Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Recently, Holly Mulcahy posted an article at Neo Classical titled Why Are You Here? that does a good job at asking stakeholders to spend a moment introspection about why they are involved in our field. What’s particularly interesting is her take on sharing motives that fall into both positive and negative reasons. The post brought to mind some of the self-reflection oriented posts here over the years; all of which provides …
There’s nothing quite like One Into Many syndrome, which is where you end up treating one (or a few) voices as representative of your broader audience. Just about every orchestra department has its own version of One Into Many syndrome. Artistic planning and box office reps encounter squeaky wheels from the core audience while marketing and development departments sometimes encounter them in the form of overly involved board members. The good …
I’m very happy to announce two upcoming conference appearances in March and April 2018. Although spring seems so far away, it will sneak right up on you so start making travel plans now. 69th Annual SETC Convention: March 7-11, 2018; Mobile, AL 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference: April 11 – 13, 2018; New Orleans, LA The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) is the nonprofit sector’s signature technology event. More than 2,000 of the …
Last week, the Republican controlled congress released details on proposed changes to the US tax code that would usher in sweeping changes, most of which are not good news for nonprofits. Here’s a breakdown of what you need to keep an eye on. Charitable Deduction Limits Plus Added Complexity The Republican’s bill is perhaps best described as giving with one hand while taking away with several others. On one hand the …
Today marks Adaptistration’s 14th anniversary and to help mark the occasion, let’s look at the year’s highlights. Audience New readers increased by 1.8 percent. Overall traffic was down, but that’s not a surprise given the previous year’s record setting traffic from the 2016 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Music Directors After filtering out that article’s traffic, the overall difference was a fraction of a percent. Readers by age groups: 25-34: 22.50 percent of …