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If I Ran The NEA

Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Hopefully, you caught the article in the 4/27/2009 edition of the Los Angeles Times by Lisa Fung that asked 30 artists, politicians, and other familiar names and faces what they would do if they ran the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Although most of the responses are worth reading, it seemed that all of

Cultural Confidence Levels: It’s Always Darkest…

Mon, Mar 3, 2009
In a word, the cultural outlook is dreary. At least, that’s what respondents indicated when asked about their outlook toward economic conditions at their orchestra by the end of the season. On the bright(er) side of things, although respondents indicated a slightly lower level of confidence about current economic conditions, those levels were still 10

You Don’t Want To Be “That Guy”

Fri, Feb 2, 2009
One of the most useful methods an aspiring manager can use to become a good manager is to learn from the examples of others; and by examples, I mean blunders. Thankfully, the internet has made this a much simpler task by making many of the goodies once shared only during face-to-face exchanges available for all

There’s A New eBook In Town And It’s Free

Thu, Feb 2, 2009
Hot off the heels of the Reader Segmentation Study, it is time for the latest installment in the series of Adaptistration publications: The 2009 Readers Segmentation Study Report. The 28 page color report contains expanded material from the original series and if you have internet access while reading your copy you can take advantage of

Readership Survey Results Part 3

Wed, Feb 2, 2009
The first two articles in this series examined reader demographics as well as media and culture habits along with blogging and online habits. This final article will examine how readers have been interacting with Adaptistration along with reviewing topic suggestions and which culture blogs, besides Adaptistration, respondents visit most frequently…
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