Friday, March 13, 2026

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

James Abruzzo

James Abruzzo, full-time Lee resident is Managing Director, Nonprofit Practice, DHR Global and co-founder of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School. He is well-known management and compensation consultant to nonprofit organizations, an international arts management professor, and frequent contributor to various publications. His podcast, The Search for Arts Leadership is on Spotify.

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OPINION: The dire future of nonprofits in 2026

At the beginning of each year, I produce a “forecast” for the coming year—a series of conjectures on what may become of the United States nonprofit sector.

Defending the Smithsonian’s integrity: Two lessons in courage

The Smithsonian is not a political playground, and its integrity is not negotiable.

When museums are told to tell only one story

Once curatorial independence is compromised, the slide toward state-approved history can be quick.

New artistic and executive director announced at PS21

Vallejo Ganter, a distinguished international arts executive, has had an impact on contemporary arts internationally.

LESSON 5. Remember professional ethics

In an article I wrote last month in this publication, I cited the Yale historian Timothy Snyder's Lesson #1 from his 2017 book “On...

The arts and anticipatory obedience

In his 2017 book "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century," lesson No. 1 was "Do not obey in advance."

BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES: President Trump and the nonprofit sector

: The second Trump administration will pose significant challenges, including funding cuts and policy changes, requiring nonprofits to fill essential gaps in services with fewer resources. The cultural environment may also encounter significant challenges.

Part 2: Biden or Trump and the Nonprofit Sector NGOs, international nonprofits and social service agencies

The author makes an impassioned case for the nonprofit sector to recognize the dire outcome of another Trump term and to take action.

Biden or Trump and the Nonprofit Sector – Part 1, The Arts

The U.S. president has many ways to affect the vitality of the arts and culture community in this country. How would the effect of either of our two candidates, Trump and Biden, be felt in this part of our nonprofit sector?

Has the Russian misinformation machine infiltrated AI?

What I experienced is a complete rewriting of history, seemingly purposely changing facts and making a case as if it were written by Russian intelligence.

CAREERS IN MOTION: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know

The best way, the only way to get the job you want is through networking.

CAREERS IN MOTION: The ethics of work

Ethics is the gray area between legal and illegal. It is cultural and particular to situations. Is ethics in the eye of the beholder? Am I an old fuddy-duddy? What do you think?

CAREERS IN MOTION: The Great Resignation

My parents, and their generation, were post-depression World War II survivors who valued work and a job as something necessary, something to be grateful for.

CAREERS IN MOTION: How to respond to a job offer

You’ve been offered a job.  Now what?

CAREERS IN MOTION: The broadcast letter—tapping into the new employment marketplace

When looking for a new job, broaden your horizons by conducting a broadcast letter campaign—it's your direct mail pitch to potential employers.

CAREERS IN MOTION: Hanging out a shingle

In this follow-up to his previous post, James Abruzzo discusses how becoming an independent consultant can be a path to a new job.
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