> Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 22:15:04 -0400 > From: Donald Perley <[email protected]> > To: A list for dance organizers <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Organizers] Ideas re sources of revenue for dance series > Message-ID: > <camknu+-xqvuzbvwhs3wfut+xk2eukmxgiluyjqritwumkcd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > WHen our series was losing money we told our dancers and put a > donation hat at the front table. Donations were typically the $2 > change on the $8 entrance fee, which helped. What really helped, > though, was telling our dancers that we'd rather they bring more > friends to the dance than kick something into the hat. Our typical > count went from ~60 to ~100.
Our organization, Boston Gender Free Contra Dance, does three things 1. We have a "live music fund" bucket on the entrance table and pass it around during announcements before the break at every dance. 2. We have Sponsorship program where a person or group of people can donate money to pay for the band - used for special occasions. Since we are affiliated with Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) which is Tax Exempt, sponsors can donate their money to LCFD to get a tax deduction. LCFD then makes a grant to the dance. 3. Several people have donated money to LCFD to be used for a LiveMusic Match fund. Several times a year we have a special Match Night where donations to the bucket get doubled or tripled. Our donations go way up as a result.
