Good Monday, oh Rude Theatricals! I'm in a fine mood! It must be the lithium!
Now, here's my question. It's about nuts and bolts:
What methods do you find are most effective for a small company to raise money?
Barring a staff that is dedicated to grant writing and/or wealthy donors or a subscriber base... what do you think is effective? T-shirt sales? Car wash? Bake sales? Free beer with a ticket?
Spill it.
Creative fundraising people.
Everyone can benefit from a little discussion therein.
Share.
This is clearly a trick question. Small companies aren't allowed to raise lots of money.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I have no idea. When I ran a small company, I had no idea what I was doing and it's a miracle that we somehow got through the paperwork to gain non-profit status at all. Plus we were targeting an audience that didn't have a lot of extra cash for charitable contributions anyway.
It always seemed to me like the people who knew how to raise money ended up with real jobs, or at least working for bigger companies that could already pay them. A catch-22.
I'm not sure I can tell you what to do, but I can tell you what not to do.
ReplyDeleteDon't send letters to actors you auditioned asking them for money. And for the love of god, don't send letters to actors you didn't even bother to audition.
That's just plain rude.
Heh. But honestly, how have you seen others pay for their shows without just dipping into their personal savings?
ReplyDeleteOr is that just how it's expected to be done?
I'm not really asking for myself. I just think it's an interesting topic for everyone. I work in Development, but for larger organization that do long term Gift Planning.
Bowl for Dollars.
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