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Drew McManus’s Summary
Debt, shrinking audiences, and rising expenses. These are the issues which plague too many of today’s orchestras, small and large. For many organizations, these are the issues which consume their day to day work efforts and distract the institutional stakeholders.
In light of such seemingly overwhelming forces, many organizations are reverting to drastic stopgap measures in order to slow the decline; however, there are almost always other options.
Classical music has always been - and continues to be - a remarkably viable product capable of making a strong connection with audiences. Unfortunately, a great deal of media attention throughout the nation has declared that classical music is irrelevant and there’s simply no longer any demand for what orchestras deliver.
Fortunately, this prognosis couldn’t be farther from the truth.
For a variety of reasons, many orchestras have been the victim of inefficient and stagnant business practices. They spend a great deal of time and resources identifying external forces as the root of their problems, when in fact, they should be spending those same resources toward the sincere challenge of examining internal forces.
As tensions increase, stakeholders have been engaged in increasingly hostile battles over the solutions to their mutual problems. With every new conflict, a partisan mentality increases and organizations move farther away from discovering their win-win solutions.
Mr. McManus maintains a distinctive philosophy which is founded in the confidence that the win-win scenario is always obtainable. As such, he is well suited to help move organizations away from these slowly destructive cycles and identify options which unite organizations toward their individual goals.
Leadership, vision, and a dedication to core competencies lie at the heart of future success. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE IN THIS BUSINESS!
Drew McManus’s Specialties:
strategic planning, board development, internal governance, negotiations, labor relations, new media/blogging, public interpretation, marketing, and development.
Drew McManus’s Experience
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Drew McManus LLC (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1995 — Present (15 years )
Musician, manager, and cultural entrepreneur Drew McManus has been involved with every aspect of non profit performing arts and charitable organizations. He is trusted and respected by administrators, academics, board members, music directors, musicians and union officials alike.
In addition to being a recognized expert in the orchestra industry, Mr. McManus is the proprietor and author of the highly successful daily column Adaptistration; the only dedicated weblog about the business of orchestras.
He is regularly quoted as an industry expert in international newspapers and trade journals such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Daily News, La Scena Musicale, Baltimore Style Magazine, and the Melbourne Age. Drew has been a featured orchestra industry expert on national radio programs such as NPR’s All Things Considered and WNYC’s Soundcheck. -
Principal
Drew McManus, LLC
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1994 — Present (16 years )
Additional Information
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Drew McManus’s Interests:
animals, classical music, Chicago, art and culture, woodworking, blogging, and coffee.
