The Salary Shell Game Poll
Wed, Jun 6, 2015
by Drew McManus
There’s a fascinating post from Vu Le from the 6/1/2015 edition of Nonprofit With Balls that examines the practice of failing to disclose salary ranges in job listings. Spoiler alert: Le doesn’t find much value; in fact, he comes up with eight detailed reasons why he believes they are counterproductive and recommends that groups embrace
Get Ready For The 2015 Compensation Reports
Tue, Jun 6, 2015
by Drew McManus
It’s just about that time of year again and the 2015 Orchestra Compensation Reports should be ready to publish by the end of the month. This year’s report will cover the 2012/13 season and it will be fascinating to see how things have changed since the previous season, which saw a real uptick in executive
How To Ruin Your Career in 10,000 Words Or Less or Why The Orchestra Field Needs To Take HR Seriously
Mon, Jun 6, 2015
by Drew McManus
Social media is ablaze following an article by Charity Vogel and Patrick Lakamp in the 5/30/2015 edition of the Buffalo News that reports the ongoing drama between the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and their former principal oboist Pierre Roy. It is far too long and convoluted to summarize details but in short, the entire mess
Signs That Your PR Problem Is Worse Than You Think
Fri, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Recently, an advertisement from Microsoft masquerading as an infographic crossed my path which deserves credit because it took a moment to realize it was an ad. But once you get past that item, it becomes clear that it is an attempt to dig up out of a very deep PR hole. Titled “5 Microsoft Azure
Everything You Wanted To Know About Starting Into Google Analytics But Were Afraid To Ask
Thu, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be leading a session at the 2015 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) in Salt Lake City, November 6-9. The Energizing Technology track session, Click. Click. Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills, will focus on the nuts and bolts of metrics and is designed as detailed guide for understanding
Let’s Talk Arts Advocacy
Wed, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Toward the end of April, I had the pleasure of participating in a series of hosted conversations by Arts Alliance Illinois (AAI); they invited Illinois artists and arts professionals to talk about arts advocacy and the issues that are most important today. Hosted by AAI Executive Director, Ra Joy, and actor Joey Bland (of Improvised
Introducing A New Series For Inspiration
Tue, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Among the numerous resources available online, some of the more useful offerings focus on providing inspiration; a great example is Chris Spooner’s Line 25 Sites of the Week, which focuses on frontend web design. It’s difficult to imagine functioning without these sorts of resources and although I need a new project like I need a
Happy Memorial Day!
Mon, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces…
Good News Friday
Fri, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today to link over to some recent good news articles from the field at large. The Albuquerque Journal published an article on 5/20/2015 by Donna Olmstead that examines how the Santa Fe Opera Festival’s season inspired the Santa Fe School of Cooking to develop a five course meal inspired by each
WE DID IT. 250 VOTES IN FOUR DAYS!
Thu, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU to everyone who voted for The Venture Platform in Chase’s $100,000 Mission Main Street Grants® program. In the space of four short days, you helped us cross the 250 unique votes needed to put Venture’s application into the evaluation round that will determine the recipients in September. For
