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Good News! You Helped Save The .Org Registry From A Private Equity Takeover

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Back in November, 2019 I published an action alert about an attempt by a private equity firm to purchase the .org registry. This would mean all the nonprofit organizations that rely on the registry to maintain affordable registration rates would have gone up in smoke. Thankfully, a large coalition of voices helped persuade the Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from going through with the deal. It’s tough to …

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The Last Round Of PPP Funding Is Approved

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If you applied for Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans but ended up with nothing more than a notice that funds have run out, you’re in good company. Fortunately, Congress passed what will likely be the final round of additional funding yesterday so if you have an application in the pipeline, there’s hope. If you have yet to apply, I can’t stress strongly enough you need to …

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The Risks And Rewards Of Exposure

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Just a quick post today pointing out a terrific piece from Joe Patti on the topic of artists being asked to provide services for exposure to support pandemic efforts. Unlike most conversations on this topic, Patti’s article isn’t espousing one notion over another, rather, he takes the time to provide specific instances over the last few weeks that span the full range of scenarios that may qualify as exploitation to those …

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State Of Employment Poll Results And Ongoing Tracking

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At the time this was written, the State of Employment poll from earlier this week asking orchestra administrators and musicians about their work status following the onset of coronavirus related shutdowns has generated more than 150 responses. Thank you to everyone who took a moment to respond and thanks to that sample size, this will become a weekly effort until things normalize. The poll will allow respondents to reply once per …

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The Cost Of Fear And Hubris

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Last week, the Kennedy Center’s executive leadership decided to set aside established stakeholder relationships and strike out on its own by unilaterally declaring that most employees would be laid off or furloughed within a week’s time. Health care would be terminated one month following the official layoff date if the shutdowns continued. Fast forward to today and it’s a very different story. When announcing the cuts at the very end of …

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