-
June 8, 2020
Conference 2020: Digital Distribution During the Pandemic
The League’s digital media consultants, Joe Kluger and Michael Bronson, will cover strategic and practical issues relating to the digital distribution of music for news, audience engagement, and promotional purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will be applicable for both EMA and non-EMA orchestras.
-
May 7, 2020
Conference 2020 - Philanthropy in Transformational Times
While the pandemic has prompted a renewed world-wide impulse to give to charitable causes, the next trends in philanthropy will continue to be influenced by local dynamics, and by economic and social trends that vary by generation. In this session, Robert Sharpe will explore how historic giving patterns inform what might be yet to come.
-
May 20, 2020
Conference 2020 - How to Use Scenario-building to Plan for an Uncertain Future
As our organizations contemplate seismic change in an uncertain landscape, a strong scenario-building process can help us to find the way forward. By identifying and understanding the important yet unpredictable forces at play, how these forces converge, and how they will likely influence our reality going forward, scenario-building can help us to begin to tell new stories about the future, and shape new strategies in pursuit of new realities.
-
June 10, 2021
Conference 2021: Creating Pathways for Meaningful Action in the Face of Racial Injustice
In the face of persistent racism and violence stemming from rampant anti-Asian and anti-Blackness, it can be easy to lose our way in creating pathways for meaningful action and community accountability. For those of us who have been engaged in this work for a long time and for those of us who are just beginning, the idea of falling short of our vision for a more just and inclusive field can be immobilizing. Without processes for tangible forward movement, it can be easy to become discouraged.
-
June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: Technology Challenges and Solutions Facing Orchestras During and After COVID
Moderated by Henry Fogel, a small group of building design professionals discussed solutions regarding the challenges related to social distancing and other effects of the pandemic.
-
February 17, 2020
Using Wallace Case Studies to Develop New Audiences
The Wallace Foundation has published numerous articles and case studies on audience development through their Building Audiences for the Arts initiative, with more to come. This research embraces multiple performing arts genres, including orchestras, chamber music, dance, and more. Now that there is a wealth of audience development information available, what can orchestras learn from these case studies?
-
May 14, 2020
Conference 2020 - Engaging Audiences at Home
Our current environment has quickly altered how and where we connect with audiences. This session explored how orchestras and other performing arts are using technology to maintain and strengthen engagement with audiences through archival and original performance content.
-
June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: TRG’s "KPI's of Comeback"
We’ve learned many things over 2020-2021. From the importance of relationships (organizations that entered into 2020 with higher proportions of active audience members in their databases experienced greater resiliency during COVID) to the power of messaging (donors in 2020 were motivated by community impact stories). As we began to welcome audiences back in our venues, knowing which key performance indicators (KPIs) to follow fueled our success.
-
June 5, 2020
Conference 2020 - Aligning Strategic Facility Initiatives with COVID-19 Response
Drawing from the expertise of facility management leaders at Minnesota Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony, as well as an architect, a mechanical engineer, and a building sustainability expert with expertise in performance venues, this panel shared immediate facility management steps you can take today to support the health and well-being of your staff, patrons, and facility during COVID-19.
-
June 9, 2021
Conference 2021: Survive to Thrive: Why Community is Central to our Success
Orchestras increasingly re-examined the ways we engage with our audiences and connect with our communities. What lessons have we learned that will help orchestras thrive post-pandemic? This panel conversation reflected a cross section of departments and budget sizes to share strategies, insights, and actionable ways that orchestras can authentically engage with communities to increase access, deepen trust, and develop enduring sustainability.