Adaptistration – Drew McManus on the orchestra business.

Nonprofit Bids Is Coming Soon And It Needs Your RFPs

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Thanks to the overwhelmingly positive feedback for creating a nonprofit Request For Proposal (RFP) portal, you can expect it to launch mid-March, just in time for the 2020 NTEN Conference. In order to make sure it’s ready for launch, we need to stock it with as many RFP’s as possible. Submit Your RFPs Since the site won’t be accessible until it goes live, nonprofits benefit from having Nonprofit Bids staff handle …

What Sparks Joy In Your 20/21 Program?

Monday, February 17th, 2020Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 by Drew McManus

It’s that time of year again, where season announcements compete for attention and ticket revenue. While each program may not pass the “no preservatives, no artificial colors and no artificial flavors” version of season planning, there are still plenty of gems. To that end, I’m curious to know what you think are the real standouts in your 20/21 season. An important part of this is sharing why it’s special. There are …

Why Yes, Ben Folds Is All Kinds Of Cool

Sunday, February 16th, 2020Monday, February 17th, 2020 by Drew McManus

We’ve taken a look at singer/songwriter Ben Folds’ work within the live orchestra field a few times over the years and his recent work with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) was the focus of a Fox News Power Player segment on 2/16/2020. Folds, who serves as an Artistic Advisor at the NSO, has always been an engaging advocate for live music and the segment does a fantastic job at capturing his …

LA Musicians Get Political

Friday, February 14th, 2020Friday, February 14th, 2020 by Drew McManus

While it isn’t unusual for national unions to endorse presidential candidates (the American Federation of Musicians endorsed Hilary Clinton in 2016), it isn’t common to see AFM Locals to endorse a candidate. The 2/12/2020 edition of Variety published an article by Chris Willman that reports AFM Local 47, which represents Los Angeles area musicians including those from the LA Philharmonic, endorsed Bernie Sanders for president. In making the announcement, the union…acknowledged that …

A Nonprofit RFP Portal Is Officially In The Works

Thursday, February 13th, 2020Thursday, February 13th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to submit your interest in a Request For Proposal (RFP) resource site that nonprofit arts and culture orgs could use, free of charge, to post RFPs and solicit bids from providers that specialize in nonprofit orgs. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive and in great enough numbers to justify the effort. As such, I’m happy to announce that it’s officially in development with a target launch …

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