As Seen In…
Fri, May 5, 2009
by Drew McManus
A recent pair of posts from Bruce Hembd at horndogblog.com about his recent efforts into tracking where his content was popping up over the web got me thinking (and his findings are fascinating: here and here). It made me wonder how many times Adaptistration has been appearing (legitimately) in non-blog formats over the past several
Meet The New NEA Chairman
Thu, May 5, 2009
by Drew McManus
It looks like all of the initial chatter about Michael Dorf leading the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) was all for naught as news about theater producer Rocco Landesman appointment started popping up in newspapers and online. The 5/12/09 edition of the New York Times published the most comprehensive article about the appointment to
Mixed Nuts: A Case Against Mergers
Wed, May 5, 2009
by Drew McManus
Andrew Taylor, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, an MBA degree program and research center in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, and long time arts blogging colleague posted a fascinating piece on May 7th that examines the potential for mergers in the nonprofit world. It focuses on mergers throughout the broader
The Big Five, er, Seven, er, Six
Tue, May 5, 2009
by Drew McManus
In anticipation of June’s annual Orchestra Compensation Report update, it is always fun to take a look at some of the issues that don’t usually make it into those reports. One item of particular interest is related to the practice of projected base musician salary levels. For those unfamiliar, orchestras negotiate collective bargaining agreements (CBA)
Happy Anniversary NewMusicBox!
Mon, May 5, 2009
by Drew McManus
When it comes to online pioneers, the folks over at NewMusicBox (or NMBx if you’re hip) were already ahead of the curve before most even figured out there was something there. This month marks NMBx’s 10 year anniversary, which is the equivalent to at least 50 years in real business time (or 350 years for
