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Theme of the Episode: In this episode, the panelists (Ron Evans, Matt Campbell, Maris Smith and guest panelist Andrew Taylor) talk about the advantages and disadvantages to getting a graduate degree in arts administration on the path to a career in the arts.

Guest panelist: Andrew Taylor, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in the Wisconsin School of Business.

From the Mailbag: No mailbag questions this month -- have a question? Please send it to info@artsmarketing.org.

NAMPRadio Recommends:

• Ron recommends: Pidgin Universal Chat Client as a way to connect to multiple instant messaging client, which allows you to talk with your friends or co-workers online, no matter what chat service they use (such as AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, ICQ, etc.). It's an incredibly handy way to communicate with your team in a way that is faster than email and great for sending links around.

• Matt recommends: Mediapost.com -- an online publishing company that caters to the media, and has “a whole constellation of blogs and e-newsletters that you can subscribe to.” They have a lot of great advice from industry leaders, and drill down into specific areas of marketing that Matt really digs.
• Maris recommends: Mashable.com -- a website with lots of daily content devoted to news and understanding of social media. Ron agrees!
• Andrew recommends: An IRS site called StayExempt.org, which allows you keep track of all of the rules and recommendations for maintaining your nonprofit status, is a fun and easy way.

  Andrew also recommends the Association of Arts Administration Educators at http://artsadministration.org, which is a site that allows you to research different arts administration degrees around the country.

Outro music: “The Rocky Road to Dublin”  featuring the band Blaggards, out of Houston, TX. Find out more about this band via their page at the Podsafe Music Network.

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