If your newsfeed wasn’t already full of politics, I bet on January 19, it got real full, real fast. On the 19th, The Hill, then others, published an article detailing the Trump admi…
Beginning in 1926, organizations across the country celebrated Negro History Week, first established in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson to “raise awareness of African American's contribution…
In March 2014, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Labor to update the minimum wage and overtime standards. These new standards were supposed to go i…
With 53.5 million Millennials in the workplace, chances are very high that you have come across one at work. You probably have some working in the office next to you. A February 2016 article…
In October, 2015, I wrote an ArtsHacker article all about preparing your organization for Giving Tuesday. Â Now in it's 5th year, it’s on November 29, a few days earlier than last ye…
One of the best hats that I get to wear is that of “Volunteer Coordinator.” My organization works with about 60 different volunteers during our concert season, another 100 who vo…
Let’s talk about program books. I love looking through them at other organizations’ performances or exhibits, but they are a pain to pull together. Â There is an ungodly amount…
The new season is upon and I’m sure many community engagement managers out there spent the summer making plans for a variety of initiatives. Â Probably high on that list were “…
With summer in the arts world, comes the end of seasons for many organizations and perhaps, a slower, more leisurely pace at work. (I can actually eat my lunch now instead of scarfing it dow…
It’s the question being asked at strategic planning sessions, conferences, and board retreats around the country: “How do we get millennials into our organization?” Â We&…
In October, 2015, I wrote an ArtsHacker article about new proposed overtime limits and wage rules.  In May, 2016, the Department of Labor released the finalized rules which will go …
The end of the fiscal year is looming for many arts organizations and Spring “We do good work, Give us your money!” letters are being written now. I’m sure many of those le…
Every March, organizations post on social media about female composers, female artists, female conductors, etc. March is Women’s History Month, so those posts are definitely timely and…
Wired reporter Liz Stinson published a February, 2016 article about the February 2 #MuseumInstaSwap where 18 visual arts museums in New York City swapped social media content for the d…
Once you’ve got your Instagram account set up and have made goals and content decisions, now, you’ll need to start posting pictures to your profile. This is the fun part. L…
In the first part of this series, Jonathan Eifert walked you through the basics of creating an Instagram account. So, now that you’re set up, you’ll need to fill it with co…
My family and I have full on conversations in movie quotes.  Casual listeners to our conversations would be lost amongst the A League of Our Own, High Society, and A Christmas StoryÂ�…
Just when we got used to Millennials and their quirks and buying habits, the next generation is already here.  The Founders generation aka Generation Z were born after 1995 and have a …
A November article by Kristin Naragon, published online at the Harvard Business Review came across by newsfeed (not, as the article might suggest to my inbox) that says not Facebook, not Sna…
The always brilliant Vu Le has a December 2015 post on his blog, Nonprofit With Balls, starting the freak out about nonprofit leadership. Â The typical freak out going on is over Boomers w…
If you’re an artist or organization that doesn’t have a regular venue, you know the difficulties of finding places to rehearse or perform. Â My organization, the Chattanooga Sy…
We’re halfway through most performance seasons (the light! It’s there!) and maybe starting to do some end of season planning. Â If you’re like many organizations, you mig…
It’s the first week back from holidays and if you’re like me and many other workers, you spent much of the week trying to remember how to type and wondering why there were no mor…
What’s your board make-up? Â If you’re like my organization, our board is composed of over 40 year-olds (the average age is probably around 65), higher level business executive…
One of my favorite parts of my job is the part that I get to pretend I’m a Washington, D.C. lobbyist. Â As the Community Engagement Manager, I get assigned the large task of doing sm…