Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

The Venture Platform

When Caution Pays Off

Mon, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 053
It’s been a busy first quarter and I wanted to take a moment to share what’s been going on. A large part of my professional time has been devoted to wrapping up and rolling out a major upgrade to The Venture Platform. At the beginning of 2017, my Lead Technical Developer and I determined to
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Catching A Clue About User Experience

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Composer Jim Catalog Filters
There’s nothing quite like working on a project where you really get to push some boundaries and break out of the old trying to catch up by going slower routine. Case in point, I launched a new Venture user website this week for composer Jim Stephenson. If you aren’t already familiar with Jim’s work, it’s
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It’s Always Nice To Be Noticed

Mon, Jan 1, 2016
by Drew McManus
Morikami Top 100
What a treat to see Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens’ website was selected as one of EveryAction.com’s Top 100 nonprofit websites. A creative firm that specializes in nonprofits, EveryAction selected Morikami’s website alongside groups with substantially larger budgets which included the Word Wildlife Fund, Gates Foundation, Red Cross, NPR, MoMA, American Cancer Society, Planned Parenthood,
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AdaptistrationJobs #Winning

Thu, Sep 9, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 151
2015 has really been a tipping point year for Adaptistration Jobs; with 12,000 average monthly pageviews, average session lengths over two minutes, and more than 250 registered users creating custom job alerts, the site is solidifying its position as the go-to resource for upwardly mobile arts admin pros and the employers looking to attract them.
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Venture Is… 2015

Tue, Jul 7, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 154
On Monday, 7/6/2015 Ceci Dadisman published an article at ArtsHacker.com about a video production resource for budget conscious arts orgs and it looks like a great resource. In addition to custom video production, it is worth pointing out that if you have some Adobe After Effects skills under your belt, there are some wonderful turn-key
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Given the author’s position as an arts consultant and technology provider, he does not publish articles examining or focusing on current clients without first obtaining the client’s written permission.

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