There isn't much difference in running a $100,000 organization and a 1 million dollar organization.
You deal with the same challenges, marketing, fundraising, etc.
It's all just a matter of scale.
What does changes is the comfort zone.
Asking someone for $500 . . . you may be comfortable doing that.
Asking someone else for $50,000, that's much tougher.
Being a relatively new arts organization with no expectations . . . not so tough.
Being an established organization dealing with high expectations . . . that can be a huge challenge.
Here's the basic rule:
No organization can grow past the comfort zone of the leadership.
Look back on the history of any arts organization you respect and you'll see a moment where they had to make a decision that scared the hell out of them . . . that pushed them way out of their comfort zone.
It was how they handled that moment that made all the difference.
So consider your comfort zone. More importantly, consider the comfort zone of those around you.
Because that's your limit.
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