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All Aboard The Lemming Train To Underperformance

Tue, May 5, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 093
If I had a nickel for every time I saw a client point to something other nonprofits were doing, asked to use it as a model to copy, yet were completely unaware of how bad said thing was…well…I could simply pay them to stop saying that. When pointing out why said thing isn’t very good,
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The Orchestra 990 Download Library Has A New Entry

Mon, May 5, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 055
I am all kinds of excited to announce the 2004-2005 season has been processed and added to the downloadable Orchestra 990s at the Adaptistration Store. This means brings the total number of seasons up to 10. A big thank you to everyone who has already purchased copies and keep in mind, the more you buy, the
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Looking Ahead To May

Fri, May 5, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 092
Today’s a literal recovery day for me so just a short post to highlight what’s in store this month: I’m only a few orchestras datasets away from an updated version of the top tier musician compensation. The 2019 update will finally have all but two orchestras with base musician salary figures out though the next
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Negotiating Yourself Into A Corner

Thu, May 5, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 100
The recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) strike is an excellent example of something that demonstrates how much the work stoppage PR landscape has shifted over the past decade. For example, one of the strongest musician talking points is the deleterious impact concessions have on an orchestra’s ability to attract and retain the very best artistic
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Time To Lighten Up

Wed, May 5, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 048
After a few days of heavy-duty posts, it’s time to lighten the mood a bit, and what better way than visiting some of the latest tweets from two of my favorite cathartic watering holes. Can we just change the mission statement of the orchestra to: "continuing the tradition of playing white male composers for decades
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