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Showing Salaries Is Finally Catching On So Why Pump The Brakes?
Thu, Jul 7, 2021
by Drew McManus
It’s taken a few decades but nonprofit performing arts orgs are finally becoming comfortable with including salary ranges and hourly rates in job postings. The road from there to here was long and uphill; for instance, when Arts Admin Jobs began in 2011, I included a salary range field as a mandatory item and employers
The Difference Between Per-Service and Salary-Based Musicians
Thu, Jun 6, 2020
by Drew McManus
Following yesterday’s article that referenced per-service and salary-based musician employment, a number of readers reached out asking about the difference. To that end, I’m certainly guilty of assuming too much from time to time and this is decidedly one of those issues that can be very confusing if you aren’t already familiar with the distinction.
A Matter Of Shared Sacrifice As Layoffs And Furloughs Increase
Fri, Mar 3, 2020
by Drew McManus
When the housing bubble fueled economic downturn hit, we heard a great deal about the concept of shared sacrifice. This is where one group of stakeholders won’t be asked to make larger concessions than others. While the concept was implemented with varying degrees of sincerity, groups that engaged in a meaningful approach to shared sacrifice
When In Doubt, Do The Math
Wed, Jan 1, 2020
by Drew McManus
This week is shaping up to be a daisy-chain of post topics. Yesterday’s post was on the value (and fun!) of due diligence and as it turns out, there’s an excellent article from Zach Finklelstein at MiddleClassArtist.com that makes good use of due diligence and takes a long, hard look at the numbers behind music
Support For #ShowTheSalary Continues To Snowball