Show threadShaya LyonDec 3, 2022
Aligning with purpose can allow a creative endeavor to evolve meaningfully even as circumstances change. For the Live Music Project (the arts/tech nonprofit I founded back in 2014), sticking close to purpose has helped us focus on the outcomes of our work, rather than being attached to a particular approach. (2/3) #NonprofitStrategy #ArtsNonprofit #ArtsAccess #CommunityCenteredDesign
Shaya LyonDec 3, 2022

I've been thinking about the meaning of "purpose" on and off again over the last few years, and it came up again last night as I wrote a proposal for New Music Gathering's 2023 conference on the same topic.

I wrote out my thoughts on "process" early in the new year of 2021: https://shayalyon.medium.com/on-purpose-54106ec329e9 (1/3) #nonprofitStrategy #artsNonprofit #artsAccess

On purpose: Finding direction during Covid | By Shaya Lyon | Medium

I never clean behind the couch. On Thanksgiving, I felt like cleaning behind the couch. I dug out a pile of dusty rolled-up papers and found the initial statement of purpose for the Live Music…

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Show threadShaya LyonOct 31, 2022

Anyway, by the end of today, the Live Music Project will have served up information about classical concerts to 100,000 people in 2022, or roughly the population of Bend, Oregon 😉

Have an upcoming gig/premiere? Add your US or international event! https://livemusicproject.org

#ClassicalMusic #ClassicalCalendar #ContemporaryComposers #ArtsNonprofit (2/2)