band4dayz Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) I wrote an article about using some online marketing techniques for drum corps fundraising. Hopefully this helps some people. Don't hesitate to email us if you want free help setting up your fundraising initiatives. https://imarch.biz/blogs/marching-arts-blog/how-to-fundraise-for-drum-corps Edited March 14, 2018 by band4dayz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Good article. Yes, it's important for the artists in this activity to find ways to fund their passion. Post season withdrawal is a drag. I would readily shell out cold hard cash for more access to what is going on with each organization, in the off season. Anything. It doesn't have to be show reveals or copyrighted stuff. Show me some brass lines doing tuning sequences... batteries and front ensembles warming up. Throw in a few flag tosses from the guard. Anything to see/hear how the performers are. Many of us miss being MMs. Bring back some good memories for me. I'll pay. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleran Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Ediker said: I would readily shell out cold hard cash for more access to what is going on with each organization, in the off season. ... Show me some brass lines doing tuning sequences... I'll pay. I could email you some video of Cadets' last camp. How much $$$ you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Eleran said: I could email you some video of Cadets' last camp. How much $$$ you got? PM me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) On 3/14/2018 at 2:38 PM, Ediker said: Good article. Yes, it's important for the artists in this activity to find ways to fund their passion. Post season withdrawal is a drag. I would readily shell out cold hard cash for more access to what is going on with each organization, in the off season. Anything. It doesn't have to be show reveals or copyrighted stuff. Show me some brass lines doing tuning sequences... batteries and front ensembles warming up. Throw in a few flag tosses from the guard. Anything to see/hear how the performers are. Many of us miss being MMs. Bring back some good memories for me. I'll pay. I agree with this. I still think our drum corps are leaving money on the table by not using web media better. I get so tired of this crap about show reveals and keeping everything hush hush...blah blah blah. Like who cares. Sure, you have copyrighted materials that cannot go public, then no problem. But there is plenty of rep they could post. Some corps do at least provide some content for donors, and that is completely fair. I don't know, but I think a lot of people would pay a few dollars ($2 - $5, maybe $10) per camp for access to some inside clips (audio and video). Edited March 18, 2018 by jwillis35 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 8 hours ago, jwillis35 said: I agree with this. I still think our drum corps are leaving money on the table by not using web media better. I get so tired of this crap about show reveals and keeping everything hush hush...blah blah blah. Like who cares. Sure, you have copyrighted materials that cannot go public, then no problem. But there is plenty of rep they could post. Some corps do at least provide some content for donors, and that is completely fair. I don't know, but I think a lot of people would pay a few dollars ($2 - $5, maybe $10) per camp for access to some inside clips (audio and video). You get it. Look at all of the people paying attention on here. Think of how much they spend when the season is full swing... flomarching, show tickets, movie tickets, souvies, hamburgers, beer, and even airfares and hotels. Someone needs to milk the cash cows between September and May... in a way that’s relevent to the competitive season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjoakes Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 2:38 PM, Ediker said: Good article. Yes, it's important for the artists in this activity to find ways to fund their passion. Post season withdrawal is a drag. I would readily shell out cold hard cash for more access to what is going on with each organization, in the off season. Anything. It doesn't have to be show reveals or copyrighted stuff. Show me some brass lines doing tuning sequences... batteries and front ensembles warming up. Throw in a few flag tosses from the guard. Anything to see/hear how the performers are. Many of us miss being MMs. Bring back some good memories for me. I'll pay. The Cavaliers have a closed Facebook page for donors, and Chris Lugo has been pretty good about posting video of camps. Nothing especially top secret is revealed, but it is anyway a terrific (and, I presume, not too difficult) way to give donors attention. Not surprised if other corps do this, too. I only know of this for the Cavaliers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ediker Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 5 hours ago, mjoakes said: The Cavaliers have a closed Facebook page for donors, and Chris Lugo has been pretty good about posting video of camps. Nothing especially top secret is revealed, but it is anyway a terrific (and, I presume, not too difficult) way to give donors attention. Not surprised if other corps do this, too. I only know of this for the Cavaliers. It's smart. BD has their app, but there's not much added in the off season. I wonder if it's been a money maker for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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