Here It Is, Your Holiday Moment Of Zen
Fri, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
You know it, you love, it, and it just isn’t the holiday season without it: The Messiah Organist Meltdown. If this holiday classic is new to you, give it moment and hang in there until the end; I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s 0:43 of unfiltered Messiah goodness.
San Francisco Symphony Takes A Stand On Equal Rights
Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Typically, nonprofit performing arts organizations avoid politically charged topics at all costs but in what is perhaps a sign that times are indeed changing, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) recently announced it is cancelling a two-day set of concerts at Chapel Hill, N.C. “in response to that state’s House Bill 2 (HB2), a law which
There’s A Reason Why Your Social Share Content Isn’t Always Accurate
Wed, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Have you ever put together a new webpage or post and when you went to share on Facebook or Twitter, the wrong images or copy was showing up? That’s not all that uncommon and quite often, all you need to do is tell both social media platforms to take a fresh look at your copy.
Subsidized B2B Fees Or Non-Subsidized B2B Fees, That Is The Question
Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Recently, I spoke with David Hendricks from the San Antonio Express-News about some current issues at the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) and one fascinating topic that came up touched on something we’ve never discussed here. Specifically, should an orchestra be willing to accept a fee for fee based services that is lower than their out-of-pocket
Arts Hacker Turns Two!
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
The only thing more fulfilling than successfully filling a demand is doing it alongside a group of enormously talented colleagues and friends. To that end, December 7th marked ArtsHacker’s second anniversary and the site continues to be a hit with arts managers and arts entrepreneurs. In order to help celebrate, we updated our took our Year
Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Ratify New Four Year Agreement
Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a good article in the 12/7/2016 edition of the Star-Telegram by Andrea Ahles that examines some of the key terms from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s new four-year agreement. The most interesting part isn’t so much the details as it is about the anonymous large donor. The article reports that a $700,000 donation became
Are Community Orchestra Programs The New Low Hanging Fruit?
Wed, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
There was an intriguing article by Mark Stryker in the 12/3/2016 edition of the Detroit Free Press that examines the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s community orchestra program. The article focuses primarily on the benefits related to buzzwords like outreach and relevancy but the really interesting aspect of these programs that doesn’t garner as much attention is
Resource Tuesday: One Of The Best Free Tools You Can Use To Measure Page Speed
Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
When it comes to webpage loading times, speed is everything and one of the most common bear traps you can stumble into is assuming your experience visiting the organization’s website is like everyone’s experience. Au contraire… Fortunately, there are a bevy of free tools you can use to get a realistic idea of page load
Fort Worth Symphony Reaches Tentative Deal And No Details From Pittsburgh Symphony
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
One day after a report that bargaining was stalled, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) announced it reached a tentative agreement. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), which had been mediating the negotiations, released a press statement on 12/04/2016 announcing the tentative deal. The musicians have scheduled a ratification meeting for Wednesday, 12/07/2016 but
“…how the call for artists to be more entrepreneurial can very quickly be leveraged to the detriment of the arts and culture community.”