The Orchestra 990 Database Project: Exploratory Poll
Fri, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s post about the potential for developing an online keyword search database for all professional orchestras produced a good deal of feedback, thanks to everyone who took the time to write in with your thoughts etc. As it stands, there was enough interest that the idea has been officially upgraded to the early stages of
How Many Times Have You Wished This Existed For Orchestras
Thu, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Just imagine how nice it would be to conduct a search for “music director” across all professional orchestra IRS Form 990s for the past decade. For now, it is still a dream but there’s an interesting article by Lucy Bernholz at PHILANTHROPY 2173 (h/t Thomas Cott) that examines a free offering from The Foundation Center
We Owe It To Ourselves To Be Better
Wed, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti published a spectacular article on 9/18/2013 titled Drama Is A Choice that, among other things, examines the long term impact of becoming conditioned to operating in high drama environments. He suggests that even though there are no shortage of reasons why arts groups are operating in extended crisis management mode, that doesn’t mean
So. Many. Jobs.
Tue, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
It must be that time of year because the job openings listed at Adaptistration Jobs went ka-boom yesterday with six new listings. There’s a big mix across several departments and everything from entry level through department head openings looking for people and all of yesterday’s openings are full time positions.
Shameless Inside The Arts Promotion
Mon, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
For those not already in the know, I started Inside The Arts nearly five years ago as a blogging exchange that brought together existing culture blogs as well as introduced some new voices to the mix. Since then, each blog has taken off in its own way and I wanted to take a quick moment
Winning Websites: Optimizing The Patron Experience
Fri, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Although it just sort of happened to work out this way, it has been nice to spend most of the week focused on website oriented topics and as a result, it seems fitting to round things out with a plug for the 2013 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) website panel I’ll be participating in
The App Is Dead, Long Live The App!
Thu, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
It’s easy to get confused when talking about apps and after watching too many clients spend their limited web budgets on developing or maintaining platform specific apps they don’t need, it is high time to demystify apps in a way everyone can understand. A Quick Primer On App History When Apple launched the iPhone in
What Everybody Ought to Know About Page Load Speed
Wed, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
When it comes to your website, you want pages to load as fast as possible, anything less than snappy response times means decreased conversion and lower revenue. High speed internet connections have made sluggish page load speeds for desktop and Wi-Fi connections nearly a thing of the past but that doesn’t mean they can’t improve
Here Are Some Quick Ways To Avoid Common Website Mistakes
Tue, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
As the 2013/14 season is getting underway for most groups, this is an ideal time to make sure you aren’t inadvertently overlooking a few vital aspects at your website that are should be easy to modify. To that end, let’s take a look at what those are and how they can be corrected. 1) Subscription
Are There Problems With NY City Opera’s Kickstarter Campaign?
Mon, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
Is the New York City Opera (NYCO) muddying the waters for nonprofit performing arts groups with their current Kickstarter campaign? Ever since the NYCO announced its Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million to “produce a 2013–2014 season” a number of colleagues have contacted me expressing concerns that the broad all or nothing fundraising campaign violates
