Governance
The Times (UK) Reports Some Rare Violins Are Fake. But You Already Knew That…
Tue, Dec 12, 2015
by Drew McManus
The 12/28/2015 edition of The Times (UK) published an article by Hugo Rifkind that reports a third of rare violins within the $20,000 to $100,000 selling price range are fake. At least, that’s according to violin dealer, Florian Leonhard; but for long time Adaptistration readers, that news is more than a decade old. For those
Philadelphia Dines At The Ida Know Buffet
Mon, Nov 11, 2015
by Drew McManus
The 11/21/15 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin that paints a dreary picture for the Philadelphia Orchestra Association’s (POA) future. In short, and contrary to a stream of public relations messages from the POA to the contrary, the organization continues to struggle reversing the downward revenue spiral that prompted their
Update from the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance
Wed, Sep 9, 2015
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) is now three years old. On July 1, we celebrated the third birthday for the historic merger of the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra into one operating entity, the first and only merger of its kind in the United States. As we begin our fourth year
Let’s Put An End To The #SustainabilityMyth
Tue, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
There are plenty of reasons to love Vu Le’s Nonprofit with Balls blog and one of the most compelling is his ability to speak the pain truth and help adjust perspective away from the cascade of chatter that floods our field; so much so, it ends up hijacking strategic thinking. Case in point, in Le’s
Is It Morally Praiseworthy To Do The Right Thing For The Wrong Reasons? (spoiler alert: no)