
Key Administrative Tasks for January
Happy New Year! With the busy holiday concert period closed, it’s time to take care of some important start-of-year administrative tasks. Here are four such tasks to consider tackling within the first couple of weeks of the new year. Issue Form 1099 to Vendors If you paid any of your performers, consultants, or other non-employees at least $600 during the last calendar year, you will need to issue a Form 1099 by January 31 of ...

Still Worth a Look for Arts Organizations: Small Business Travel Rewards Programs
In December 2022, ArtsHacker published a guide to three small business travel rewards programs. Two of these three programs (the two airline programs) have had significant changes to the point where the programs we wrote about in 2022 no longer exist, and the two airlines have entirely new programs in their place. Here we provide information about the current programs, and revisit one useful hotel program. If you ever have employees or artists traveling to ...

Chorus America Conference 2024 Review: A Tech Vendor’s Perspective
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I found Eric Rubio’s review of the 2024 SphinxConnect conference remarkably helpful and it inspired me to do the same for the conferences I attend. But one twist is where Erik was an attendee, my perspective is from a vendor. As a first-time vendor from UpStage CRM at the 2024 Chorus America Conference, it was an eye-opening experience. Here’s a breakdown of my experience: Highlights Areas for Optimization General Observations Unique Considerations for Tech Vendors ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…