The Dirty Little Secrets Of Compensation
Thu, Oct 10, 2009
by Drew McManus
NPR published an article by Pam Fessler on 9/28/2009 that reports on an increase in nonprofit CEO compensation in 2008. Although the article doesn’t examine performing arts organizations in particular, it does observe some trends in nonprofit compensation that are quite apt to this field. Fessler’s article has generated a great deal of comment feedback
Today Is The Deadline!
Wed, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
Today marks the deadline for orchestras to complete the 2009 Orchestra Website Review online survey. For those who have already completed the survey thank you for your time and for everyone else, contact me for a copy of the survey URL. So far, the number of orchestras that have completed the surveys is a bit
Maybe Mendelssohn Just Inspires Violence
Tue, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
For my money, it doesn’t get much better than reading an account of Joe Patti attending an orchestra concert. For those who don’t know Joe, he’s the author of Butts In The Seats and a fellow arts manager who runs a presenting theater in Honolulu, HI. Joe posted a piece on 9/21/2009 that reviews his
Jeff Curnow Has Entered The Building
Mon, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
Today marks the launch of Inside The Arts’ newest feature, What’s Bothering Jeff? – a video series from Philadelphia Orchestra associate principal trumpet Jeff Curnow. The first installment entitled Confessions explores one trumpet player’s discovery of the mother of all nightmares. You can find the latest videos from What’s Bothering Jeff? right on the Inside
A Great Way To Test The Effectiveness Of Your Social Networks
Fri, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
Although I’ve been twittering away now for nearly one year, the fact is most of my tweets are auto-generated notices of my daily blog posts. Twitter has been a useful tool but one that never quite feels like it is being maximized; however, all that changed last week with the advent of Twitter shout-outs in
