The mid-term elections have caused quite a shake-up for nonprofit art organizations as Republicans now have control of the House of Representatives and the Democrats still have the majority in the Senate The good news: there are some returning and new champions of the arts- Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Representative Todd Platts (R-PA), and Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Representative Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL)

We all have read the numerous articles, blogs, and news reports on how hard the recession has impacted the non-profit community, especially in organization’s ability to fundraise and maintain sustainable operations Board members and executive staff are often scrambling to identify strategies and tactics to at the very least secure payroll, and after payroll is secured, identifying ways to secure the operating budget