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The One-Person Everything Shop

Kelsey Menehan | August 19, 2015

Being the only person managing the day-to-day operations of a chorus is not for the faint of heart, but the pay-off can be sweet. Here’s how a number of solo administrators pull it off.

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Careers, Management, Leadership, Operations

Get to Know Chorus America’s New President & CEO

Chorus America Staff | March 23, 2015

This March, Chorus America welcomes Catherine Dehoney as the organization’s new President and CEO. Catherine brings a wealth of arts management and fundraising experience to the position—and after years of leading our development efforts, she's no stranger to the Chorus America family! Here she shares some thoughts about choruses today, her first priorities on the job, and why singing is her favorite team sport.

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CA News, Careers, Governance, Management, Leadership

Empower Your Board for Fundraising Success

Susan Howlett | March 16, 2015

A clear development strategy turns reluctant board members into inspired fundraisers.

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Member Spotlight: Mimi Bornstein, Midcoast Community Chorus

Kelsey Menehan | January 12, 2015

Midcoast Community Chorus of Rockport, Maine was founded on the belief that everyone has a voice that deserves to be heard and that powerful things happen when we sing together in community. The group’s founder and artistic director Mimi Bornstein talks about the impact of that vision in the community.

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Audiences, Careers, Children/Youth, Community Engagement, Impact/Value, Leadership, Participation, Performance, Profile, Recruitment, Rehearsal, Repertoire, Singers, Volunteer

Chorus Operations Survey Report (2014)

Roland Kushner | December 17, 2014

Chorus America's annual survey of the operations of choruses, the Chorus Operations Survey Report includes more than 30 different analyses, from number of board meetings to board giving, from ticket pricing to chorus dues amounts, from accompanist pay practices to marketing efficiency. The 2014 report features data from the 2012-2013 season.

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Leadership, Management, Operations, Research/Data

Extreme Makeover: Community Chorus Edition II

Kelsey Menehan | October 22, 2014

For nearly half a century, Voices of Omaha has presented annual performances of Handel's Messiah without admission charge. In 2010, artistic director Edward B. Hurd laid out a challenge and a path forward: “We can do even more for our community.” Part II of this two-part series explores how the chorus exponentially increased its development efforts and shares "words to the wise" learned through experience.

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Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Fundraising, Impact/Value, Innovation, Leadership, Strategic Planning

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