> > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:04:14 -0400 > From: Read Weaver <[email protected]> > To: A list for dance organizers <[email protected]> > 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
