Our latest ABA Executive Benchmark explored the state of capital funds and endowments at arts and cultural organizations.

As we move into the second half of 2023, we wanted to check in on how arts institutions are faring, the overall state and sentiment about the last 6 months, how organizations are preparing for the remainder of the year, and the overall outlook for the sector. Our latest ABA Executive Benchmark asked arts and culture leaders to share the current state of their organizations’ ticket/membership sale health, operating budgets, and financial forecasts.

As many arts and cultural organizations start to review their budgets for the next fiscal year with their boards, it is crucial to take stock of how the overall state of expenses and revenues for this fiscal year compare to that of the last pre-pandemic season (i.e., 2019). Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves about organizations’ projections for the upcoming year as well as any anticipated changes to their business models.

In recent months, arts organizations have experienced major cyber security breaches, putting the industry on high alert for reevaluating security protocols. Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on their overall preparedness and concern around cyber security breaches, the state of their disaster protocols and training, as well as any advice for working with external contractors/advisors.

For ABA’s last arts executive poll of 2022, we wanted to thank our Spotlight subscribers for celebrating another year with us. We wrapped up this year with a fun survey to learn about everyone's best moments of the year and how everyone plans to celebrate the holiday season.

Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on their most positive activities of the year, best moments to look back on, favorite shows/exhibitions, and holiday traditions.

With the looming threat of a recession and rising inflation rates around the world, discussion around securing capitalization has increased amongst arts organizations who are keen to stabilize their financial sustainability. Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on the current state of their organizational budgets, endowments, and cash reserves so we can better understand the financial state of the union worldwide.

In the wake of the recent Ransomware attack on the digital marketing tool WordFly, decisions around technology have never been more important for the secure running of arts and cultural organizations. Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on the different platforms they use across different activities, recent changes in vendors, and the features they are most satisfied with when evaluating CRM platforms.

In the wake of the recent Ransomware attack on the digital marketing tool WordFly, decisions around technology have never been more important for the secure running of arts and cultural organizations. Our latest Arts Leader Survey asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on the different platforms they use across different activities, recent changes in vendors, and the features they are most satisfied with when evaluating CRM platforms.

As indoor mask mandates and vaccine requirements continue to be lifted across the globe as governments prepare for the next phase of living with COVID-19 arts organizations are wondering how these changes will impact in-person visitor and staff returns. Our latest Arts Executive Poll asked arts leaders to benchmark themselves on COVID-19 policies for administrative staff, audiences/visitors, and artists, as well as other implemented safety measures.

Over the past decade, action on environmental sustainability has gained significant traction within both the public and private sectors, including the arts. Our latest Arts Executive Poll asked arts leaders on how their organizations are thinking about and making progress in this area.

Over the past decade, action on environmental sustainability has gained significant traction within both the public and private sectors, including the arts. Our latest Arts Executive Poll asked arts leaders on how their organizations are thinking about and making progress in this area.

As arts organizations plan to bring people back into their offices and their halls, they must carefully balance the needs and demands of multiple stakeholder groups. Our recent Arts Executive poll surveyed leaders on their plans to keep staff, artists, and audiences safe as they reopen.

As vaccine roll-outs continue across the world, arts organizations are starting to move more actively into "return-mode." But with the promise of large in-person gatherings comes the challenges of planning for both safety and org success. Our recent Arts Executive Poll surveyed leaders on a variety of topics related to bringing staff, artists, and audiences/visitors back.