Year: 2020

It’s Time For Hero Donors To Give Like It’s 1984

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If there were ever a time for foundations and large donors to step up, it’s now. It’s striking to see how little we’re hearing about these funders amidst public statements of planned health care benefits cancellations during expected peak times of the coronavirus outbreak. An article in the 3/31/2020 edition of the Washington Post examines how tough things are right now for New York City arts organizations. And while there’s reference …

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Resource Wednesday: Free Streaming Webinar with Companion Slide Deck

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Last week’s free Google Analytics webinar was recorded and is now available to stream, free of charge. If you’re more of a audio/visual learner then this will be right up your alley. At the onset of the video, one of the participants kept unmuting their mic so you’ll catch a bit of working from home childcare chatter but it fades away after a few minutes. If you have haven’t completed the …

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Why The “If You Aren’t Playing, We Aren’t Paying” Rationale Just Doesn’t Work

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As coronavirus shutdowns continue, we’re seeing some genuinely positive interaction between employers and musician employees working toward mutually agreeable solutions to the sensitive issue of payroll. Outside of those scenarios, I’m seeing one of the most derogatory old-school stereotypes emerge as justification for cancelling musician pay entirely: musicians only work 20 hours per week. This twisted notion assumes that musicians are only paid for the time they are on stage rehearsing …

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Don’t Overlook This Crucial Remote Work Related Metrics Task

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If you manage your organization’s Google Analytics account, there’s a critical task you need to complete in order to filter out all of the incoming web traffic from remote working locations. Good news is you can leave all of these new filters in place once everyone returns to the office. You can find step by step instructions with annotated screenshots at an article I published at ArtsHacker. Don’t Forget To Filter …

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Examining Coronavirus Orchestra News

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For the most part, it’s genuinely heartening to see the degree of care and accuracy of news related to Coronavirus related news about the orchestra field. Having said that, there have been a few small exceptions worth examining. One that would benefit from some added clarity was from an article in the 3/23/2020 edition of Vulture.com examining the New York Philharmonic’s labor decision to reduce musician pay over the summer. Beginning …

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