Tuesday, July 14, 2020
We’ve all been there: you need images in landscape aspect ratio for digital content but all of your source files are in portrait. Frustrating, right? For the most part, trying to convert a…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:08PMThursday, June 25, 2020
There’s an excellent article in the 6/23/2020 edition of SmashingMagazine.com by Suzanne Scacca that examines the ways COVID-19 is forcing the restaurant sector to radically rethink the wa…
Linked From artshacker.com at 11:52AMTuesday, June 9, 2020
There’s a great article from Adam Molina on soundguys.com that walks you through all of the considerations for selecting a microphone to use when creating online content. It’s clearly wr…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMThursday, June 4, 2020
For the longest time, I’ve used Doodle to schedule online meetings. It’s still a great tool but since Covid-19 shutdowns began, I’ve discovered that Vyte.in is just as effective and te…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:24PMTuesday, May 26, 2020
There’s a fascinating article (h/t Rainer Glaap) at ActivityStream.com that examines very positive results from efforts to science our way through maximizing revenue during live events …
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMMonday, May 11, 2020
It’s been one month since we started asking readers to complete a short, two question survey designed to measure how the employment status of arts administrators and independent contractor…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:00PMTuesday, April 28, 2020
Given that we’re all using written communication more than usual, it’s a good idea to take a step back and consider tone. Unless you’re all-in on injecting emojis into everyday busines…
Linked From artshacker.com at 06:35PMMonday, April 20, 2020
On April 12, we asked readers to complete a short, two question poll designed to measure how the employment status of arts administrators and independent contractors is being impacted by cor…
Linked From artshacker.com at 04:55PMMonday, April 13, 2020
Last week, I launched a poll at my orchestra management blog asking readers share their employment status in the wake of coronavirus related shutdowns. The responses were so strong, I decide…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMFriday, March 27, 2020
Thanks to fellow ArtsHacker Ceci Dadisman for putting a bug in my ear about reminding everyone who manages a Google Analytics (GA) account to add all of the remote and work from home IP addr…
Linked From artshacker.com at 06:19PMSunday, March 15, 2020
No need for any backstory here, we’re all well aware of how much COVID-19 is impacting operations and one of the more pressing challenges is communicating organizational announcements to p…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:19PMTuesday, March 10, 2020
If your organization has an active RFP, we want it! Nonprofit Bids is set to launch but we need RFPs to populate the site. We have already had a number of providers sign up so your organizat…
Linked From artshacker.com at 12:35PMSunday, March 1, 2020
The 2020 SETC conference was a great deal of fun and the Click.Click.Done. Must-Have Google Analytics Settings and Reports session was well attended with an engaging group of participants. I…
Linked From artshacker.com at 12:26PMWednesday, February 19, 2020
Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the interest inquiry about creating an online Request For Proposal (RFP) portal that nonprofit arts and culture orgs could use, free of cha…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMTuesday, February 11, 2020
WordPress is great…until it isn’t. The good news is most of those shortcomings are pretty easy to work with if you know your options. Moreover, most of them tend to be holdovers from the…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:59PMMonday, February 3, 2020
I need your help today. Specifically, I’m looking for some feedback on an idea a colleague and I have about creating an online Request For Proposal (RFP) portal that nonprofit arts and cul…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMTuesday, January 14, 2020
Recently, SmashingMagazine.com published an article by Suzanne Scacca that examines web trends that may be time to retire. While several aren’t applicable to most nonprofit arts orgs, ther…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:19PMMonday, December 2, 2019
Ever since its launch, #GivingTuesday had become a staple in most nonprofit organization’s fundraising schedule. Since then, it’s become everything from a much-needed holiday giving boos…
Linked From artshacker.com at 04:33PMWednesday, November 27, 2019
Everyone in this field is likely aware of how important the .ORG domain extension is to nonprofits. And for nearly two decades, decisions regarding how .ORG registrations and renewals are ha…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMTuesday, November 19, 2019
As always, #NAMPC was a great time and the Content Manager’s Guide To Website Accessibility workshop was a real hit. Before I forget, I wanted to take a moment to make the slide deck avail…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMThursday, November 7, 2019
There are all sorts of reasons why you may need to block a page from appearing in Google search results and fortunately, Google provides a tool you can use to make this happen. Having said t…
Linked From artshacker.com at 12:26PMWednesday, October 30, 2019
In response to the enormously positive feedback and requests asking where you can pick up actual Arts Admin Merit Badges, we decided to make them available for order. Expected shipping for R…
Linked From artshacker.com at 11:34AMThursday, October 24, 2019
Any arts administrator worth their salt should be able to sell a ticket, plan an invasion, make brunch, conn a ship, design a brochure, write a sonnet, balance the books, build a wall, carry…
Linked From artshacker.com at 07:34PMTuesday, October 15, 2019
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of running a workshop on Must-Have Google Analytics Settings for the League of Chicago Theatres. The 90 minute session included an updated and expanded …
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AMWednesday, October 2, 2019
If it’s been more than a year since you updated your Twitter account header image, it’s high time for something new. To that end, ArtsHacker has you covered with free Photoshop template …
Linked From artshacker.com at 06:12PMWednesday, September 11, 2019
Creating image alt text is one of the more time-consuming and challenging content management tasks to complete. It is also one of the most rewarding so always know that the time you put into…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:53PMMonday, August 26, 2019
I’m very happy to announce that on Friday, September 27, 2019 I’ll be leading an Americans for Arts ArtsU webinar on using metrics to refine and enhance your website’s user experience.…
Linked From artshacker.com at 05:52PMTuesday, August 6, 2019
One of the best kept secrets in Google Analytics hiding in plain sight are annotations, which are little notes you can add to the timeline. Think of it like a 160-character max digital stick…
Linked From artshacker.com at 06:42PMWednesday, July 31, 2019
We’re all about sharing the love, and wanted to share a copy of the session slide deck from our 2019 ArtsReach presentation on must have Google Analytics Settings. It includes the latest s…
Linked From artshacker.com at 12:03PMTuesday, July 23, 2019
One of the most common content management frustration points I find clients encounter is finding an attractive way to display long lists inside webpages. For example, the ubiquitous donor li…
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:17PMWednesday, July 3, 2019
There’s an excellent article in the 6/12/2019 edition of fastcampny.com by Ben Paynter that examines two recent studies on nonprofit staff compensation. Spoiler alert: both studies uncover…
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