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- Raise funds:
- Bring in an audience:
- Create posters, and design/print
the program:
- Work on the day of the concert :
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- Corporate Sponsorship and Promotions Director: For each concert we need a person responsible for
- - soliciting companies and businesses for corporate donations in sponsorship
of the event. (see our Sponsorship/Ads page for details)
- organizing a raffle for in-kind gifts donated in lieu of financial
contributions.
Estimated time required: 2-4 hours per week.
- Small-Business Program Ads Salesman: For each concert we need a person responsible for
- - encouraging small businesses to purchase ads in our printed program. (see our Sponsorship/Ads page for details)
- encouraging performers and others to sell ads
- creating ad exchanges: offering to print a free ad for a local performing group in our program, in exchange for placing our free ad in their program.
Estimated time required: 2-4 hours per week.
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Sponsor a Singer
Program Director: For each concert we need a person
responsible for
- - developing materials for the "Sponsor a Singer" program
(through which concert singers collect sponsorships for their participation
in the event- see our Sponsor-a-Singer
page for details.)
- - promoting the program amongst the singers
- encouraging them to write letters and send emails to friends, family,
and colleagues
- acting as liaison to singers throughout process, tracking their progress
and providing encouragement
Estimated time required: 1-3 hours per week. |
- Advertising/Public Relations Director: For
each concert we need a person responsible for
- - writing a press release and a radio PSA
- getting the event covered by as many TV, radio, and news outlets as
possible
- spreading the word through local and community outlets (e. g. Longwood
Opera, Longy School of Music, Berklee School of Music, Craigslist, the
Community Tabs, etc).
Estimated time required: 2-4 hours per week.
- Ticket Sales Director:
For each concert we need a person responsible for:
- - developing a process for advance and "at door" ticket
purchases
- creating and executing a plan for maximizing ticket sales
- tracking ticket purchases
- collecting funds
- managing "at door" ticket purchases on day of event
Estimated time required: 3-6 hours per week and attendance at the event
on October 28th.
- Also requires willingness to be contacted by phone/email throughout
the day.
Ticket sales contest: How many tickets can each performer sell? Who can sell the most?
We need someone to organize a contest among the performers, while welcoming
others to compete as well. What's a good prize?
Ticket
prices, 2009 |
- General adult
prices:
- $20 in advance
$25 at the door
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- Students and elders:
- $10
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Note: Remind audience members who Cry Poor that this
is not merely a concert, but a fund-raiser for a very worthy cause. They
get good music and the satisfaction of making a donation
to the Accelerated Cure Project! |
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Graphic
Design Director: For
each concert we need a person responsible for
- - developing and creating the concert's program booklet within a very
restricted budget (See last year's program)
- developing posters, flyers, ad copy and tickets
(note: see the Music to Cure MS logo on this page, and the current flyer for ideas.
Estimated time required: ~10 hours total. |
- Logistics Director (i.e. Production Stage
Manager): For each concert we need a person responsible
for handling all of the day-of-event logistics including
- - parking concerns
- handicapped accessibility
- signage
- coordinating in-kind donations of food and drink
- volunteer staff
- performer requests
--- and any other logistical event and venue-related details.
Estimated time required: 2-4 hours per week and attendance at the event
on October 28th.
Helper off-stage (backstage or in the "house" - volunteer staff) :
If you're happier being an "Indian
", not a "Chief," we need you to help the Logistics Director.
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Estimated time required: 2-5 hrs (attendance at the concert, possible attendance at the rehearsal the Tuesday before.)
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