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Category Institutional Leadership

Thoughtful analysis on nonprofit governance, executive transition, succession planning, and long-term institutional strategy. This category explores how arts and cultural organizations build stability, align boards and leadership, and strengthen mission-driven sustainability for lasting community impact.

Institutional Leadership

Succession Planning Is Leadership — Not a Contingency Plan

Succession planning and leadership in arts organizations

In music, we rehearse for disruption. Understudies are trained.Scores are marked.Technical contingencies are anticipated. No serious orchestra would open a season without backup musicians. And yet — far too many arts organizations operate without a meaningful succession plan for executive…

Archie Chen
January 30, 2026