A cursory romp through the website shows that this is something I could get excited about. The homepage links to a guide for strategic planning, and the Resource Center includes an interactive documents library. Documents already available include: a case study of the Penumbra Theatre in Minneapolis as well as point-by-point guidelines for press, fundraising and creating institutional identity.

The documents library, in particular, is a resource that has been requested by emerging leaders I know who are interested in both learning and contributing.

My only problem with the website occurred when I tried to add an rss feed for Michael M. Kaiser’s blog into my online rss reader. I use Netvibes, and I could not load the artsmanager feed onto the site. Possibly that is because artsmanager requires a free account and password, or perhaps the technical difficulties are on my end.

Blog difficulties aside, this is a site I can see myself returning to again and again.

As Amy Sample Ward points out on Netsquared , the number of people and organizations starting blogs keeps growing. I’ve added two new visual arts sites to my blogroll (scroll down, on the left):

• Art21 – founded in 1997, the mission of Art21 is “to increase knowledge of contemporary art, ignite discussion, and inspire creative thinking by using diverse media to present contemporary artists at work and in their own words.”
• DailyServing – founded in 2006 by Seth Curcio, DailyServing is a “site for art lovers to visit daily to find resources and updates on happenings within the Contemporary Arts.”

Speaking of blogs … how do you readers keep track of websites and blogs? I use Netvibes (for blogs and podcasts) and recently shifted from bookmark folders to tags. But I can’t fight the feeling that there might be a better, long-term solution out there. If you have it, please share.

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