This is so true. Without the immediate motivation of profits and the measure of success they provide, it is key that arts orgs find a way to keep employees motivated. I see it often that the only measure of success is “we’re still here”. Which gives employees the same satisfaction as a doctor keeping someone on life support as opposed to seeing them up and vital again. Many orgs rely on ‘passion’ to keep everyone going, but after months and years of day- in/day-out tasks, it causes burnout, especially when a show of anything other than constant positivity is seen as a slight against the org’s mission that must be quelled. Maybe the answer is encouraging education and movement within and between orgs to promote updating career skills and keeping people moving, vital and passionate about what they do, since their overall goal is nebulous.