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COVID-19

More Of This Would Be A Good Thing

Wed, Aug 8, 2021
by Drew McManus
While it’s heartening to see nonprofit performing arts organizations demonstrate an ability to roll with the punches throughout the pandemic, it’s good to see municipalities begin to step in and provide guidance in the wake of the latest variant,. New York City will become the first city to require vaccinations for indoor activities, which include
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Humanizing The Impact Of The Pandemic On Musicians

Fri, Jul 7, 2021
by Drew McManus
While it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that the pandemic has seen numerous arts administrators and musicians leave the field entirely, it’s one thing to look at it as a statistic and something else entirely to humanize it. To that end, Jeremey Reynolds wrote an excellent article for the 7/22/21 edition of the
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A Sobering Reminder To Remain Vigilant

Fri, Jul 7, 2021
by Drew McManus
Even though they required patrons to demonstrate they were vaccinated, had recently had a Covid infection or had a negative Covid test a music festival in the Netherlands became a super-spreader event that led to 1,000 COIVD-19 infections. You can find details in an article by Holly Ellyatt in the 7/15/21 edition of CNBC.com. What
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More On The Dynamic Impact Of COIVD

Tue, Jun 6, 2021
by Drew McManus
Usually, these posts focus on how the pandemic generates dynamic expenses and considerations for the organization but today we’re going to focus on musicians; specifically, string musicians. This dynamic cost consideration is really more of a double-edged sword. On one hand, if a string musician was playing considerably less over the pandemic, the need for
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Another New SBA Funding Program You Should Be Aware Of (With A Bonus Resource Hidden Gem)

Mon, Jun 6, 2021
by Drew McManus
In early April, 2021 the U.S. Small Business Administration announced it was expanding the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program and as this last weekend, they announced another program that might help some arts and culture organizations. The new programs are called the Targeted EIDL Advance and Supplemental Targeted Advance. Compared to the
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