Re: [Organizers] Transition to ungendered dances

2019-08-09 Thread David Chandler via Organizers
Not exactly the same as your question, but Country Dance New York did a survey last spring of a number of dances in the Northeast, about their use of gendered versus non-gendered role terms. You can see the results here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/166uOdgBIIIJuiMUmF6DyQENtsPrQrrav9eYwwc

Re: [Organizers] Directors and Officers insurance for a medium-size dance organization with a volunteer BOD

2019-06-07 Thread David Chandler via Organizers
Country Dance New York (CDNY) has D&O, obtained through the same broker as our liability insurance (New York Council of Nonprofits, the organization for nonprofits in New York - similar organizations are across the country). $797 last year. It was a close call when we decided to go with it. On one

Re: [Organizers] Ideas for revenue BEYOND the door entry price

2018-12-06 Thread David Chandler via Organizers
Country Dance New York has a long history so we have done many things over the years: - The most lucrative, albeit very infrequent, has been receiving bequests from long-time dancers. These have ranged from $1000 to $15,000, $20,000 and much more. Only one every couple years but it adds u

Re: [Organizers] Email lists

2018-09-25 Thread David Chandler via Organizers
There are a number of good mailing programs around that help keep track of your list and can send things in various ways. Many of them have free options for small numbers, allow you to import your current list and often offer templates that make it easier to create a mailing. You can see reviews on