Governance
Looking To The Past When Thinking About The Philly Orch-Kimmel Center Not-A-Merger
Tue, Jun 6, 2021
by Drew McManus
On 6/17/21 The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center announced the organizations were “uniting under a new parent company”. Before we dive too deep into the weeds, it’s worth noting that one of the key figures involved here is Anne Ewers, Kimmel Center president and CEO. If that name sounds familiar within the context of merges, you
It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times: Board Recruitment In The Age Of COVID
Tue, Feb 2, 2021
by Drew McManus
Recruiting board members is a big enough challenge even when all things are equal. During a pandemic, it’s exponentially more challenging. If that weren’t enough, you can layer in all the equity and diversity considerations that keep nipping at the heels of performing arts orgs that they’ve been politely eyeing, but avoiding, for years. But
Rethinking The Data We Use To Motivate Board Members
Mon, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
It’s no secret that board members are up to their eyeballs in rough news. While there’s no way to avoid it, that doesn’t mean we can’t play the hand we’re dealt and win. For instance, introducing data to keep them motivated and focused on longer term strategic thinking is a great way to pivot from
There And Back Again, Performing Arts Edition
Tue, Apr 4, 2020
by Drew McManus
“Overnight we went from being a producer of live performance events to a digital content provider.” Those words were from a colleague back in March around the time it became clear the pandemic was more than a few weeks of disrupted event activity. And while those words are uneasy, he was saving the really dark
Those Soft Landings Are A Sharp Double Edged Sword In Disguise