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#TBT Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Funding? (spoiler: yes)

Thu, Jul 7, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Joe Patti published a thought provoking piece at Butts In The Seats which examines the development of technology to support the arts, a topic near and dear to my own arts admin heart. The inspiration for his post came from the  Knight Prototype Fund awards announcement, a program I was keeping an eye on. Although
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So Funny. So Dark.

Wed, Jul 7, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Given the flood of somber headlines this week, I wanted to intentionally post something light because we could all probably use a smile about now. Last May, I pointed out the @ArtsAdminsSay twitter account and since then, it…has…exploded in popularity. Racking up more followers each day, it has 3,261 at the time this article was written.
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#19NTC – Time To Get Your Proposal On

Tue, Jul 7, 2018
by Drew McManus
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You can now submit a session proposal for the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference which takes place March 13 – 15, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. Whether you’re a longtime presenter or are new to the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) community and have never presented at the NTC before, I want to encourage you to submit a
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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Mon, Jul 7, 2018
by Drew McManus
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“Remember that Elgar score you have with the composer’s original markings? Yeah, it’s hot and the police may want to have a word with you.” The 7/11/2018 edition of classicfm.com published an article by Maddy Shaw Roberts that reports on what started off as an Antiques Roadshow classical music find turned out to be more
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Breaking Down The Elizabeth Rowe Complaint

Fri, Jul 7, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 190
Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) principal flute Elizabeth Rowe is suing her employer “to recover over $200,000 in unpaid wages unequal to the pay of a comparable male musician.” We’re going to examine the bulk of her complaint on a point by point basis. It would be surprising to see the suit go to trial but
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