2016 – Page 25 – Adaptistration

Why Yes, You SHOULD Care About Military Bands

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016 by Drew McManus

The 7/11/2016 edition of NonprofitQuarterly.org published an article by Sophie Lewis (h/t Joe Patti) that examines the value military bands add to the national cultural scene and why you should care that some in congress are attempting to all but eliminate funding for the entire program. Lewis’ article joins another exemplary piece of writing from Dave Philipps in the 7/1/2016 edition of the New York Times. In that article, the author …

Compensation Continues To Encourage Conversation

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Toward the end of last week, a pair of articles triggered by this year’s Orchestra Compensation Reports emerged at two traditional media outlets: The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Houston Chronicle. Both articles approached the topic by comparing national trends to what was going on at their local orchestra. What was especially wonderful to see is that both authors spent a portion of the articles examining why nonprofit organizations are required to …

Better Do It “Right”

Monday, July 11th, 2016 by Drew McManus

“Santa Claus is real,” “taxes are not optional,” and “arts managers are always allowed to do the right thing.” Sorry to be the one to break the news to you but only one of those items is true (spoiler alert: it’s the middle one). I don’t have any advice to offer about Santa that may soften those emotional scars but the last item has a good bit of gray inside the …

The Latest Baby Step Toward Open Source 990 Data

Friday, July 8th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Back in June, 2015 we examined a Federal court case that ultimately produced a ruling which got the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on board the open source data train. One year later and those efforts are beginning to yield some results. GuideStar.org published a blog post on 6/16/2016 with details about where the IRS is in the process and how they are providing access to the data. They underscore that while …

Some Good News About Outreach And Diversity Out Of Baltimore

Thursday, July 7th, 2016 by Drew McManus

The 6/28/2016 edition of the Baltimore Sun published an article by Mary Carole McCauley that reports on a $1.2 million gift from Mark and Patricia Joseph which will be used to increase accessibility to existing Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) education efforts for students from low income schools. The gift is very straightforward in that the funds will be used to offset the $10 per student ticket price and related transportation costs. According …