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Is Your Group Taking Advantage Of Board Personal Statements?

Thursday, September 28th, 2017 by Drew McManus

It never ceases to amaze me how few orchestras, or nonprofit performing arts organizations in general, require board members to write a personal statement about why they serve on the board. Nonetheless, they can go a long way toward increasing ownership and help articulate their connection to the institution. Whenever I do any extended board development work, it’s one of our first activities; in many cases, even before I arrive onsite. …

Apparently, Apple Wants To Bring Back QR Codes

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 by Drew McManus

Ceci Dadisman published an interesting item of note over at ArtsHacker about Apple’s decision to integrate an always-on scanner into iOS devices. This means no more having to download and start up a third-party app to read a code. Back in the day, QWR codes were looking like the next big thing in marketing; in fact, it was a topic we covered here on several occasions. But QR codes only found …

BREAKING: Arts Management Is Hard. In Other News, Water Still Wet.

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 by Drew McManus

Have you heard about the Newport Contemporary Music Series, or more precisely, the whopping disaster that was the Newport Contemporary Music Series? It was such a fiasco, it would be funny if it weren’t for the sobering reality that dozens of musicians and related service providers suffered six figures worth income due to nothing more than one person’s ineptitude. If nothing else, the entire ordeal serves as a reminder that arts …

The Updates Just Keep On Coming

Monday, September 25th, 2017 by Drew McManus

Adaptistration isn’t the only blog enjoying a sizeable infrastructure update; over the weekend, I rolled out a similar platform update for ArtsHacker.com plus you’ll find the first two offerings in the new downloadable 990 series at the Adaptistration Store. I published an article at ArtsHacker that provides a detailed overview of the improvements and enhancements. One item I’m anxious to keep an eye on is the the new related posts function. …

Catching A Clue About User Experience

Friday, September 22nd, 2017 by Drew McManus

There’s nothing quite like working on a project where you really get to push some boundaries and break out of the old trying to catch up by going slower routine. Case in point, I launched a new Venture user website this week for composer Jim Stephenson. If you aren’t already familiar with Jim’s work, it’s amazing. He’s the next big thing when it comes to living composers. But I digress, this …