How Much Is Your Org Relying On Text Based Communications?

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Whether it’s straightforward marketing messages or something transactional, text messages are a value tool in the larger communications kit. But just like any tool, when and where it should be used is the question. Ceci Dadisman published an article at ArtsHacker.com that addresses this very topic. You’ll find suggestions on when texts can be most effective along with some platforms to get up and running with little investment. To Text Or …

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Substitute Musician Pay In The Age Of COVID

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An article in the 1/10/22 edition of marketplace.org by Kimberly Adams caught my attention because it reported on growing tensions between salaried and traveling nurses. Nutshell: due to labor shortages, traveling nurses are earning 4x the pay of their salary counterparts for doing the same work in the same location. All of this got me thinking about the long-standing issue of pay disparity between core and substitute musician pay. And yes, …

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When It Comes To Labor Disputes, Winning Is Only The Beginning

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After failing to offer musicians a contract for the 2021-22 season, the musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA) and Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians, which represents the unionized musicians, filed a complaint against the employer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on September 4, 2021. The NLRB recently ruled in favor of the musicians and ordered the employer to pay the musicians $274,406 in back wages. …

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The Venture Platform Is Now Part Of UpStage Technologies

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When I launched The Venture Platform in 2010, the goal of cultivating a successful web development agency specializing in the arts and culture sector seemed like a long-term event but as it turned out, it was a waypoint on the road to something bigger. As of January 1, 2022, The Venture Platform officially became part of UpStage Technologies. This decision marks the growth of Venture’s agency-based business into a comprehensive Software …

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#TBT The Negotiation Process Continues To Evolve

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One of the consistently popular posts at Adaptation is the negotiation historical timeline. Originally written in 2004, it started with the 1950s and ended with the 2010s. Having said that, the 2010 section was based on barely half a decade of time. Given the firm toehold we have on 2022, it’s high time to update the article with a clear retrospective on the 2010s and to shed a little light on …

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