Drew McManus
A Flood of Responses To Lowering Ticket Prices
Wed, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Monday’s article on the reduced ticket price initiative at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra has generated a great deal of private responses from professionals inside the business. More impressive than the number of responses was the sheer variety of opinions, I simply can’t think of another issue here at Adaptistration which generated such an assortment
Gathering Support For Lower Ticket Prices At The SPCO
Mon, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
It’s an old story, but one which has become more relevant in recent years: someone in the administration has a plan for audience development but it would initially require losses and results aren’t expected for at least a few years; of course, that’s assuming there are any positive results at all. So how do you
Today on Soundcheck – Applause!
Fri, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
An Arts Journal blogs first: two AJ bloggers will be appearing on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer to discuss an issue that’s been bouncing back and forth between their blogs over the past two weeks. Namely, Doug Ramsey, proprietor of Rifftides, and I will be appearing during the 2:00P.M. – 3:00P.M. hour. We’ll be John’s
A Notice To All Orchestras About Online Donations
Thu, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Not enough time, not enough staff, not enough technical understanding, or not enough capital to institute online giving? Hogwash, excuses are irrelevant. My blog neighbor Andrew Taylor, featured an excellent article yesterday providing links to a report which reviews a dozen online donation tools. Don’t forget that the average score for the category of Online
A Little Too Much Faith In The Government?
Thu, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlights some of the fundraising hurdles the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is attempting to surmount with regard to their planned concert hall. The article reports that if the ASO doesn’t receive the government support they’ve requested, the concert hall project may be delayed or not go through as planned…
