Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Apology -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Life Cycle -- 1 How does a successful arts organization function? -- 2 How does an arts organization evolve? -- 3 Has our board matured with our organization? -- Board and Mission -- 4 Why do we need a mission statement? What constitutes a good mission statement? -- 5 How should we develop a mission statement? -- 6 Do our board meetings reflect our mission? -- Board Governance -- 7 What are the major responsibilities of the board? -- 8 How many people should serve on our board? -- 9 What are the best leadership structures? What kind of board leadership do we need? -- 10 Do we need board or staff diversity? -- 11 Do we need board members with specific skills? Should we have other not-for-profit executives on our board? -- 12 Where do we find new board members? How should new members be added? -- 13 Should we have a "give-or-get" policy? -- 14 Do we need term limits? -- 15 What is the function of a governance committee or nominating committee? -- 16 How do we fire unproductive board members? -- 17 Apart from a governance committee, what other committees do we need? -- 18 Should the artistic director and executive director serve on the board? -- Board and Fundraising -- 19 Are we relying too heavily on contributed revenue? -- 20 How do we attract corporate contributions? Foundation contributions? Individual contributions? -- 21 How do we maximize the results of our annual gala? -- 22 How do we evaluate a fundraising plan? -- 23 Are board members responsible for fundraising? How do we get board members to raise money? -- 24 Are we embarrassed about our organization? -- 25 Are we ready to mount a capital campaign? How do we pursue this campaign? -- Board and Marketing -- 27 How do we get a diverse audience? A younger audience? -- 28 Are our ticket prices appropriate?.

29 Why are subscription sales so much lower than in the past? -- 30 Are we using the internet properly? -- 31 Our theater is empty, what should we do? -- 32 Our theater is filled, what should we do? -- Board and Staff -- 33 What should we think about when we hire an artistic director or an executive director? -- 34 Should we hire from the for-profit sector? -- 35 Is it appropriate for board members to do the work of the staff if they are not doing it well? -- 36 How should the artistic director and the executive director relate to each other? -- Board and Planning/Budgeting -- 37 How should we approach a strategic planning process? How can we make sure the plan is implemented? -- 38 Do we really believe the budget we just passed? Where should we cut if we need to? -- 39 Should we build a new facility? -- 40 What are the major pitfalls of planning we should avoid? -- Board in Crisis -- 41 Our organization is in a crisis, what do we do? -- International Boards -- 42 Our organization is not in the united states, does that make a difference? -- Arts Organizations of Color -- 43 Our organization is an institution of color, does that make a difference? -- Subsidiary Boards -- 44 Should we have a subsidiary board? A volunteer group? -- Board and Programming -- 45 Aren't all artists spendthrifts? -- 46 What is the board's role in artistic planning? -- 47 How many years out should we be planning our art? -- 48 Should we form joint ventures? -- 49 Should we build a touring program? -- 50 Do we need an education program? -- Epilogue -- Also from Michael Kaiser.