Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wed, Nov 11, 2019
I’m taking the rest of the week off from blogging and I hope everyone will be able to set aside time to enjoy a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends. If you haven’t yet completed the 2019 Reader Survey, please take a moment. Submissions will be entered into a sweet giveaway for one

ACTION ALERT: Don’t Let .ORG Registry Be Sold To A Private Equity Firm #SaveDotOrg

Tue, Nov 11, 2019
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Everyone in this field is likely aware of how important the .ORG domain extension is to nonprofits. And for nearly two decades, decisions regarding how .ORG registrations and renewals are handled have been the purview of the Internet Society (ISOC). This organization is responsible for policy decisions such as registration fees, suspensions, and rights protections.

Who Are You? 2019

Mon, Nov 11, 2019
It’s time for Adaptistration’s reader segmentation survey.  The results help enhance what I learn from Google Analytics by providing more information about who you are and what you find most engaging. All of this is to say these surveys are enormously helpful in guiding Adaptistration’s content and overall direction. In order to facilitate participation, I’m including a

Best-Laid Plans

Fri, Nov 11, 2019
Ideally, today’s post was supposed to be a reader survey but when I went looking for the survey I created earlier in the day, it appears to be the victim of #SaveFail. As such, it will go out next Monday but I can at least share the incentive give-away that comes along with all of

Reassurance Tuesday

Tue, Nov 11, 2019
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For whatever reason, I witnessed three separate instances of arts managers being particularly snippy with one another for what appeared to be no other reason than they are overworked and stressed. While it isn’t uncommon to see proximity become the primary conduit for venting frustration, it doesn’t mean we should let it get the better
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