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Tick-Tock, The Orchestra 990 Sale Ends Soon

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 107
The new downloadable Orchestra 990s are filling out, you can now find the four most recent seasons (2011-2012 through 2013-2014). A big thank you to everyone who has already purchased copies and if it’s on your to-do list, don’t forget that the final day of the launch celebration mega-sale is soon. After that, everything goes
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Is Your Group Taking Advantage Of Board Personal Statements?

Thu, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 208
It never ceases to amaze me how few orchestras, or nonprofit performing arts organizations in general, require board members to write a personal statement about why they serve on the board. Nonetheless, they can go a long way toward increasing ownership and help articulate their connection to the institution. Whenever I do any extended board
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Apparently, Apple Wants To Bring Back QR Codes

Wed, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 196
Ceci Dadisman published an interesting item of note over at ArtsHacker about Apple’s decision to integrate an always-on scanner into iOS devices. This means no more having to download and start up a third-party app to read a code. Back in the day, QWR codes were looking like the next big thing in marketing; in
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BREAKING: Arts Management Is Hard. In Other News, Water Still Wet.

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 149
Have you heard about the Newport Contemporary Music Series, or more precisely, the whopping disaster that was the Newport Contemporary Music Series? It was such a fiasco, it would be funny if it weren’t for the sobering reality that dozens of musicians and related service providers suffered six figures worth income due to nothing more
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The Updates Just Keep On Coming

Mon, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 096
Adaptistration isn’t the only blog enjoying a sizeable infrastructure update; over the weekend, I rolled out a similar platform update for ArtsHacker.com plus you’ll find the first two offerings in the new downloadable 990 series at the Adaptistration Store. I published an article at ArtsHacker that provides a detailed overview of the improvements and enhancements.
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