When your business covers everything from data analysis, to communication, to programming and design, it is easy to get overwhelmed with stuff to get those jobs done. At one point in time, m…
Non-profits often seek lawyers to serve on their boards. However, it is important to note that having a lawyer on your organization’s board is not the same thing as having a lawyer rep…
I was just having a conversation with colleagues this morning about the importance of having goals. I, personally, work better if I have something to attain and a roadmap to get there. I ran…
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…
Among the many types of spammers that have cropped up over the course of the last year, one of the fastest growing variations is Ghost Referral Spammers (GRS) targeting your Google Analytics…
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…
Following up on my recent piece on building social media editorial calendars, it is wise to schedule all of your content using Hootsuite. While other platforms exist, I have found this usefu…
Hey is your organization on Peach? What about Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Whatsapp, Slack, Periscope, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook, Google+, Flipboard, Snapchat, Myspace… (…
Does your organization still design print material first then use that as the basis for your online design? If so, you’re not only behind the marketing curve, you’re losing groun…
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…
Planning content for social media should be a priority, but it is often left at the bottom of a to-do list. I think many arts managers would agree that having a focused plan unveiling their …
Have you heard about Peach? Peach is a new social network that just launched and has been gaining major traction over the past couple of weeks. So, what is it, you ask? Â It is like a comb…
Having a clear decision making process in an arts organization is important. With everyone wearing different hats and assuming different responsibilities as the situation warrants, sometimes…
It isn't as though arts managers have loads of time to stay current on the latest trends and best practices for web design and user experience. Fortunately, that’s what you have ArtsHa…
We've all done it: click here to learn more. But what does "click here" even mean in an age of touchscreens and wearables? Back in the previous century we may have had to be a bit more expli…
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…
Publishing a Wish List of needed items is a longstanding practice among non-profits. Historically, it has been difficult to keep the list brief but also provide a useful description of t…
For many performing arts orgs, January means you're knee deep into next season’s design stage and for those of you who do your own design work, finding complementary font combos can…
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…
2016 is the year for ridding your institution of as much HiPPO decision making as possible. Even if you aren't familiar with the acronym, HiPPO stands for Highest Paid Person's Opinion, we'v…
The non-profit sector is getting more organized and sophisticated about fundraising and general solicitation of support through vehicles like Kickstarter and Giving Tuesday. At the same time…
There are many ways and many tips and tricks to increase conversion rates online. One of my favorite tricks is pre-populating a form with information you already have about a customer. We al…
It's December 23rd and the staff office party is in four hours but you still haven't picked up a Secret Santa gift. No worries, we've got you covered with a list of easy to purchase items yo…
Recently, email marketing provider MailChimp added a new option to their RSS campaigns that aims to solve a long (long) standing shortcoming in their service by way of how they handle images…