Deadline Thursday
Thu, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Stop fretting over the election and instead, redirect just a bit of that energy to making sure you don’t miss out. Adaptistration Jobs Featured Listing Sale Tomorrow is FOMO Friday for the 20 percent off sale at Adaptistration Jobs. Save $5 on Featured Listing upgrade up save $7 on the Featured Listing + Newsletter Highlight
If You’ve Been Looking For A Reason To Jump Into Using Google Analytics, Here You Go
Wed, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Sure, you know what Google Analytics is and it’s something you should be using but for whatever the reason, you just haven’t been able to get around to getting your feet wet. The good news is I have just the thing to help you take that plunge. Recently, my fellow ArtsHacker, Ceci Dadisman, and I enjoyed
Some Good News From Atlanta
Tue, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Although any time works for good fundraising news, it is especially nice to see some now and we can thank the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) for today’s installment. If you recall, in the wake of the ASO’s most recent work stoppage, the employer and musicians agreed to an arrangement where the musician complement (the number
Time To Roll Out Some Big Updates
Mon, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
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
Fort Worth Symphony Just Lost The First Half Of Their Season
Thu, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) just crossed another major threshold in their ongoing work stoppage in the form of cancelling all remaining event activity through the end of 2016. For orchestras this size, the winter holiday season is one of the most lucrative earned income opportunities over the course of the season so the
A Broader Perspective On How And Why Arts Managers Change Jobs
Wed, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
Last September, we examined the results from a survey designed to learn more about what influenced orchestra managers to change jobs in a pair of articles (part 1 and part 2). The results were fascinating enough that I ran a similar survey at ArtsHacker.com to gain a broader perspective beyond the orchestra field. I published
Was Your Website Caught Up In Last Week’s Big DDoS Attack?
Tue, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
Granted, with all of the election coverage, you may have missed last week’s big news item about the “Doomsday of DDoS attacks” and if your organization’s site wasn’t impacted, then you probably made it through blissfully unaware of the havoc unfolding elsewhere. Nonetheless, this wasn’t a one-off event so here’s what you need to know
The Growing World of Classical Music Podcasts
Mon, Oct 10, 2016
by Jason Heath
The last few years have been big for podcasting. Though podcasts have been around for over a decade old, the launch in 2014 of Sarah Koenig’s hit podcast Serial pushed the medium into the spotlight. Serial received over 40 million downloads by the end of its first season, and the success of this show helped
Is There A Tiny Ray Of Hope Developing In Pittsburgh?
Fri, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
The 10/20/2016 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article by Elizabeth Bloom which takes a Forward 1 Somersault Straight right into the heart of issues we examined earlier this week via the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) work stoppage. Bloom’s article provides additional examples illustrating what is perhaps best described as counterproductive entrenchment such as
“It is no harm to be an ass, if one is content to bray and not kick.*”