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Atlanta’s Latest Step In The Slow Burn Process Of Recapturing Lost Ground

Wed, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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The 3/5/2018 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an article by Bo Emerson that reports the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and its musicians recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) through the 2020/21 season. While a copy of the CBA has yet to be released, the AJC article reports the organization will return to
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What The Oscars, Contracts, And The Orchestra Field Have In Common

Tue, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Two items that came out of last Sunday’s Academy Awards caught my attention in how they intersect with the orchestra field: equal pay for equal work and inclusion riders. Equal Pay and Equal Representation The pay discrepancy between Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams for reshoots on the film “All the Money in the World” made headlines
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Helping People In Need Through The Power Of Art, Culture, Communication, And Music

Mon, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Have you ever taken the time to think about how the tenets of Improv intersect with a nonprofit arts organization’s mission? I can only speak for myself and to that end, I can certainly say “no.” But it turns out, the two are closely related. Recently, violinist Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical
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Thanks For Nothing LinkedIn

Fri, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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I posted something today at ArtsHacker pointing out a recent decision by LinkedIn to kill off their share counter API, which is what allows websites to show how many times site visitors share a page or post at Linkedin. If you manage your organization’s social media channels, it’s worth pointing out that not only did
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#TBT Thinning Out The Sacred Cow Herd

Thu, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
Sacred Cows
Recently, a colleague mentioned how much she enjoys sacred cow topics here at Adaptistration and it got me wondering how much the phrase has actually appeared over the years. Turns out, not that much; only five times over the course of more than 3,700 articles. Here are some of the more intriguing offerings. One from
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