On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice of DHR International, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jim Roberts as the inaugural Executive Director for the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Jim is an exemplary fundraiser and nonprofit executive with over 30 years of experience...
The compensation packages of museum directors are drawing scrutiny as their institutions try to fill budget holes with cutbacks that have included layoffs and furloughs of lesser-paid staffers. As originally seen in The New York Times on August 18, 2020 Many of New York’s museum leaders have...
As originally seen in NJ.com on November 5, 2010. NEWARK — Without touching an instrument or playing a note, conductor Jacques Lacombe can achieve the musical sound he wants from the 60 people who are actually doing the work of making music. He does so using the same...
Museums, centers cut back on shows, productions; cancel expansion plans As originally seen in Crain's Detroit Business on May 12, 2003. Art lovers who recently lined up for the Matisse Picasso exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art will need to hold onto those memories. Such blockbusters may...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice of DHR International, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Fisk as the President & CEO for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. David is an exemplary orchestra leader with 30 years’ experience in arts and cultural administration. For...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice of DHR International, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dana Riley Black as the Vice President, Education for the Museum of Flight. Dana has made it her life’s mission to improve educational outcomes and increase community vitality...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice of DHR International, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Amy Bartow-Melia as the Executive Director for the South Carolina State Museum. Amy is an exemplary museum leader with demonstrated success at one of the major US museums,...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice of DHR International, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James Houghton as the Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. James brings to the role over 34 years of finance experience, most recently with two...
It's the turn of a new decade, and several social, technological, economic and political forces promise to shape the future of the nonprofit sector. Some are already in play - or have been for some time - and are already challenging nonprofit organizations. They have...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice at DHR International, I am pleased to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Len Valentino as the CEO for the National Hemophilia Foundation. Dr. Valentino has made it his life’s mission to improve the lives of those with bleeding disorders...
DHR International has been retained to conduct a search for a President & CEO for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). In the last two seasons, the CSO has successfully finished with a surplus, increased ticket revenue by 26%, expanded community engagement activities, negotiated a new...
On behalf of the Nonprofit Practice at DHR International, I am pleased to announce the successful appointment of Mr. Daniel Alzuri as the Vice President, Operations for the Peace Center. Daniel brings to the role 20 years of experience in various theater operations functions, currently as...
DHR International has been retained to conduct a search for Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. This is DHR's third engagement with the NJSO, following the recruitment of President & CEO (2016) and Vice President, Marketing and External Affairs (2019). The NJSO...
The most recent leadership transition at Planned Parenthood is troubling. In fact, unplanned leadership transitions at national nonprofit organizations, particularly chapter oriented organizations with strong-willed, quasi independent local/regional groups, are often rife with challenges – and unfortunately, not uncommon. The Red Cross suffered over a...
Nonprofit compensation committees often ask me, “Why should we offer severance to our incoming CEO; it protects the candidate, but what does it do for our organization?" And now they may ask, “What good did it do Fox; Bill O’Reilly had a severance agreement that...
The ASTC 2014 conference was held in Raleigh, home of the North Carolina Museum of Sciences. Dr. Emlyn Koster, who DHR recruited to his position, was the perfect host, opening up the expansive natural history museum and newly opened science center additions to...
The Plight of the White-Tie Worker By BLAIR TINDALL JULY 4, 200 That would be a lot in any case, but it's especially striking at a time when classical music finds itself on the ropes. For big American orchestras, audiences are declining, government and private donations have...
This past week I posted the NY Times article announcing the New York Philharmonic's new president, Deborah Borda who is 67 years old and openly gay. I remarked that we have come a long way - age, gender, and sexual orientation did not matter when...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a responsibility to the public to provide "fair and reasonable" compensation to its executives - and it is not doing a good job. Best practices call for a nonprofit board to hire an independent compensation consulting firm that compares the...
Why the Certificate in Cultural and Ethnic Arts Leadership Program is Different from the Others Posted on March 6, 2016 by James Abruzzo Why the Certificate in Diversity Arts Leadership and Ethnic Arts Leadership Program is Different from the Others The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs...
The Institute for Ethical Leadership presented the inaugural Certificate in Cultural and Ethnic Arts Leadership in June 2016. The program identified sixteen senior arts executives from underrepresented communities and provided instructions, mentorships and guidance to position them to CEO positions in major cultural and important...
The National Endowment for the Arts budget represents a minuscule percentage of the federal budget, but more importantly, it represents an insignificant amount of the total funding provided by the federal government to the arts. At roughly $148 million, some of which goes to overhead...
The ‘Hamilton’- Pence incident provoked another overwrought Trumpian bluster; but it’s also a case study about the ability of theater to influence. It illuminates the difference between song lyrics and prose and, ultimately, the difference between propaganda and the power of art to change the world. "Hamilton"...
A recent article by Boston Globe Spotlight reporter featured my comments on the complexities of nonprofit CEO compensation. There are many times when a CEO is overpaid, and when that happens it is unreasonable and unfair and the IRS should step in; more importantly, a...
