Avoiding Lawyer-Director Bear Traps
Mon, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
There’s a superb post today at ArtsHacker, written by Joe Patti that examines problems that regularly fly under the radar related to board members who are also attorneys. The lawyer may be faced with serving dual conflicting roles, one as a lawyer providing legal advice and the other as a director with a duty to
Is It Time To Bring Back The Take A Friend To The Orchestra Program?
Thu, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
For nine years, the annual Take A Friend To The Orchestra program was a staple of Adaptistration’s Spring content. At its height, it generated more than two weeks of contributions each year but after several years, heading all of those cats became a bit overwhelming so I let the program go silent for two years.
Taming Wild West Style Branding Efforts: There’s A New Sheriff In Town
Wed, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
Since it was originally published in 2012, the free Website Branding Style Guide resource here at Adaptistration has been a steady fixture among the most popular content. No worries, that resource isn’t going anywhere in the near future but it is worth pointing out that a similar service from a relatively new provider, Frontify.com, is
Who Are You? 2016
Tue, Feb 2, 2016
by Drew McManus
It’s time for Adaptistration’s reader segmentation survey. As promised following last year’s survey, I made sure to mark my calendar so that we didn’t inadvertently miss a year (which is what happened in 2014, d’oh!). We need to update and revise what we learned from last year about who you are and what you find most engaging. To
What Do You Call A Conservatory Grad Who Couldn’t Win An Orchestra Job?