Something that would really inform this discussion about structure would be to know how many dances per month various organizations are trying to promote. We only do a 3rd Saturday. Some organizations described recently have seemed very "structured" with multiple officers, etc., but this might be due to managing several events per month.
This past spring I was contacted for participation in a survey of dance organizations from around the country and it included some of these questions. I'll attach it below so others can read this. I've also passed it along to Chris W. with the suggestion that perhaps something like this could be done right through SharedWeight.net.
Here's the survey: (in Excel)
Contra Dance Survey 5-07.xls
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Stephen Moore Lenox (MA) Contra Dance On Feb 11, 2008, at 12:45 PM, George Fowler wrote:
Hi Jeffrey,It may also have to do with how "organized" the group's structure is. If the dance is run by a 501c3 non-profit (or similar tax-free setup) the group's by-laws may dictate how boards are elected, how long officers serve, what offices are held, by whom, etc. Other dances may be more informally organized & don't need to follow lots of R&Rs. Some venues require, or perhaps prefer, rules of organization while others seem to just happen on an informal basis. Depending on the circumstances I would say either model works.Best to all, George Fowler Blue Hill, ME 1st Sat dance _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers
