It’s Veterans Day

Did you know that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces? Set aside some time today to learn more about the ensembles and their missions. The United States Air Force Band The United States Army Band “The Presidents Own” United States Marine Band The United States Navy Band The United States Coast Guard Band

The First Round Of #AAMeritBadges Have Arrived

It isn’t often that giddy excitement and a package arrival intersect (for me, at least), but the Arts Admin Merit Badges are a notable exception to that rule. And I am all kinds of happy to say the first batch arrived early and they look even better than I anticipated. Everyone who placed an early order had their badges shipped in yesterday’s mail. So far, the most popular badge is the …

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Arts Admin Merit Badges Are Here!

Turns out designing and ordering the badges took a lot less time than I anticipated and that means you can now order your favs or entire sets. I’m keeping half of the first order for my own stash to use as conference SWAG which means there’s limited inventory for Round 1 and everything is available on a first come, first serve. Expected shipping for Round 1 is Monday, Nov 11 and …

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What’s The Best Way To Communicate With Donors?

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It’s no secret that you’ll get better conversion rates by customizing your appeal message to the recipient. An existing donor who gives $50 per year almost certainly needs a different message than someone who gives $5,000 per year. But should you craft those messages based solely on giving levels? That’s the intriguing question presented in a recent Medium post by Ceci Dadisman on this topic. In fundraising, when we communicate to …

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