Have You Considered a Career in Non-Profit Arts Management?

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George Howard
Former president of the storied Rykodisc label and founder of Slow River Records, George Howard is an accomplished musician, producer, executive, and educator. He currently holds posts as Assistant Professor of Management at Loyola University, Instructor and lecturer at Berklee College of Music’s BerkleeMusic program, and editor and frequent contributor to Artists House. He is the author of Getting Signed! An Insider's Guide to the Record Industry, and Publishing 101, both aimed at educating aspiring artists in how to succeed in a music industry game that at times seems rigged against them.

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Producer, musician and label owner George Howard presents a career in a non-profit arts organization (such as Save the Music, ASCAP, and many, many others) as a good option for music-lovers who want a career in music. He discusses what a non-profit organization is, and how they collect money, pay salaries, generate revenue, and run their business, and lists several advantages to working in a nonprofit setting that a for-profit company cannot match.

Shoot Date: May-05