Drew McManus
According To SAS Musicians, Deficits Reflect More On Governance, Not Capacity
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
The Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) published a newsletter on 12/23/17 that includes an article by Peter Flamm, San Antonio Symphony (SAS) Principal Timpani. According to Flamm’s article, the organization’s deficits aren’t the result of inadequate staff efforts or musician expenses. Instead, he suggests deficits over the past few decades should raise questions
#TBT San Antonio Symphony Negotiations Turn Sour (Again)
Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
Over the summer, the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) made a surprise announcement that it was shutting down and assigning all mission related activity to a newly formed entity, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA). This included negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the one set to expire on August 31, 2017. At the
Your Company Has A Basketball Team? That’s Great, Mine Has An 80 Piece Orchestra
Wed, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
There’s a fun article by JP Mangalindan in the 12/19/17 edition of Yahoo Finance that examines the company sponsored 80-piece orchestra at Amazon.com. Although doctors’ and lawyers’ orchestras have a long history, I can’t think of another volunteer orchestra this size organized entirely within a single company (I’d love to hear about others). Although the
ACTION ALERT: Time To Call The Capitol Switchboard
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
The fine folks over at The National Council of Nonprofits created a chart detailing how the GOP tax plan will impact nonprofits (h/t Opera America). It’s been updated to include the post conference committee version of the bill and goes so far as to examine the dynamic impacts as well as the big, obvious box
