Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
It’s been a busy first quarter and I wanted to take a moment to share what’s been going on. A large part of my professional time has been devoted to wrapping up and rolling out a major upgrade to The Venture Platform. At the beginning of 2017, my Lead Technical Developer and I determined to take the potential loss of net neutrality seriously and initiate a strategic planning process with the …
Spoiler: it isn’t unusual for those working inside the orchestra or opera field to find cultural inspiration at anywhere but music-oriented organizations. Over the past five years, I’ve found myself drifting more towards non-orchestra/opera outlets to top off my internal cultural tank. And after a few particularly intriguing conversations, I’m curious to know what readers think. As such I put together a little poll to see if one or more fields …
In light of the post earlier this week about conference session about creating request for proposals I’ll be hosting at #18NTC, it makes sense to focus today’s #TBT entry on one of the more popular articles over the years that walks readers through the differences between websites, box office, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. These are at the heart of the #18NTC session and they are still among the most common elements …
If you’re an arts marketer or work as a web content manager for an arts org, there is a key skill you need to master before the end of 2018. Forward thinking groups will make this a must-have skill via job descriptions and even include some tests for candidates to complete during final interview rounds. Simply put, you must learn how to use a graphics editing program to properly optimize images …
The 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#18NTC) is right around the corner and if you haven’t registered yet, you’ll want to do that ASAP. I’ll be leading an #18NTC session on Wednesday, April 11 titled Everything Tech Providers Wished You Knew About Writing A RFP (Plus The Stuff They Want To Keep Secret). When:Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Time:3:30pm -5:00pm Where:2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference, New Orleans I’m particularly jazzed about this session because …