Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Philadelphia Orchestra

How Vs. Why

Mon, Nov 11, 2004
by Drew McManus
How important is process an organization uses to achieve a goal? I’ve been putting some extra thought into this question lately because an increasing number of nonprofit organizations have been doing one of two things: improving the internal relationship between constituents via an inclusive shared process or damaging those relationships with a faulty process.
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Pension Plans And Negotiations Part 2

Thu, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
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To continue where Part 1 left off, we’ll examine how some of the pension issues related to the Philadelphia Orchestra situation have influenced the course of negotiations. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) utilizes a defined benefits pension plan. This means the POA and not the individual players assume the risk to ensure that the pension
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Pension Plans And Negotiations Part 1

Wed, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
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Among the many issues related to contract negotiations, one of the leading subjects is retirement benefits and pension plans in particular. This negotiation season is no different, but pension plans seem to be more of a hot button issue. The reasons are related to the ability of orchestra associations to adequately fund their pension plans
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