{"id":29247,"date":"2021-09-02T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=29247"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:46:00","slug":"assessing-your-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/governance\/assessing-your-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing Your Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Evaluate your orchestra\u2019s strategy and success in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"read\">Read<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_2e88674e20d12aeba89158aad077b8bb\" class=\"ThreespotBlock l-fullwidth card-promo aligncenter\">\n  <div class=\"l-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"CardPromo CardPromo--col3 \">\n  <div>\n        <div class=\"CardPromo-contentWrapper\">\n      <div class=\"CardPromo-content\">\n                  <ul class=\"CardPromo-list\">\n                                                          <li 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