14 Oct
2011
14 Oct
'11
5:03 p.m.
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:04:14 -0400
From: Read Weaver <rweaver(a)igc.org>
To: A list for dance organizers <organizers(a)sharedweight.net>
Subject: Re: [Organizers] A discussion on attendance fees
.....
We also pass the hat (for our "Live Musicians
Fund") during
announcements, and have a sponsorship program where individuals or
groups can pay for the evening's band. (The above is for the Boston
contra dance I go to, which I'm not actually an organizer for.)
.....
We also raise money by running a food booth at NEFFA,
and we're 501(c)
(3) which probably gets us some additional donations.
--Read Weaver
www.lcfd.org
To add to Read's comments, we also have a Live Music Match fund; several individuals
give large donations earmarked to that fund. On two or three nights a year we have a Live
Music Match night where each dollar donated is matched by two from the match fund. On
those nights we collect $100-250 instead of the usual $20-$40.
John Gintell
www.lcfd.org