Financial Leadership for the Arts

Cleopatra Charles is associate professor at Rutgers University in the School of Public Affairs and Administration. Margaret F. Sloan is director, professor, and advisor of community and nonprofit leadership at James Madison University.

"A well approached, clearly written, welcome addition to the functional but not theoretical literature on arts and cultural management in the United States . . . geared toward new arts leaders but provides valuable advice for many in the field, regardless of tenure. It is practical and should prove imminently and tenaciously useful."--International Journal of Public Administration "Charles and Sloan provide a valuable examination of the purposes, requirements, and opportunities of financial management in arts-oriented organizations. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, two-year technical students, and professionals."--CHOICE "Demonstrating their expertise as arts researchers and nonprofit scholars, Charles & Sloan's textbook on cultural sector financial management offers a clear, concise, and remarkably accessible introduction to a topic that many early-career nonprofit administrators often find intimidating. . . . The result . . . is just as valuable for arts professionals as it is for instructors seeking to introduce their students to these principles. This text is a must for serious students of arts management."--Veritas "Tackling a topic such as financial management with an audience of artists is an ambitious undertaking. Charles & Sloan have embraced the challenge and successfully delivered a handbook that should be welcomed by arts leaders."--International Journal of Arts Management "The reader-friendly structure and essential content . . . make this new publication an indispensable resource. This outstanding book is one of the most useful publications to appear in recent years in support of the arts and culture sector. It should be on every board member's and staff member's bookshelf. It should be a required textbook in every arts administration educational program."--Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society