Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

We have a board member assigned to open each evening. This board member is responsible for putting out flyers plates cups etc and for recruiting people to work the desk. Each volunteer sits the desk for a single dance and is responsible until their replacement arrives. The evenings volunteers ar

[Organizers] Taking admission

Hi Chrissy and others. Happy New Year :) Catching up after holidays family insanity. In Ottawa... Who: Two volunteers always. Don't have to be committee members or anything. Starts 1hr prior to the dance starting and goes until the break. (Then 'half price box goes out). 2 volunteers for ea

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

In Columbia, MO, we usually have two people (usually organizers) greet people at the door and take money, invite newcomers to join our mailing list, hand out second-dance-free cards, count the money, pay musicians, caller, and sound man, put out flyers. Old-timers ask newbies how they heard about t

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

I was hoping Lisa would chime in. I would only add: At the weekly Monday Dance in Nelson our open fiddle case is in the hall by the door and the fee is only $3. Generally a smallish crowd. And we collect the cash earlyish in the evening. Sent from miHand, Peter K Martel On Dec 31, 2017,

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

> > We're curious about how other dance organizers handle the task of sitting > at the door and taking money. > > > Who does it? > > - organizers? > > - volunteers? > > - a mix? > ​At Peterborough NH, it's mostly volunteers, occasionally an organizer fills in. We're lucky that these days typically

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

Thanks for all input so far. I expect it will help inform our board discussions. Anyone else? Cheers, Chrissy (for Belfast Flying Shoes, in Belfast ME) ___ Organizers mailing list Organizers@lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cg

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the way we did it from before I got here in 1985 to about 2008 was: (Contra dances) You could get in free if you sat at the door for two dances. You'd have to get there pretty early to be able to sign up for your two-dance slot. We recognized that there

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission (Chrissy Fowler)

Hi Chrissy, We have a small dance part of the BACDS. 3rd Sundays 3-6pm. bacds.org/sbc Organizers sit the door & take money when no volunteers are available. We solicit volunteers when they sign in for the dance. Sign in sheet has pre-dance, & Dances #1-8. We don’t a

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

http://mondaycontras.com/pages/volunteering.php lists our jobs, forms and compensation. There's also a link to our process for using the Square Point of Sale application as an admission desk "cash register" under the door sitter entry. And should you follow our path on using Square, consider using

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

> On Dec 28, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Chrissy Fowler via Organizers > wrote: > > We're curious about how other dance organizers handle the task of sitting at > the door and taking money. > > Who does it? > - organizers? For our contra dance in Jamaica Plain: organizers do set up including setup of

Re: [Organizers] Taking admission

: "organizers shared weight" Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 2:22:49 PM Subject: [Organizers] Taking admission We're curious about how other dance organizers handle the task of sitting at the door and taking money. Who does it? - organizers? - volunteers? - a mix? - n

[Organizers] Taking admission

We're curious about how other dance organizers handle the task of sitting at the door and taking money. Who does it? - organizers? - volunteers? - a mix? - nobody? - how many people at a time? How is it done? - scheduling people to do the task (how?) - vetting/soliciting the vols (any par