Kushner Management Advisory Services Updates

ACTIVITIES IN 2004-2005

New Clients | Recent Publications | New Teaching

New or Expanded Client Activities:

Americans for the Arts. Research into formation of a National Arts Index
Astral Artistic Services, Philadelphia, PA. Strategic planning and Board development for artist mentoring and concert presentation organization, 2004 – 5)
Big Picture Alliance, Philadelphia, PA. Strategic Planning for Philadelphia educational organization *
Chorus America. Principle Investigator in large-scale study of choral conductors
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY. Keynote Speaker at annual Executive Leadership Conference
Group Motion Dance Company, Philadelphia, PA. Mentoring and coaching of staff and Board, financial planning and budgeting
InterAct Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA. Program evaluation of an in-school theatre education program
Lehigh Valley Arts Council, Allentown, PA. Business planning for a regional computerized box office for performing arts organizations
Marian Anderson Award, Philadelphia, PA. Facilitating Board of directors Retreat
National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, Arlington, VA. Member of consulting team for business analysis, write for column in Nonprofit Times.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton, NJ. Member of peer review panel for grant applications.
OPERA America, Washington, DC. Analyze survey data and write Annual Field Report on the opera field
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Harrisburg, PA. Strategic planning for statewide team addressing violence against women
Philadelphia Songwriters Project, Philadelphia, PA. Strategic planning for organization supporting original music and songwriters. *
Prentice-Hall Business Publishing, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Preparation of support materials for P-H management texts.
Strings for Schools, Philadelphia, PA. Preparation of an operations manual
Urban Institute, Washington, DC. Research into finances and operations of nonprofit professional performing arts organizations
Wildlife Information Center, Slatington, PA. planning for Americorps workers

(Client engagements marked * were performed as a Consulting Associate to the LaSalle University Nonprofit Center)

Tsunami relief might have ripple effect on other charity. The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, D-3

Kushner, Roland J., (2005). Annual Field Report. Washington, DC: Opera America

Kushner, Roland J. and Thomas H. Pollak (2004). "The Finances and Operations of Performing Arts Organizations in 2001 and 2002. Highlights and Executive Summary" Published by the Performing Arts Research Coalition and available on-line at www.operaamerica.org/parc

Kushner, Roland J. (2004) “'Free' Help? Calculating Your Volunteers' Value.” Commissioned by the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise and available on-line at www.nationalcne.org/KushnerFeb1504.pdf

Kushner, Roland J. (2003) “Why Program Evaluation is a Good Investment.” Commissioned by the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise and available on-line at www.nationalcne.org/pubs/kushner01.pdf

Kushner, Roland J. (2003) "Understanding the Links Between Performing Artists and Audiences" Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society 33(2)

Teaching and Executive Education in 2004 - 2005

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA: “Program Planning and Evaluation” in the graduate arts administration program, spring 2004

Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. “Managing Nonprofit Organizations,” spring and fall 2005; "Emerging Theories, Trends, and Change in Management," a core course in Moravian's MBA program, fall 2003, Fall 2004. “The Music Business: Linking the Artist and the Audience,” a writing seminar on the music business to freshmen, spring 2004.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. “Management of Nonprofit Organizations” summer 2003 and summer 2004.

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA. Training in strategic planning, environmental analysis, and in measuring and improving organizational effectiveness to nonprofit managers and leaders (1998 – present)

Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative. Professional development workshop series, “Effective Planning for Effective Cultural Organizations,” 2004, 2005

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Seminar on “What Makes a Nonprofit Effective” in the Executive Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations program (2003)