Scene Change with Alan Harrison

About this episode

Alan Harrison discusses his Scene Change book series and the importance of community impact in nonprofit arts organizations.

Alan Harrison is the author of the Scene Change book series, and has worked for 30 years in the nonprofits arts sector. Alan begins his book series with the first Scene Change book emphasizing the importance of community impact in their missions. The next book speaks to the role of boards of directors in this mission work, and now there is Scene Change 3, with stories of nonprofit arts organizations which can show their impact in community. Alan says art is essential for human beings, and artists are magical in their creation. He goes on to emphasize the need for metrics of success for nonprofits that goes beyond just the production of art and public participation through things like ticket sales. Scene Change 3 contains examples to help charities focus on their changes in community. Subscribe to the podcast on your phone for automatic updates. Get more details on how to subscribe on our podcast page.

People in this episode

Guest: Alan Harrison

Topics covered

• nonprofit arts
• community impact
• board of directors
• metrics of success
• nonprofit organizations

Keywords

• Scene Change
• community impact
• nonprofit arts sector
• boards of directors
• metrics of success
• art and humanity
• charity examples

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Scene Change book series

Books & works: Scene Change, Scene Change 3

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