Does Size Matter? Find Out Now on the Animating Democracy Blog Salon

Animating Democracy’s blog salon, Does Size Matter?, will run December 3-7. Join 20 leaders in the field as they present diverse perspectives, questions, and ideas about increasing impact by scaling.

The notion of scaling up has gained currency (and buzz) as arts organizations, artists, and funders seek greater impact from their efforts and investments. The idea of sharing something that is effective so that the benefits can be experienced by more people is attractive, especially when something is producing good results. Disseminating ideas, replicating programs, sharing models and practices, transferring skills, and technology are all approaches to scaling up.

But, when is a creative project, program, or initiative ready to go to scale or when is staying small best?