Hi fellow Shared Weight members,
I'm back wearing my CDSS hat this morning with a question that overlaps somewhat with the ideas that were shared last week. (I expect that I will be VERY quiet after this question given that there are so many ideas to pull together.)
ANYWAY: HERE IS THE QUESTION.... ....
What door pricing model do you use for your events (i.e., what do you charge participants)? Does your group do something innovative/creative that works well
for your context?
There has been a lot of recent discussion on the use sliding scale. I'm hoping to capture how this can be effectively implement. However, there are also many other innovative ideas such as group/family pricing, pay-it-forward, free dance after so many paid, etc....
If you have a model you'd like to share, please include a few ideas on why you think the model works well. For instance:
--->Do you have effective signage explaining the
pricing model? If so… what does it look like?
--->What do the door volunteers say to make your
pricing successful? (If you have door volunteers)
---> How have you explained the pricing (e.g., on-mic
announcements; email; website) to your community? Do you connect it to your
broader financial goals? If you are committed to being transparent about
your organization’s finances, how do you do that?
---?What/how do you communicate to first time attendees? (There's a lot to taken in when you're brand new walking in the door!)
If you have
ideas you think would benefit other dance, music, and/or song communities,
please either share them back onto the list or you can email me directly (Emily@cdss.org). (If you share on the list, they have the potential to help others immediately.) It may take me a few days but I'll definitely follow up with you. Then, once I have a completed draft of the resource, I will circulate it among all contributors before it is finalized and made public.
With thanks!
Emily
PS -> I will also be posting this question on the ECD and Pourparler lists to gather ideas from organizers involved in other traditions. Apologies if you see the message more than once.