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RE: Balancing Priorities: Collections vs Community

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Can we choose an approach that works for us? I mean, if the holistic view is like a hitting a brick wall, and is impossible to address, is it bad policy to pick off opportunities as they arise? I mean, it may be the best any organization can do.

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Right, it really is impossible with the financial restraints placed on almost every institution.

However, I want there to be a solution beyond a piecemeal addressing of problems. Financial struggles have/will always plague cultural work, but I think structural, big changes can direct us toward more lasting stability--integrating digital initiatives, collaborating with and giving leadership positions to members of the local community, divesting from the executive board model, partnering with other institutions, etc.