Minnesota Patron Stakeholder Group Gets Aggressive
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
On 11/20/2013, the Minneapolis based patron stakeholder group, Save Our Symphony Minnesota (SOSMN) gave a public presentation titled The MOA [Minnesota Orchestra Association] Debacle: Unlocking The Truth where they levied a host of allegations against the MOA board and executive leadership including, but not limited to: cooking the books, deliberately misusing endowment funds, and intentionally
Here Are Some Useful Resources To Get A Terms Of Service & Privacy Policy Up And Running
Fri, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
Although a Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (TOS) may be as interesting to write as toothpick instructions, that doesn’t mean you can skip it. In fact, they are among the most important bits of content for your entire website; add to that, most analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) require users to maintain a
Link Love Thursday
Thu, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
Since yesterday was the penultimate moving related time-suck day this month, there was only enough time to compose a quick link love post. To that end, these are some of the articles that have recently caught my attention: What have you been reading as of late that really got you thinking?
Alex Ross Couldn’t Be More Right
Wed, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
In an 11/25/2013 article from The New Yorker, the ever sharp Alex Ross vents some frustration toward the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) leadership, the growing difficulty of mid and smaller budgets org to pull funding from the name brand institutions, and the ennui that is political concerns about culture. Ross doesn’t mince words and goes
Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti posted a thought provoking article at Butts In The Seats on 11/11/13 title Sometimes They Just Want To Go Home which examines the bear trap of over analysis and searching for profound meaning where none exists. Patti’s post comes at a good time and serves as a practical anchor to remind us that
Scanning The Dial Gets A New Co-Author
Thu, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
A bit of promotional cross-pollination today in that I’m very pleased to report that Scanning The Dial introduced a new co-author this week: Emily Kurlinski. Emily lives, eats, breathes, and sleeps radio and music in Chattanooga, TN and she joins veteran classical music radio blogger Marty Ronish as the third co-author since the blog was
Union Puppet Masters? They Don’t Have That Capacity.
Wed, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
It is a bit of a stretch to call recent events in the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) lockout as developments. But in case you missed what transpired, here’s what you need to know: two representatives from each side met in order to see if engaging in discussions with fewer participants involved might bring about some
NAMPC 2013 Overview & Presentation Slides
Tue, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
As always, the National Arts Marketing Project Conferences (#NAMPC) are always a treat to attend and the 2013 Portland conference was no exception. Far and away, the NAMPC events are genuinely upbeat, inspiring affairs and much, much different than just about every other service organization conference around. In fact, all of those other groups could
It’s Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
by Drew McManus
Try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday and remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces. The United States Air Force Band The United States Army Band “The Presidents Own” United States Marine Band The United States Navy Band The United
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