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Drew McManus

Time To Get Your GDPR On

Wed, Apr 4, 2018
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On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations related to personal data collection will go into effect.  A quick google search will produce a wide range of sources capable of providing an overview but in a nutshell, it means that if your organization processes personal data of EU

Is There Anything More Inspiring Than Compliance Deadlines?

Tue, Apr 4, 2018
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The 4/14/18 edition of US News and World Reports published an article by Rachael Pacella that examines some a new program at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) designed to being moving more minority music students toward careers as professional orchestra musicians. The ASO’s Annapolis Symphony Academy intends to fill half of the available openings with

Here’s What I Thought Of My First Nonprofit Technology Conference

Mon, Apr 4, 2018
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I’m back from #18NTC (2018 nonprofit technology conference) and wanted to take a moment to provide some observations while they are still fresh in my mind. Sessions I took the time to move through as many sessions as possible, the bulk of which fell into the IT, Leadership, Marketing/Communication, and Program tracks. Speaking of popping

Introducing Venture Event Manager

Fri, Apr 4, 2018
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It’s time to unveil the project that’s been keeping me busy the past several months: Venture Event Manager, a WordPress event management plugin. Five years ago, I launched The Venture Platform, a hosted, managed web development service for arts organizations and artists. Not long after that launch, my programmer and I explored the potential for

#TBT Area-51

Thu, Apr 4, 2018
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In light of this week’s earlier post mentioning my time in Doha, Qatar it seems fitting to highlight a few of the articles from that time. The first is from one of the more humbling experiences during the project in the form of realizing the limitations of only speaking a single language. If it weren’t
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