Does your venue operate at a loss? If so, how does your deficit compare with venues in your competitive set? Does your venue finance and budget for major construction or expansion costs the same way as other venues like yours? The VenueDataSource 2015 Capital Funding Survey obtained t

Our next recipient spotlight of the IAVM Foundation’s inaugural class of 30|UNDER|30 is Sarah Fieger, house and volunteer services manager at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas (home of the 2016 Performing Arts Managers Conference). “What venue manage

“Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.” –Bruce Springsteen No matter what type of venue we work in—whether it is a 1,500-person club, a 50,000-person stadium, or a 80,000-

The world of venue management evolves constantly. How do facility managers keep up with the latest techniques to deal with an onslaught of issues that affect our ever-changing society and certainly the daily demands on our venues? In light of recent incidents that deal with issues rel

Congratulations to Eric Hart, CFE, recipient of the 2015 Ray W. Ward Award, presented by the Regents of the Venue Management School (VMS) at Oglebay (which began 29 years ago with the generous support of the IAVM Foundation). The announcement was made by Regents Chair Michael Marion a