Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Introducing Venture Arts Incubator

Tue, Jun 6, 2015
I’m very pleased to introduce Venture Arts Incubator (VAI), a virtual business incubator and accelerator focused exclusively on for profit businesses that cater to the arts field; everything from retail, service provider, and SaaS businesses will be considered. One of the primary goals is to help new businesses get off the ground and become sustainable

Rub-A-Dub-Dub-Dub, Count All The Men In Your Tub

Mon, Jun 6, 2015
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One of the more common areas of confusion when working with arts orgs and artists on how to get the most out of website metrics is the difference between www and non-www versions of their domain name and how that impacts their data. For starters, “www” is pronounced “dub-dub-dub” (now the title makes sense) but

Salary Shell Game Survey Results

Fri, Jun 6, 2015
salary range survey results
We had just under 100 responses to the 6/3/15 survey asking readers their opinion on a variety of questions related to the practice of listing salary as “depends on experience” (DOE) in job descriptions and the results are, to say the least, thought-provoking. Respondents The overwhelming majority of respondents self-identified as job seekers and most

Neo Classical Turns 11

Thu, Jun 6, 2015
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Among the long running blogs at Inside The Arts, Neo Classical is one of the eldest and today marks the blog’s 11th anniversary. Founded in 2004, Neo Classical’s current author, Chattanooga Symphony Concertmaster Holly Mulcahy, took over in 2007 and since then has published more than 100 articles about the future of classical music. Although

The Salary Shell Game Poll

Wed, Jun 6, 2015
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There’s a fascinating post from Vu Le from the 6/1/2015 edition of Nonprofit With Balls that examines the practice of failing to disclose salary ranges in job listings. Spoiler alert: Le doesn’t find much value; in fact, he comes up with eight detailed reasons why he believes they are counterproductive and recommends that groups embrace