Hi Sarah, In Lenox, we have found that subscribers (sustainers) actually pay more on average as very few of them attend every dance in a year. So they may pay for 10 dances at the start of the year but only attend 8 or 9. We also offer a sliding scale and a lower price for students and a "second dance free" policy to encourage new dancers to return.
- Jon Greene On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM Sarah Gowan via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > One thing to consider is that a subscription/discount is great if you have > the money to put up front, but for those who are low income, it may be out > of reach. It doesn’t sit well with me that the people who have money to buy > a subscription benefit from a discounted admission fee and the > cash-strapped end up paying more because they can’t afford the lump-sum > subscription. On the other hand, sliding scale allows more low-income folks > access to the dance and the opportunity for financially advantaged to > donate to support the dance. I’m pretty sure our dance has done quite well > with a sliding scale admission policy. We also do an annual fund-raiser to > keep cash flow healthy, but that’s a whole other discussion! > > > > Sarah > > Mt Airy Contra, Philadelphia, PA > > > > > > *From: *Emily Addison via Organizers <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Emily Addison <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM > *To: *Don Veino <[email protected]> > *Cc: *organizers shared weight <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[Organizers] Re: Series Subscription Offering > > > > Hi Don, > > > > Cool question! > > > > The Ottawa Contra did this before the pandemic. I've attached a PDF > explaining it. > > However, when they came back from the pandemic, they moved to sliding > scale and got rid of the membership/subscription. > > > > I almost feel as though groups that do that approach might end up feeling > a bit more like a club. I know that's definitely the case with the Ottawa > English Country Dance club. > > > > Curious what others are doing. > > Emily > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM Don Veino via Organizers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Wondering if any of you offer a periodic or seasonal subscription to your > dancers? If so, how is that priced relative to your standard admission? > > > > I'm guessing some form of discount is given, e.g.: a season of 26 dances > is offered for the equivalent of, say, 20 dances or so? > > > > If you offer a sliding scale admission typically, do you offer > subscriptions at different levels? > > > > And, on a practical basis, how do you administer such admissions at the > entry table? Name list, token, etc? > > > > Thanks, > > Don Veino > > Monday Contras at the Concord, MA Scout House > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- > [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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