Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Adaptistration Turns 18

Wed, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
Today marks Adaptistration’s 18th anniversary. Each year brings something new, wonderful, and unique…even during the pandemic. Typically, I post something with highlights from the last year’s content along with some geeky analysis. But as I was going through the data it just dawned on me that, for whatever reason, I didn’t post an anniversary article
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It’s Never Too Early Or Too Late To Learn About Eye Tracking In Mobile User Experience Research

Tue, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today to point out an excellent article by Mariana Macedo at Smashing Magazine that examines eye-tracking within mobile devices, an endeavor most nonprofit performing arts orgs won’t have the luxury of exploring. As a result, resources like this are that much more valuable in that they allow groups insight into larger
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How To Avoid Facebook #ShareFail

Mon, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
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You might think Facebook would care about sharing correct and current information from your website. Okay, now that you caught your breath after a good laugh, you probably know accuracy and Facebook have an estranged relationship. For example, one problem that has been around for years is you publish a new webpage or blog post
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I’ll See Your Study And Raise You A Proposal

Fri, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Recently, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) released a report examining how arts and culture institutions that accepted Payroll Protection Program (PPP) handled staff layoffs. It’s a good report and if you’re interested in a deeper dive, you can find some good analysis and commentary from Hakim Bishara at hyperallergic.com and
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Making Tough Decisions For Good Reasons

Thu, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Yesterday, I made the decision to discontinue offering Venture Event Manager as a standalone plugin in the WordPress plugin repository. Not to be confused with the Venture Platform, the managed website development solution for Arts & Culture organizations, these are just the stand-alone WordPress plugins. While the plugin had good traction and the paid upgrade to
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