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Hop On Pop
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9/10/2007 1:29:16 PM
Anyone ever organize a Benefit concert?
If so, how did you go about organizing it?
Did you contact the charity first, or the artists?
When did you try to get a venue?
I'm thinking about doing something for a local charity and wanted to go about this the right way.
Thanks.
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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9/10/2007 1:49:14 PM
Our band has done lots of fundraisers. It's best to contact the local charity first. They need to know cause if they find out through some other source, it could look suspicious. The local charity usually has a comittee that works with you and they help with promotion of the event. Are you giving all of the money made or do you need certain expenses payed for, like sound man, cost of a hall etc. Usually, you can get freebies etc if people know it's a fundraiser but sometimes not. These things have to all be worked out so that there are no surprizes. deb
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Hop On Pop
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9/10/2007 1:54:06 PM
The idea just formed in my head, so, to answer your question... I dunno.
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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9/10/2007 4:39:50 PM
You need to pick a charity that you feel passionate about. It's really important, that you are sincere. Brainstorm a few ideas, musical events etc, then call the charity and ask to speak to the person in charge of fundraising. Tell them that You would like to support the cause by helping to raise money. You have to be willing to do 99 % of the work load. Most charities are exhausted and don't have the man/woman power to take more work on. You present the idea and ask for their input. It can be a lot of work depending on how elaborate you want to get.
Weve done some easier ones though. We fundraised for a few months putting posters up for people to bring cat and dog food to the clubs where we played and then we donated to the humane society. They were the easier ones because we were playing the gigs anyway. Of course even on that one we contacted the humane society and got them on board first and the Executive Director went on radio and talked about it etc.........newspapers.......etc We also had to get permission from the clubs to do this.
The harder ones are the ones where you have to plan an entire event.
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Hugh Hamilton
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9/10/2007 5:20:22 PM
A friend of mine committed suicide, and his band reunited to play two weekend shows for charity.
May I take a moment to remind everybody that suicide is NOT the answer? And that musicians and artists of all types often have monkeys on their backs that need to be kept at bay?
"Musicians for Mental Health" = www.mpoweryouth.org was the charity...
I also agree that the first step is to contact the charity in question.
xxoo and :)
Hugh
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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9/10/2007 5:28:28 PM
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend Hugh. I've lost people to suicide. It destroys everyone who loved the person, their friends, their families, can even trigger more suicides. It's so tragic and people blame themselves forever because they weren't able to stop it, didn't see it, didn't realize how serious etc.......heartwrenching subject. deb
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Hop On Pop
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9/17/2007 2:45:49 PM
So, I sent off an email to the organization on Friday.
It's Monday afternoon and I'm a'waiting to hear something. Anything.
I know it's only been a day, but... I got ants in my pants.
Like a date, how long should I wait until I send off another email to the organization?
Next Monday sound good?
Oh, and Hugh, I am also very sorry to hear about your friend.
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satch
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9/17/2007 3:16:52 PM
Good advice here - definitely contact the charity first.
When we decided to donate the royalties from our song "Stack Your Guns" (currently at #159 on the Neil Young Living With War chart thingy) to Mercy Corps UK, they arranged benefit gigs for us to perform all over the place! That was some 5 years ago and we still work with them quite a lot!
And, may I humbly suggest that a phone call would be a lot better than an email in terms of instant response, especially in these times of rampant spam and spam filters...
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Hop On Pop
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9/17/2007 3:40:03 PM
I will.
Absolutely.
Thanks.
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Tony Vani and Debbie Hoskin
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9/17/2007 4:18:08 PM
Yes, I think you should definately be following up with a phone call.
If it were me, I would prepare band promo, pics, info, promotional CD if you have one. Include a well written letter stating that you are interested in supporting their charity by helping to fund raise. It's always good to get someone to proof read letters. Even the best writers can make silly typos that make you sound unprofessional. Address the promo to the named contact person in charge of fundraising, drop it off. Then follow up with a phone call.
I guess it all depends on what your planning to do. Is it an charitable agency? deb
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