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Creating Animated Videos Might Be Easier Than You Think

Tue, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 183
Have you ever wanted to make an animated video but don’t have the skills to do one in-house or the budget to hire a provider? Fortunately, the field of online video builders has progressed tremendously over the past few years and while this isn’t an area where I have a great deal of experience, I
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Spoiler Alert: The Latest Spider Man Movie Takes A Swipe At Opera

Mon, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 139
Over the holiday weekend, I went to the latest Marvel movie, Spider Man: Far From Home. With the exception of a single scene, it’s a typical installment in the tent-pole franchise but that exception is a doozy in that it takes a swipe at some of the worst stereotypes of live classical music concerts. Mild
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Happy 4th Of July

Thu, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 118
While celebrating the founding of the country, take a moment today to remember those who don’t have the opportunity to be with family and friends while serving overseas in the Armed Forces. Band Facts            
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Email Marketing Converts Like Gangbusters, So Why Are Most Messages Boring AF?

Wed, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 054
Argue all you want; email marketing still provides one of the best returns on investment for your marketing dollars. I get thousands per year and I have no idea why most of them are painfully dull. Most of the arts marketers I know and work with are all kinds of creative, but I have yet
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The Problem With Nonprofit Arts Admin Pay

Tue, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 173
There’s an excellent article in the 6/12/2019 edition of fastcampny.com by Ben Paynter that examines two recent studies on nonprofit staff compensation. Spoiler alert: both studies uncovered ample evidence that compensation is a strong pain point among most employees. Compensation is a regular topic here at Adaptistration and back in 2016, we conducted a survey
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