Meet the bloggers: Sarah Lutman

Sarah Lutman is principal at Lutman & Associates, a consulting and program development enterprise working with cultural, public media, and philanthropic organizations nationally. As an entrepreneur she creates civic projects designed to spark discovery, debate, and dialogue, and writes extensively about ideas and trends in the nonprofit sector and the culture at large.

Immediately prior to founding her own business, Lutman served as President and Managing Director of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra where her leadership resulted in significant expansion of media offerings on digital platforms, as well as innovation in approaches to audience development including the SPCO’s innovative concert membership program.

Lutman was previously Senior Vice President at American Public Media where she was responsible for broadcast, digital, and live event programming, including MPR’s regional radio networks and APM’s national program portfolio. In 2005, she spearheaded the ideation, development and launch of 89.3 The Current, an alternative music station that is among the most successful new public radio ventures in the United States. Within the News division, Lutman championed APM’s documentary unit, American RadioWorks, and helped launch several news initiatives including Speaking of Faith (now On Being) and APM’s Public Insight Network.

Previously Lutman worked as executive director of the Fleishhacker Foundation in San Francisco and as senior program officer at St. Paul’s Bush Foundation. She serves on several local and national boards of directors.

Lutman tweets about her work @Lutman_Sarah, writes a monthly column on the nonprofit sector for Twin Cities Business, and blogs at Speaker on Artsjournal.com.