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NAMPC 2015 Registration Is Open

Wed, Jul 7, 2015
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The good folks at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) have officially opened the registration gates for the Nov 6-9 conference and early-bird registration will save you anywhere from $50-$75 on the full conference fee. As mentioned back in May, I’ll be leading a session titled Click. Click. Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills

Venture Is… 2015

Tue, Jul 7, 2015
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On Monday, 7/6/2015 Ceci Dadisman published an article at ArtsHacker.com about a video production resource for budget conscious arts orgs and it looks like a great resource. In addition to custom video production, it is worth pointing out that if you have some Adobe After Effects skills under your belt, there are some wonderful turn-key

Heading Toward A Dark Place In Hartford

Mon, Jul 7, 2015
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The Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) appears to be the latest candidate for a particularly ugly labor dispute. Over the past month, several news outlets have been reporting on a deteriorating situation that appears to be headed toward one of two options: an imposed collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or a work stoppage. The 7/1/2015 edition of

The IRS Moves One (Tiny) Step Closer To Open Source 990 Data

Fri, Jul 7, 2015
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The 6/30/2015 edition of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy has an article by Suzanne Perry (h/t Joe Patti) that reports on the legal battle over making Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990 filings available in “machine-readable format.” Granted, that phrase covers a lot of ground so don’t expect the final result to measure up to open

Some Good Thinking On How To Present Sensory Friendly Events

Thu, Jul 7, 2015
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When it comes to performing arts and inclusion, one of the more recent issues is introducing elements related to structuring events around attendees with disabilities or developmental differences, especially families with Autistic members. To that end, Sarah Marczynski published a wonderfully informative article at ArtsHacker.com on 7/1/2015 about that very topic that does an excellent
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