A directory to organizations that help artists and a document which outlines organizational activity by artists. Essays and testimonies about general trends in the arts community follow.

The job of running a nonprofit organization or successfully managing a community- or neighborhood-based agency is becoming increasingly complex and competitive. Strapped for resources and buffeted by economic and political forces while trying to address growing needs in the community, these organizations face enormous challenges, as well as opportunities. Many have the resources to hire consultants, planners, trainers, technical advisers, researchers, and facilitators to assist them in this enormous task; many do not.

This handbook is but a beginning. In the event you are faced with a challenge to your freedom of artistic expression, seek out additional advice and assistance.

Three professional musicians - a New York freelance cellist, a Hollywood composer/conductor, and a Los Angeles bassoonist - were individually interviewed regarding their perspectives on and work in the nonprofit and commercial music fields. It is interesting that, though they did not interact, all three artists had similar responses to my questions, especially in regard to audience education. Ted Mook's commentary on finances is particularly pertinent, for he recognizes that music of great value is not always profitable. Where he sees a possible solution in the redistribution of profits,

Some of the American Assembly report recommendations center on one part of the arts sector, namely, the not-for-profit arts. Others focus on collaborations among the commercial, not-for-profit, and unincorporated arts to serve public purposes and the actions that different sectors may take. On review of the recommendations, it becomes clear that implementing such an action agenda will be complex - involving initiatives and leadership across the full arts sector and other sectors - will take time, and will involve overcoming numerous obstacles.

This issue of the Monograph explores the importance of community cultural planning, which can be an effective tool to strengthen the cultural community and apply cultural solutions to community problems. The process often results in increased funding for the arts, more programming for the public, and new partnerships.

This publication has been adapted from a larger book, The New-York Historical Society: Lessons from One Nonprofits Long Struggle for Survival (Jossey-Bass, 1996). It is a unique case-study analysis of the New York Historical Societys 200-year-old institutional history. It shows how nearly century year old decisions greatly impacted its present operations.

Enhance your organization's impact. Philip Bernstein - former member of the Board of Directors of Independent Sector and past Executive Vice President of the Council of Jewish Federations - reviews the best practices adopted by successful nonprofit organizations, explaining the procedures that foster social achievement in all nonprofit fields. It will help you to: define purposes and goals and adhere to missions: obtain and retain high-quality volunteers and staff; create comprehensive financing plans; respond to change by adjusting services and operations; evaluate services to assess

Designed for the small arts organization, this manual covers all aspects of management in a framework that can be used to educate boards and committees about the elements that build a strong organization.