JUNE 16, 2020, 3:00 PM With Ms. Alysia Lee and Kara Morrissey Sister Cities Girlchoir Using The Washington Chorus’s (TWC) own recent artistic director search as fodder for learning, search chair Kara Morrissey is joined by equity and bias awareness consultant Alysia Lee for a behind the scenes look at how TWC worked to center bias awareness, equity,…

Chorus America Virtual Conference: June 17, 2020, 3-4pm Speakers: Tori Cook, Director of Sales & Marketing at Chorus Connection, expands on the key takeaways from her recent and viral ebook: “What Does Season Planning Look Like Amidst COVID-19?” bit.ly/seasonplanningebook bit.ly/flexibleseasonplan Tori is joined by Executive Director of Cantata Singers, Nick Adams, who will present on…

with Lisa Clark – the Corporate Partners Program Manager for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford https://www.raisingwithlisaclark.com/ Average Donor Retention Rate in the U.S. is 45% – so 55% will NOT give a 2nd gift. Step 1: Processing The Gift Donor Tracking System (A MUST) It does the work for you.  Yes, you will have to…

Using modern technology to show gratitude!  Sponsor:  Network for Good …who invites everyone to join the Facebook Group: Nonprofits Unleashed, sponsored by NFG as a discussion space for Network for Good members and other interested people. Alyssa Wright is a consultant working with organizations in the NE, currently living in Maine.  She was a major gift…

Hi choral music friends, FUNDRAISING.  In a word…ugh. Right? Wait, there’s new info! At the Chorus America conference last week, I attended a 30-minute roundtable session about how to fundraise successfully, led by Amy Harkins Byers, VP of Business and Marketing at World Cultural Tours. One of the organizations she advocated for, Fund Fine Arts,…

Requirements  for a successful program – it must involve: certified arts educators non-arts educators The first question that is usually asked is “What are the kids gonna sing?”  This is not a hugely important question though, because WHY you want to do this work as an organization is really the first question to be asked….

Social Media and Marketing Anne Longmore, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir:  Social media – Facebook remains the best, since it cuts across all ages/demographics. Adam Reinwald, National Lutheran Choir mentioned that Fridays, 3-4pm central time, there is a UK-based Twitter conversation called #choralhour. Lindsey, of Cathedral Choral Artists, in DC mentioned that they have increased their expenditure…