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Drew McManus

It’s Time To Turn This Blog Up To 11

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
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The season of Adaptation Network updates just took things up a notch and jump into podcasting, thanks in large part to push from a colleague who will be my fellow podcaster. I can’t say who she is yet, but soon. What I can say is the podcast will be focused squarely on all things arts

Last Minute Web/Tech Storm Checklist

Thu, Sep 9, 2017
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As if Harvey wasn’t enough, hurricane Irma is now heading toward Florida. I’ve been helping some of my Venture Platform clients prepare and I wanted to pass along some of the same insights to help other arts organizations in the area can anticipate and mitigate any potential outages. I published a checklist at ArtsHacker that

Why Yes, You Can Add Adaptistration To Your PR List

Wed, Sep 9, 2017
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A recent inquiry about adding Adaptistration to a PR list made me realize that at one point in time, there was a dedicated press release address but after a host of abuses, it was deactivated. Having said that, you are encouraged to send an add-to-list request via the existing contact form. Just be sure to:

Asset Recovery And Restoration Resources Following A Natural Disaster

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
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Arts organizations impacted by Hurricane Harvey are just beginning the process of dealing with damaged assets. Music libraries, archives, costume and scenery shops, and a host of related specialty production departments are beginning to sift through material to see what can be salvaged and repaired. Fortunately, there may be some resources to help with those

Happy Labor Day! Now Get Your Binge On

Mon, Sep 9, 2017
Take a moment to treat yourself today and get to learn about ins and outs of orchestra management from a humorous perspective by binge-reading all 157 episodes of  Who’s Minding The Score?, a satirical cartoon that provides a behind the scenes look orchestra life. It’s the ideal way to spend some of your Labor Day, really, just take
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