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Leading Through Pressure: A Framework for Arts Leaders

Arts leaders are navigating rising costs, shifting audience behavior, financial pressure, and increasing demands on organizational capacity. In this 30-minute webinar, Jill Robinson explores what leadership looks like in this environment, and why many organizations may need to rethink what they continue, pause, or stop.

Drawing on TRG benchmark data and sector experience, the session explores audience retention, acquisition pressure, organizational focus, and the risks of trying to “be everything to everyone.”

At the center of the webinar is TRG’s “Pause or Stop” matrix: a practical framework for evaluating programs, initiatives, and activities through three lenses: revenue, margin, and mission. Jill also shares examples from arts leaders currently applying these ideas within their own organizations.

The session offers arts leaders a practical framework for prioritization, organizational alignment, and clearer decision-making in a time of increasing pressure and competing priorities.