As we get settled into 2011, we are relaunching our Issue Brunch series. Issue Brunches are a quarterly opportunity to discuss challenges and trends in the arts community. By convening a cohort of thought leaders in the arts for an intimate, targeted discussion, we hope to stimulate collective problem solving across the sector.
So what are [...]
A True Story of Two Real Fractured Atlas Research Fellows
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The ATHENA outpost, once a windowless cube - its dry-erase boards blank, bleak, and barren, like a frozen tundra - has accumulated the litter of intelligence gathering. Agents Juneau-Vogel and Ruth have decoded reams of intel. Their analysis has produced [...]
A True Story of Two Real Fractured Atlas Research Fellows
For more of the chronicles, follow the espionage trail…
Agents Juneau-Vogel and Ruth have been embedded with Fractured Atlas for months as covert operators on the ATHENA mission. They have conducted extensive field work - reconnaissance of arts managers in their non-profit habitats, rendezvous with informants, and good old [...]
A True Story of Two Real Fractured Atlas Research Fellows
For more of the chronicles, follow the espionage trail…
At 0900 hours, Agents Ruth and Juneau-Vogel arrived at Fractured Atlas headquarters for their assignment debrief. Deputy Cynova met the agents at the door and escorted them through an office abuzz with well-caffeinated employees cheerfully chatting on wireless headsets.
They [...]
A True Story of Two Research Fellows in One Particularly Chilly Room at Fractured Atlas
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THE AGENTS
Name: Heather Ruth
Training: Veteran Arts Fundraiser. Previously, American Federation of Arts, ArtTable, and covert operations. Future assignments are classified.
Age: Unknown
Rating: Awesome
Name: Selena Juneau-Vogel
Training: Grad student at NYU Wagner School of Public [...]
In my last post, I said that Open Source is as much a philosophy as a legal construct. As a legal construct, Open Source is clear. The terms of a given Open Source license (like ours) are explicitly detailed in its text.
Pegging down the philosphy of Open Source is a bit harder. The Open Source Initiative [...]
Fractured Atlas is currently developing an Open Source arts management system called ATHENA. Our first version will focus on ticketing and donor/customer management and plans are in the works to tackle marketing campaigns, finances and management of class and workshop programs.
Big whoop, you say, more software. Sure, it’s cool that they all work together, but [...]
A few days ago, I returned from spending almost two weeks in the Twin Cities (mainly St. Paul) and its surrounds. I once again found the community to be compellingly different than anything else I’ve experienced (in a good way!).
What’s the single most crucial component of an arts organization’s infrastructure? For many, it’s their ticketing software. Consider that:
It’s a funnel through which most or all of their revenue flows.
It provides their best or only chance of collecting information about patrons.
It often serves as the primary medium for presenting information about upcoming events.
Rubber, allow me [...]
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