Board Service, Within Limits
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Term limits for board members are a tricky subject. When you are first starting a non-profit organization, the board is often the sole source of labor until the organization gathers enough resources to hire staff. At that point, you may not even want to consider creating any rules that might force the departure of any of the dedicated people who share in your vision. Why Term Limits? In the long term though, it is going ...
Your Images May Not Be Yours To Use
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There is so much discussion about intellectual property rights, it can make you nervous about using other people’s images. Stock photos can either be unsuitable to your needs, or expensive to license. But at least as an arts organization, you have a staff of skilled and creative people who can take excellent pictures for you and you never have to worry about usage rights, because they are your images, right? Well, not exactly. Just because ...
Physics and Theater
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Since there is always a call for ideas to integrate the arts into other school subjects, I wanted to note the intersection of theater and physics. One of the great things about the backstage of a theater is that it is a showcase of physics in practice. View From The Grid How often have you ever raised or lowered venetian blinds perfectly evenly? Probably never. There is always a bit of adjustment needed. Then you ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…