“Would you like to join our board? The buck stops with you. If we can’t pay our debts you could lose your house. We won’t be paying you any money, but we would expect you to raise funds to forward our work. The hours are unlimited – particularly long if we have a crisis,” – irresistible! Put another way: “Arts organisation seeks board members – fabulous professional development opportunity, excellent networking, raise your profile, add to your CV...”
So how do arts organisations... more