Industry Challenges
Arts-and-culture organizations fulfill a critical societal need for promoting and preserving multiple forms of expression and heritage. They include institutions that are publicly funded as well as those that are self-sustaining. Many lack clarity in their objective function, and most confront issues of economic sustainability. They face a number of questions critical to reaching their goals:
What is our mission and how do we assess whether we are achieving it?
Who are we competing against and what are we competing for? How can we improve our competitive position?
What impact are we having in the region or on the local economy?
How can we stabilize our fundraising, especially in a challenging economic environment?
How do we innovate while managing the tension between quality (of content and experience) and quantity (number of visitors)?
BCG Competencies
We draw on many years of experience in serving arts-and-culture organizations around the world, leveraging our international network of experts and following a deeply customized approach. As in all of our work in the social sector—but particularly in this field—we draw on our expertise from work with corporate clients. Our support for arts-and-culture organizations involves a broad range of functional topics:
Business planning
Organizational design and accountabilities
Marketing, pricing, and sales
Project management
We work with a wide variety of organizations in the visual and performing arts, cultural nonprofits, and governmental bodies.