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The 2017 Compensation Reports Are In Motion

Thu, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 175
Many thanks to everyone who has been writing asking about when the compensation reports are coming out. If you missed the notice from May,  know that the delay is nothing nefarious; it’s simply finding the time to devote to the sort of thorough review you expect. Initially, we were aiming for a July 10-14 publication
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Board Life Cycle Pop Quiz

Wed, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 009
Are you a performing arts organization executive or board member? If so, then get ready because today’s post is a pop quiz. According to Julia Classen, co-founder and president of Aurora Consulting, Inc., adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and a senior fellow at the Minnesota Council
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Happy 4th Of July

Tue, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 118
While celebrating the founding of the country, take a moment today to remember those who don’t have the opportunity to be with family and friends while serving overseas in the Armed Forces. Band Facts
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Are We Suffering From Self-Inflicted Ageism Syndrome?

Mon, Jul 7, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 131
There’s an intriguing article from the 6/29/17 edition of Classicalfm.com that examine a recent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interview with violinist Nicola Benedetti where the she expresses concern over what she defines as a counterproductive preoccupation with age. “I think one thing to get wrong is to criticise the audience for being old, as if that’s
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Out, Damned Spot! And While We’re At It, Dashes, Underscores, Asterisks, And Spaces Should Get Out Too

Fri, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 130
If you’ve ever had to use a batch of images that have a bunch of special characters embedded into the filename, you know how much of a time-suck it is to remove all of those before you get a pretty filename* that’s easy to read. Fortunately, there’s a shortcut out there waiting to save you
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