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Is There A Tiny Ray Of Hope Developing In Pittsburgh?

Fri, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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The 10/20/2016 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article by Elizabeth Bloom which takes a Forward 1 Somersault Straight right into the heart of issues we examined earlier this week via the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) work stoppage. Bloom’s article provides additional examples illustrating what is perhaps best described as counterproductive entrenchment such as
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Arts And The Election

Thu, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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Yes, the third presidential debate was held last night. No, we aren’t discussing it here. Instead, let’s take a moment to examine American’s for the Arts’ (A4A) ArtsVote2016 resource center. Once you get past the user interface, the A4A’s resource is an entirely useful resource when it comes to determining which candidates you opt to
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Revisiting Orchestra Docents

Wed, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief at ArtsHacker is getting to see what’s in store before everyone else. To that end, there’s a good post on the way about volunteers and it made me think of a four-part series here from 2004 on the topic of orchestra docents and how those programs could grow
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Pittsburgh Symphony Cancels More Concerts. Disagreements Over Disagreements Abound.

Tue, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) recently announced another round of event cancellations through November 18, 2016. Although cancellations are par for the course during a work stoppage, what makes this round of cancellations unusual is they appear to be driven more by brinkmanship than an inability to reach an agreement. Failing to reach an agreement
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Step Up Your Data Driven Decision Making Process

Mon, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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Although Google does an excellent job making Analytics user friendly and beneficial right out of the box, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it even more applicable to your organization’s needs. To that end, one of the most frequently misunderstood elements of Google Analytics (GA) is Session and Campaign lengths. In order to help provide
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