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Congress Pushes Back Against Arts Cuts

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 by Drew McManus

Although the Trump administration may consider the arts and humanities as nothing but waste, it appears Congress doesn’t share such a dim view. On Monday, May 1 congress reached a budget agreement that matins existing funding and proposes modest increases for 2017 (h/t @Americans4Arts). PROGRAMS 2016 Appropriations (in millions) Proposed funding through 9/30/17 National Endowment for the Arts $148 $150 National Endowment for Humanities $148 $150 Assistance for Arts Education through …

Is That The Smell Of Disaster Blowing In The Wind?

Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 by Drew McManus

According to the site’s metrics, there’s been a sharp uptick in the number of incoming visitors arriving via the search query “difference between strike and lockout.” Historically, cross tabulating search queries with landing pages is a good way to help verify industry scuttlebutt. For example, if I’ve been hearing about labor unrest at a particular orchestra, I’ll create a Google Analytics custom alert or dashboard module to let me know if …

Why Yes, You Should Talk To Your Neighbors About Saving The NEA

Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 by Drew McManus

Work deadlines and preparations for the string instrument cost of ownership mega-article are keeping me at max capacity busy so today’s post is a pointer to an enormously useful resource article from Joe Patti on why it is important to talk to your neighbors about saving the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and how to go about doing it. In turn, Joe’s article forks a post from Margy Waller on the …

How Strong Is Your Content Game?

Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 by Drew McManus

The Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) is holding a content competition open to arts administration researchers, instructors, and practitioners. They’re looking for content that exemplifies, expounds upon, or aligns with The Wallace Foundation’s Nine Effective Practices of Audience Building. One winner will receive an $800 cash prize and one complimentary registration to their 2017 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland (so cool) where they will also have the opportunity to present and …

Tax (Prep) Day

Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 by Drew McManus

After spending the last few days compiling all of my records to send off to the accountant, it seems fitting to focus today’s post on some finance related resources. All of these links point to finance-focused posts written by Joe Patti and available at ArtsHacker.com: Understanding Non-Profit Financial Statements How Financial Statements Are Born Deeper Dive Into Full Costs Incurred By An Organization Never Accept The Treasurer’s Report Your Small Non-Profit …