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Helping People In Need Through The Power Of Art, Culture, Communication, And Music

Mon, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Have you ever taken the time to think about how the tenets of Improv intersect with a nonprofit arts organization’s mission? I can only speak for myself and to that end, I can certainly say “no.” But it turns out, the two are closely related. Recently, violinist Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical
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Thanks For Nothing LinkedIn

Fri, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 195
I posted something today at ArtsHacker pointing out a recent decision by LinkedIn to kill off their share counter API, which is what allows websites to show how many times site visitors share a page or post at Linkedin. If you manage your organization’s social media channels, it’s worth pointing out that not only did
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#TBT Thinning Out The Sacred Cow Herd

Thu, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
Sacred Cows
Recently, a colleague mentioned how much she enjoys sacred cow topics here at Adaptistration and it got me wondering how much the phrase has actually appeared over the years. Turns out, not that much; only five times over the course of more than 3,700 articles. Here are some of the more intriguing offerings. One from
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Commentary: It’s Time To Begin Clawing Back Compensation

Wed, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
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The 2/13/18 edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal has an article by Lindsey Erdody following up on an issue at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) involving a former principal musician’s lawsuit that alleged age discrimination and harassment. We examined that issue in March of 21017 when the news broke and according to the IBJ article,
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When It Comes To Engaging A Diverse Audience, Orchestras Have Nowhere To Go But Up

Tue, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 173
With the increasing diversity of the overall population, failing to get ahead of the curve for non-white patron engagement is a sure-fire strategy for retrenchment. For more than a decade, the field has rung its hands over the graying of its audience (spoiler: it’s not that bad) when that time would have been better spent
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Given the author’s position as an arts consultant and technology provider, he does not publish articles examining or focusing on current clients without first obtaining the client’s written permission.

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