Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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The Latest Data Breach

Fri, Oct 10, 2020
You may have received a data breach notice from an arts organization that uses Blackbaud products. Long story short, Blackbaud was the target of a ransomware attack where the criminals managed to make off with some user data. The League of American Orchestras notified individuals in their database who may have had Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Need To Hide Some Videos?

Wed, Jul 7, 2020
Now that it looks like shutdowns are going to continue, groups have started to look for ways to offer video content in a protected format. Setting aside the much larger issue of connecting access to monetization, one of the initial challenges is how to limit where a protected video can be embedded then limit access

Resource Wednesday: Free Streaming Webinar with Companion Slide Deck

Wed, Apr 4, 2020
Last week’s free Google Analytics webinar was recorded and is now available to stream, free of charge. If you’re more of a audio/visual learner then this will be right up your alley. At the onset of the video, one of the participants kept unmuting their mic so you’ll catch a bit of working from home

Don’t Overlook This Crucial Remote Work Related Metrics Task

Mon, Mar 3, 2020
If you manage your organization’s Google Analytics account, there’s a critical task you need to complete in order to filter out all of the incoming web traffic from remote working locations. Good news is you can leave all of these new filters in place once everyone returns to the office. You can find step by

Forewarned Is Forearmed: The Latest Social Media Scam

Tue, Mar 3, 2020
Recently, Joe Patti published an article at ArtsHacker.com that walks you through the way malicious social media bots are beginning to target performing arts organization’s social media feeds. The post provides insight on how to identify bots and why organizations shouldn’t ignore the issue. A new scam seems to have risen in the comments sections
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