Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

The Age Of Force Majeure

Wed, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
Perhaps you’re one of the fortunate ones who doesn’t have to set aside much time planning for potential cancellations or postponements due to covid-19; but for everyone else, you should be taking a very close look at the force majeure clause in all of your agreements. One of the more financially pressing agreements will be
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Ready Or Not, Nonprofit Arts Orgs Need To Start Thinking About Working From Home Options

Tue, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
NPR.com published an intriguing segment by Yuki Noguchi on 3/9/2020 that examined decisions by many companies to keep employees home over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. For a host of reasons, remote working is still a bit of a hot button issue for nonprofit performing arts orgs. I know plenty of employees that rue the
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Tax (Prep) Day

Mon, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
Since the bulk of my weekend was spent compiling all of my records to send off to the accountant, today’s post will keep it simple with pointers to the most popular posts from the Finance topic category. Thinking Outside The Piggy Bank The Problem With Nonprofit Arts Admin Pay Define That: Total Fiscal Transparency AFM-EPF
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10 Days And Counting To The Launch Of NonprofitBids.com

Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
There’s only 10 days left before the official launch of nonprofitbids.com, a new site that connects arts organizations with service providers for short-term and long-term projects. Currently set to go live on Monday, March 16, the site is now accepting pre-launch RFP submissions directly. When you submit an RFP (it’s free!), you’ll expand your reach
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AGMA Whistleblower Steps Forward

Thu, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
The 3/2/2020 edition of NPR Music published an article by Anastasia Tsioulcas that takes a thorough look into the allegations of quid pro quo in the form of American Guild of Musical Artists’ (AGMA) silence in exchange for a $500,000 settlement payment from Plácido Domingo. At the end of February 2020, news leaked that AGMA’s
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