Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Internal Affairs

Time To Roll Out Some Big Updates

Mon, Oct 10, 2016
You’ll never get anywhere by standing still so to that end, I’m happy to announce some big improvements at both the main blog and Adaptistration Jobs. Let’s take a look at what’s new: an integrated payment gateway and Facebook powered comments. Integrated Payment Gateway We recently upgraded our payment gateway to include an integrated system that

Rolling Out Updated Links On The Orchestra Financial Reports Page

Mon, Oct 10, 2016
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One of Adaptistration’s most popular resources is the Orchestra Financial Reports page where you can find direct links to an orchestra’s IRS 990 filings at GuideStar.org. Recently GuideStar began rolling out a series of updates to how their database works and the frontend user experience. Those updates are a welcome enhancement but one negative byproduct

All About Orchestra Negotiations

Mon, Sep 9, 2016
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Last May, we examined some new capacity at Adaptistration which provides the ability to package several articles on related content into an easy to find resource. Fortunately, metrics made it easy to determine what readers are looking for and for the past year, the most searches focus on how orchestra negotiations work. As a result,

Why Yes, Genuine User Endorsements Do Exist

Fri, Sep 9, 2016
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Every now and then, a fun project falls in your lap and last fall, I had the pleasure of shooting a promo video for the email client I use, Postbox. They ended up shooting the entire thing on-site in my office and talking shop with the Postbox Founder and VP of Product Management, Sherman Dickman,

Less Than A Week From Launch

Thu, Aug 8, 2016
selecting a plan will be easy
It’s always exciting to approach the finish line for a new product launch. To that end, we’re less than a week from the official Schedule Fusion launch and I wanted to take a moment to soap-box on a few items that we’re particularly pleased to have accomplished. Transparent Pricing and Payment Policies One of my
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