Humor
The Cute Fluffy Kittens And Classical Music Challenge
Tue, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
Wouldn’t it be nice if all of classical music’s marketing could be so easy to include cute fluffy kittens? You know, like the Kitten vs. Scary Things videos. You haven’t seen the Kittens vs. Scary Things videos? Well then, brace yourself…
A Little Irreverence Would Do Us Good
Wed, Jun 6, 2011
by Drew McManus
In case you missed it, the 2011 Tony Awards offered up a fabulous opening number featuring Neil Patrick Harris that takes a “different approach” to dealing with the audience development and financial challenges that stalk performing arts orgs. But unlike the Debbie Downer style “straight talk” adopted by some service organizations, the theater field seems
Editorial Cartoon Day: Sandow
Wed, Jun 6, 2011
by Drew McManus
It looks like Dixon, Adaptistration’s resident editorial cartoonist and the wit behind the humor at the hit orchestra biz comic strip Who’s Minding The Score?, has a bone to pick with Greg Sandow over some of his remarks to The Australian…
The Lazy Professional’s Way To Navigate Pro Bono Work
Mon, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
Anyone who has ever worked as a free lancer, consultant, or ran your own business will love this flowchart from Brooklyn based typographer and illustrator, Jessica Hische. Titled should i work for free? Hische provides an incredibly useful flowchart to help you figure out…wait for it… which pro bono jobs you should accept…
If It Were Only That Easy
Wed, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
It has been making the rounds throughout the culture blog circuit all week but in case you haven’t seen it already, there’s a wonderful piece of satire at The Nonprofit Quarterly titled A Strategic Nonprofit Reorganization Plan that deals with the frustrations many arts organizations experience when playing the grant application game. On a more
