theater” schreibt er: “(…) tickets transform from an artifact of a transaction into an [...]

[...] zu können und nicht nur das fertige Produkt ansehen zu dürfen. In seinem Beitrag “Toward A New Funding Model for Theater” schreibt er: “(…) tickets transform from an artifact of a transaction into an [...]

]]> By: Section 98 – Open Source Entry #11 – HATCH Feedback – Praxis Theatre http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-17100 Section 98 – Open Source Entry #11 – HATCH Feedback – Praxis Theatre Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:52:37 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-17100 [...] about the current dysfunction of funding models for American theatre, as well as Chris Ashworth’s Toward a New Funding Model for Theater, in which he argues that “the process is the product”, and therein lies a new approach to [...]

[...] about the current dysfunction of funding models for American theatre, as well as Chris Ashworth’s Toward a New Funding Model for Theater, in which he argues that “the process is the product”, and therein lies a new approach to [...]

]]> By: Pondering the Theater-as-Netflix Model: Intrigue Meets Reality « Clyde Fitch Report http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-15634 Pondering the Theater-as-Netflix Model: Intrigue Meets Reality « Clyde Fitch Report Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:49:52 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-15634 [...] blog post, additionally pointed readers to a Scott Walters post from last October, inspired by a Chris Ashworth post. So I decided to do some additional [...]

[...] blog post, additionally pointed readers to a Scott Walters post from last October, inspired by a Chris Ashworth post. So I decided to do some additional [...]

]]> By: Ottawa Theatre Needs Groupies « UnFolding http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-15090 Ottawa Theatre Needs Groupies « UnFolding Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:29:48 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-15090 [...] apply easily to local theatre. Anyone in interested in the viability of theatre here should read Chris Ashworth’s thoughts and Scott Walters’ [...]

[...] apply easily to local theatre. Anyone in interested in the viability of theatre here should read Chris Ashworth’s thoughts and Scott Walters’ [...]

]]> By: Brian Newman http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-15040 Brian Newman Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:55:51 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-15040 Great post, great energy and I wish I had read this much earlier - just found it today from Artful Manager's blog. I really like the model, as well as some of the things others have now posted (like Scott Walters) as nuances on the model. My main point is that this might work better if several theaters collaborated so I could get a subscription to multiple places. They also then have a valuable network to offer sponsors, advertisers and fans - with proper privacy concerns taken into account. I would much more likely buy a subscription to multiple theaters in my town than to just one. I also have to say - great links. Your links are as much a comment on the topic as the text. Especially in reference to the arts participation project - god, I could give them 1 million better ideas than they are coming up with by committee - and yours would be one they should try! Great work Great post, great energy and I wish I had read this much earlier – just found it today from Artful Manager’s blog. I really like the model, as well as some of the things others have now posted (like Scott Walters) as nuances on the model. My main point is that this might work better if several theaters collaborated so I could get a subscription to multiple places. They also then have a valuable network to offer sponsors, advertisers and fans – with proper privacy concerns taken into account. I would much more likely buy a subscription to multiple theaters in my town than to just one. I also have to say – great links. Your links are as much a comment on the topic as the text. Especially in reference to the arts participation project – god, I could give them 1 million better ideas than they are coming up with by committee – and yours would be one they should try! Great work

]]> By: Christopher http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-12996 Christopher Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:37:39 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-12996 TValley, I think you have misread my post. I did not say that memberships are a departure from a nonprofit status. You certainly could apply all these ideas to a nonprofit organization. My discussion of non-profit vs for-profit is merely an exercise to "force" the idea of how to make more money for a theater...not a claim that making more money for a theater inherently turns it into a for-profit company. I also did not say that "low six figures" means $10,000. Six figures in a company of ten means $10,000 per employee. TValley,

I think you have misread my post. I did not say that memberships are a departure from a nonprofit status. You certainly could apply all these ideas to a nonprofit organization. My discussion of non-profit vs for-profit is merely an exercise to “force” the idea of how to make more money for a theater…not a claim that making more money for a theater inherently turns it into a for-profit company.

I also did not say that “low six figures” means $10,000. Six figures in a company of ten means $10,000 per employee.

]]> By: TValley http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-12989 TValley Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:08:11 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-12989 Hi Chris, These are all interesting ideas, but don't call them something they're not. Memberships, YouTube, and audience engagement are not a departure from the nonprofit funding model. The "memberships" you envision, along with all of their "benefits", are another way of describing "donations" and their "benefits". It is closer to what museums do, and further from what most theaters do, but easily fall within the nonprofit model. In fact, most "members" will expect that their "membership" is tax deductible to an extent. YouTube, "sunlight," and using the internet are not a departure from a nonprofit funding model. They are a new communications plan. Finally, "six figures" does not refer to $10,000. It refers to $100,000. Count the digits. Hi Chris,

These are all interesting ideas, but don’t call them something they’re not. Memberships, YouTube, and audience engagement are not a departure from the nonprofit funding model.

The “memberships” you envision, along with all of their “benefits”, are another way of describing “donations” and their “benefits”. It is closer to what museums do, and further from what most theaters do, but easily fall within the nonprofit model. In fact, most “members” will expect that their “membership” is tax deductible to an extent.

YouTube, “sunlight,” and using the internet are not a departure from a nonprofit funding model. They are a new communications plan.

Finally, “six figures” does not refer to $10,000. It refers to $100,000. Count the digits.

]]> By: New Leaf launches a new financial plan | Theater For The Future http://chrisashworth.org/blog/2009/10/14/toward-a-new-funding-model-for-theater/comment-page-1/#comment-12935 New Leaf launches a new financial plan | Theater For The Future Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:15:46 +0000 http://chrisashworth.org/blog/?p=291#comment-12935 [...] the moment we saw this post from Chris Ashworth in October, New Leaf buckled down to create a vision of what sustainable theater could look like in [...]

[...] the moment we saw this post from Chris Ashworth in October, New Leaf buckled down to create a vision of what sustainable theater could look like in [...]

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