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The Updated #ClickClickDone Slide Deck From #OMA2022 Is Available

Mon, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
I’m looking forward to delivering the Click.Click.Done. Must-Have Google Analytics Settings and Reports session this morning at the 2022 Ohio Museums Association Conference. It doesn’t matter how many times I present this session, there’s always something new to focus on thanks to the diversity of needs based on the sector where attendees work. This version
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Met Plans To Expand Revenue By Going All-In On Charitable Gaming

Fri, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
While charitable gaming (the fancy term for gambling) isn’t new, it’s not a revenue source most nonprofit performing arts organizations explore. That’s about to change following a recent statement from The Met announcing a new round of charitable gaming revenue streams. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MET ENTERS AN AGREEMENT TO PARTNER WITH GAMEDOZE TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP
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#TBT There’s More Than Musician On Musician Bias Going On

Thu, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Since we’re on a week of HR related topics, I wanted to circle back to a point from Part 2 of the Van Magazine article review. Specifically, the notion that good HR isn’t something that can be pointed at one stakeholder group, it must be top-down throughout the entire organization. For example, the Van Magazine
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Find Out Who’s Tuned In To Arts Organizations Today. Spoiler: Those With Email

Wed, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
The folks at Capacity Interactive (CI) recently published the latest installment of their Performing Arts Ticket Buyer Media Usage Study. The previous installment was released right before COVID-19 so as I’m sure you can imagine, a lot has changed. I’m still reviewing the content but a few items that jumped out at me from the
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An Ounce Of HR Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure, Part 2

Tue, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
In Part 1, we started examining several points from  Emma Quackenbush’s article in the 3/16/2022 edition of Van-Magainze.com about how the lack of adequate Human Resources (HR) practices has hobbled the internal culture inside professional orchestras. Today’s installment will continue where we left off as well as considering options for making things better. I was especially glad to
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