Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Keeping Your Options Open Is More Popular Than Ever

Wed, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 082
Last week, it dawned on me that I neglected to activate notifications when new subscribers signed up for the Arts Admin Jobs weekly email summary. As it turns out, I was completely unaware just how popular it had become. Since it launched barely three months ago, it has more than 2,000 subscribers with an average

So How Do You Really Feel About #GivingTuesday?

Tue, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 131
Thanks to everyone who reached out with observations about #GivingTuesday following my request for feedback. Perhaps unsurprisingly, everyone who reached out did so directly and under the guise of not wanting to put their name on any specific comment. In a nutshell, almost everyone thought the amount of time and energy spent on #GivingTuesday activity

Sometimes, Unintended Consequences Are A Good Thing

Mon, Dec 12, 2019
Analytics
Over the weekend, I put together my client holiday cards. For Venture users, I designed a template that integrates statistics about total users, demographics, and mobile vs. desktop usage. The data comes from their respective Google Analytics accounts and although I’m not trying to look for change patterns, one in particular jumped right off the

You Have One More Week To Get In On The Arts Admin Merit Badge Giveaway

Fri, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 093
There’s only one more week left to get in on Arts Admin Merit Badge giveaway. All it takes is submitting a 2019 reader survey where one reader submission will be selected at random. So far, there are just over 300 submissions, which is nearly three times the number of submissions over the last reader survey,

A Decision Is Not Always The Same Thing As Resolution

Thu, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 170
The beleaguered Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) continues to dodge PR blows related to an executive leadership decision to dismiss three musicians. It turns out, the organization scheduled an emergency session of the full board that took place on Tuesday, 12/3/2019. While the musician dismissals were a primary focus, the more pressing issue the full