March 2014 – Page 3 – Adaptistration

Peninsula Symphony Update: Police Arrest Former Executive Director

Monday, March 17th, 2014 by Drew McManus

I’m taking a sick day so just a quick post today to point out an update to the orchestra embezzlement story at Peninsula Symphony last October. The orchestra’s former executive director, Stephen Jay Carlton, was arrested on charges of embezzlement, grand theft, and tax evasion. Thanks to a particularly industrious Adaptistration reader for gathering all of these source links for additional info: Arrest in Peninsula Symphony Embezzlement; Janos Gereben, San Francisco …

Wield Influence Just Like A Big Money Donor

Friday, March 14th, 2014 by Drew McManus

You’re in for a treat today because you’re going to learn how you can be just like a large donor; without needing all of that money. Moreover, we’re going to tie this into our series of posts that take a cue from public radio with another variation on their more successful pledge drive themes, as defined by June Thomas’ excellent 2009 article in Slate Magazine on the topic of public radio pledge drives, …

Arts Org Telemarketer Exposes Tricks Of The Trade

Thursday, March 13th, 2014 by Drew McManus

It was easy to miss, but the 3/11/2014 edition of Lifehacker published an article about how to get rid of telemarketers and the author, Erica Elson, made passing reference to her telephone sales position at an arts organization. She doesn’t name which organization she worked for but she goes on to reference details that make it clear she wasn’t using the organization as a pseudonym. Granted, it is an excellent article …

@MN_Orchestra #GovernanceFail

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 by Drew McManus

The Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) board is at it again; the latest news report describes an apparent decision to offer former music director Osmo Vanska a position as principal guest conductor while also retaining President & CEO Michael Henson. And while you can be certain there are some on the MOA board who see this as a legitimate offer to reach some middle ground, conductor Bill Eddins published an article that …

Quality Assurance Testing The Non-Artistic Concert Experience

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 by Drew McManus

There’s an intriguing article in the 3/7/2014 edition of the Twinsburg Bulletin by Parker Perry where the author recounts a recent experience attending a Cleveland Orchestra performance at Severance Hall. The author, a college student, was attending a Severance concert for the first time and he provides a newbie’s perspective toward a number of elements that contributed to his overall user experience, or UX. By and large, Perry’s found the overall …