Arts And The Election
Thu, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
Yes, the third presidential debate was held last night. No, we aren’t discussing it here. Instead, let’s take a moment to examine American’s for the Arts’ (A4A) ArtsVote2016 resource center. Once you get past the user interface, the A4A’s resource is an entirely useful resource when it comes to determining which candidates you opt to
Revisiting Orchestra Docents
Wed, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
One of the advantages of being Editor-in-Chief at ArtsHacker is getting to see what’s in store before everyone else. To that end, there’s a good post on the way about volunteers and it made me think of a four-part series here from 2004 on the topic of orchestra docents and how those programs could grow
Pittsburgh Symphony Cancels More Concerts. Disagreements Over Disagreements Abound.
Tue, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) recently announced another round of event cancellations through November 18, 2016. Although cancellations are par for the course during a work stoppage, what makes this round of cancellations unusual is they appear to be driven more by brinkmanship than an inability to reach an agreement. Failing to reach an agreement
Step Up Your Data Driven Decision Making Process
Mon, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
Although Google does an excellent job making Analytics user friendly and beneficial right out of the box, that doesn’t mean you can’t make it even more applicable to your organization’s needs. To that end, one of the most frequently misunderstood elements of Google Analytics (GA) is Session and Campaign lengths. In order to help provide
It’s Official: #ClickClickDone Session Was A Hit With Arts Midwest Attendees!
Fri, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
What a treat to learn that the Click.Click.Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills session was a big hit with attendees at the 2016 Arts Midwest conference and produced a 95.8 percent overall satisfaction rating! Many thanks to Arts Midwest Program Manager Brian Halaas and all of his colleagues who made our work easier and constantly made sure my
A Sad Day
Wed, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
I was saddened to hear the news that former Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) executive director, Molly Sasse French, passed away the morning of Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Working with Molly was always a pleasure. She had an enormously generous spirit and was a quintessential host who never tired of filling the role of enthusiastic
Breaking The Glass Ceiling Back In 2004
Tue, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
One of my all-time favorite interviews is from 2004 with Marianne Lockwood. At the time, she was serving as executive director for Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) after spending 20 years with the ensemble growing it from a tiny vanity ensemble project into one of the first, and arguably, only genuine new model orchestral performing
Rolling Out Updated Links On The Orchestra Financial Reports Page
Mon, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
One of Adaptistration’s most popular resources is the Orchestra Financial Reports page where you can find direct links to an orchestra’s IRS 990 filings at GuideStar.org. Recently GuideStar began rolling out a series of updates to how their database works and the frontend user experience. Those updates are a welcome enhancement but one negative byproduct
Let’s Talk About New Music In Chicago
Fri, Oct 10, 2016
by Drew McManus
I’ll own up to some hometown prejudice today by giving a shout-out to Chicago’s Ear Taxi new music festival, running from Oct 5 through Oct 10. More to the point, I want to highlight a series of articles that have been going up at NewMusicBox.org (NMBx). First up, read NMBx’s very own Frank J. Oteri’s
Peter Dobrin Couldn’t Be More Right