Abstract

Hiring a consultant can be an expensive endeavor for nonprofit arts organizations and is sometimes criticized for bearing few substantive outcomes. The unique workplace culture of such organizations calls for a differentiating consulting model. This article conceptualizes a new approach to nonprofit arts management consulting work by looking at the principles of ethnography. From the perspective of both client and consultant, the author posits one possible solution which considers the consultant as an ethnographer. Approaching consulting work with an ethnographer's lens moves away from the prescriptive toward more inclusive and organic techniques. This concept article will be of particular interest to scholars and practitioners with nonprofit arts management expertise who have experience or interest in consulting work.

摘要

对于非营利性艺术组织而言，聘用顾问可能是一项昂贵的工作，有时会因缺乏实质性成果而受到批评。这些组织独特的工作场所文化要求差异化的咨询模式。本文通过研究民族志学的原理，为非营利性艺术管理咨询工作提出了一种新的方法。从客户和顾问的角度出发，作者提出了一种可能的解决方案，将顾问视为民族志专家。用民族志学家的观点来进行咨询工作已经从规定性转向了更具包容性和有机性的技术。具有非营利艺术管理专业知识的学者和从业者，特别是对咨询工作有经验或感兴趣的学者和从业人员，将特别关注该概念文章。