Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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Looking For That Last Minute Holiday Office Gift?

Sun, Dec 12, 2019
Office gifting doesn’t have to be hard. Fortunately, Arts Admin Merit Badges are the ideal solution to an otherwise irksome quandary. They’re a great way for arts admins to show appreciation for hard work that simultaneously acknowledges special achievements. Order by end of today and they will get to you by the end of this

ArtsHacker Turns Five

Thu, Dec 12, 2019
Today marks ArtsHacker’s fifth anniversary! If it were a typical new business, this would traditionally be the year to decide if it’s reaching goals or time to pull the plug. I’m happy to say that metrics, feedback, and social engagement all point to the former. Having said that, it doesn’t mean anyone should get comfy.

So How Do You Really Feel About #GivingTuesday?

Tue, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 131
Thanks to everyone who reached out with observations about #GivingTuesday following my request for feedback. Perhaps unsurprisingly, everyone who reached out did so directly and under the guise of not wanting to put their name on any specific comment. In a nutshell, almost everyone thought the amount of time and energy spent on #GivingTuesday activity

Sometimes, Unintended Consequences Are A Good Thing

Mon, Dec 12, 2019
Analytics
Over the weekend, I put together my client holiday cards. For Venture users, I designed a template that integrates statistics about total users, demographics, and mobile vs. desktop usage. The data comes from their respective Google Analytics accounts and although I’m not trying to look for change patterns, one in particular jumped right off the

You Have One More Week To Get In On The Arts Admin Merit Badge Giveaway

Fri, Dec 12, 2019
Adaptistration People 093
There’s only one more week left to get in on Arts Admin Merit Badge giveaway. All it takes is submitting a 2019 reader survey where one reader submission will be selected at random. So far, there are just over 300 submissions, which is nearly three times the number of submissions over the last reader survey,
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