Arts Administration

MB-215

This course provides a fundamental overview of the management functions of nonprofit performing arts organizations, including those involving music, theater, and dance. Students investigate real-world successes and challenges of nonprofits and discover what sets them apart from the for-profit sector. While examining the design and function of the nonprofit arts ecosystem, students learn why nonprofit organizations exist, how they are created, whom they serve, how they are structured and managed, and how they are funded. Topics include: organizational identity, purpose, leadership, structure and management, marketing, fundraising, budgeting, programming, community engagement, governance, and evaluation, in the form of case studies of nonprofit arts organizations. 

Credits
2
Prerequisites
LENG-106 or native English speaker
Required Of
None
Electable By
All
Major Elective for
Music Business
Semesters Offered
Fall Only
Location
Boston
Department
MBUS
Course Chair
Tonya Butler
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