This Will Change Arts Funding Forever

If your organization serves 100 students, what happens to those students? In this episode, Alan Harrison, author of Scene Change, delivers a sobering truth: producing art is no longer enough. In a post-NEA world, funders will demand data, not anecdotes.We unpack:Why arts nonprofits are losing funding—and relevanceThe difference between teaching and educatingWhat it means to become a movement instead of just a missionHow to survive this shift by measuring impact in real-timeThis episode is for arts leaders, funders, and policymakers who know it’s time to stop justifying the arts—and start proving them.[00:00] Cold Open: “So what? What did they get out of it?”[01:20] The truth about 501(c)(3)s and arts orgs[07:50] Why arts orgs are failing funders[15:00] What comes after the NEA[22:00] Introducing a new tool to prove impact[27:00] Impact Squared explainedAlan Harrison, Author Scene Change, Scene Change 2https://www.artsjournal.com/scenechange/about-scene-change/