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		<title>Interview: Servicing the Art, A Conversation with Joseph V. Melillo (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), is responsible for all of BAM’s artistic programming. Throughout his 25 year tenure, Melillo has upheld BAM’s position as the leading institution for contemporary performance. BAM is firmly rooted in its local environ while being international in its scope of programming.  In this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Editorial Board: Materials for Review- 4/13/10 Meeting</title>
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		<title>Tool: Strategic Planning (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to successfully predicting the future, some might question the value of actually trying to do so. The future can be forecast with neither surety nor precision. Yet those who make little or no attempt to chart their future will find themselves in the unenviable position of merely reacting to the ongoing, often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://yaletmknowledgebase.org/growth-trajectories/tool-strategic-planning-2010/</link>
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		<title>Tool: Organizational Analysis (2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An organizational analysis raises provocative questions, illuminates problems, and many times it unveils opportunities that may have eluded an organization. Most important, a rigorous, objective analysis, conducted at regular intervals, can help ensure that an organization remains faithful to its mission. Like a snapshot, an organizational analysis captures the state of an organization at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Network of Ensemble Theaters (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The concept of shared management resources has not been adopted widely, particularly amongst small theaters.  Network of Ensemble Theaters National Coordinator Mark Valdez believes the time and circumstances might be right for a group of member theaters located in New Orleans to consider the idea. The continuing focus on rebuilding the city after the devastating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paper: Mission Driven Governance (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The prevailing governance model is fundamentally adversarial, pitting board members in a never-ending struggle with executives. This model may ensure that the legal requirements of oversight and compliance are met, but it does little to advance the organization’s goals. The authors of this paper propose a new and more effective framework, one where board members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Trinity Repertory Company (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In August of 2007, recently appointed artistic director Curt Columbus had just completed his first full season and had been joined midyear by new executive director, Michael Gennaro. The FY07 season was an artistic success; it had played to enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim.  Concurrently, however, the contributed revenue was short its goal, they had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: Denver Center for the Performing Arts (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) case study is an in-depth look at an organization with two competing theatrical divisions, a unique financial structure, and recent management changes after a long history of established leadership. The DCPA has three divisions: one produces theatre, another presents theatre, and the third educates through theatre. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Closing Milwaukee Shakespeare, A Conversation with Carrie Van Hallgren (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interview with the last managing director of Milwaukee Shakespeare before its closing in 2008. Milwaukee Shakespeare was heavily dependent on one donor; when that donor dropped out due to economic hardships from the recession of 2008, the theatre and its board struggled with the decision to close. The closing affected artists, students, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Summary: Professionalism in Theater Management (2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The objectives of this class are to define expectations of professional behavior and provide an overview of the state of professionalization in the theater management field. This summary begins with the origins of the term ‘profession’ and its application in various fields, including theater management. It then goes on to explore theater management guidelines, such [...]]]></description>
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