Don’t Be Too Quick To Paint That Mural
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One of the ways communities are using arts and creativity to revitalize buildings and downtown districts are murals on buildings. However, not all surfaces are suited for murals. The best intentions of contributing to a more attractive, welcoming streetscape may result in the building owner regretting their decision. The Historic Preservation Commission for Loveland, CO has created a webpage and downloadable publication warning about the damage and potential structural issues that may result in painting the old …
Conference Review: SphinxConnect
In late January 2024, your correspondent attended the Sphinx Organization’s SphinxConnect in Detroit, Michigan. The conference is billed as “the largest and longest-standing convening dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music” and there were over a thousand people gathered in Detroit with many more viewing plenary sessions and other selected portions of the conference online. The streamed content should be available for on-demand viewing at Sphinx’s YouTube channel later this winter. This review consists solely of my …
New (And Critical) Email Deliverability Changes For Gmail & Yahoo
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Starting February 2024, tighter email regulations on Gmail and Yahoo could drastically impact your email based engagement efforts. Let’s break down the new requirements and guide you through ensuring your emails land in inboxes, not spam folders. The Change Any users in your database and mailing lists with addresses ending in @gmail.com or @yahoo.com require the following: SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) authentication: if you don’t already have You’ll need to …
Level Up the Net Assets Portion of Your Balance Sheet
Accounting software will come “out of the box” with at least two accounts within the Equity (or Net Assets, in nonprofit terminology) section of your Statement of Financial Position (also called the balance sheet): Retained Earnings and Net Revenue. In a nonprofit context, Retained Earnings might be renamed Unrestricted Net Assets. None of the day-to-day bookkeeping entries, whether logging a ticket sale, a donor pledge, the collection on that pledge, an artist’s fee payment, the …
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