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Live Blogging From The American Orchestras Summit

Wed, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Throughout the course of the day, albeit with an interruption during session from 11:30am – 12:30pm ET, I’ll be doing my best to post thoughts and observations from today’s sessions at the American Orchestras Summit (full schedule). Keep an eye on the following update time stamp to keep track of new notes Last Updated: 3:45pm…
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Checking In On The ASO Bring Light Fundraising Project

Tue, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Earlier in the month we took a moment to acknowledge the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO), whose application was selected for the free fundraising project at BringLight.com. As promised, today’s installment will report on the ASO’s impression of working with Bring Light as a fundraising service and examine how they’ve been using Bring Light for their
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An Invitation To Be At The Forefront Of A Paradigm Shift

Mon, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Earlier in the month, I hinted at a professional project I’m working on that will serve as a paradigm shift in the way many performing arts organizations improve marketing, revenue, and outreach performance. Code named The Venture Project, the project is at a stage where I am looking for a handful of performing arts organizations
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Lest We Forget About Seattle

Fri, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Amidst all of the excitement and attention focused on Cleveland Orchestra’s work stoppage, it was easy for folks to overlook important recent development in Seattle and I’m no exception. As a result, I have gone back and edited the article I posted at the beginning of the week right before the news of Cleveland strike
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Some Thoughts On Cleveland And The Business

Thu, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Since the initial details surrounding Cleveland’s settlement were made public, I’ve received several calls from print journalists and broadcast reporters looking for some feedback and I’m very pleased to see so much immediate attention surrounding all of this. At the same time, I can’t help but notice the mountain of news and opinion articles flooding
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