Is there a way to raise money without asking for money? Fundraising during Quarantine and Any Time Part 2

Ka Ching – the wonderful sound of money begins with the sound of music.

Is your event a “Fundraising Event”?

Or, is it an Event to Raise Funds?

What’s the difference?

A Fundraising Event is an event to raise funds.

An Event to Raise Funds can be a wonderful, musical, magical, entertaining and transforming event.

So much so, that you only make minimal requests for money throughout your event. 

So much so, that making a contribution is almost a natural, organic process at the end – even logical.

First and foremost, an Event to Raise Funds is musical, wonderful, magical and transforming.

I suggest you try to reflect this in your promotional materials and email invites.

I also suggest you never let this be the very first thing people see in the event materials you send out. (The names have been changed to save the innocent.)

Your support is critical in these difficult and uncertain times as we get ready to bring the Link Ensemble Virtual Soiree to you in September. Help out and join the fun by attending the Link Ensemble’s Virtual Soiree on September 19th by purchasing a ticket at whatever level you can afford.  

Or this:

Your support is critical in these tough and trying times. We need to raise $20,000 to bring you the Ambassador Virtual Recital Series. That’s why we’re asking you to help out by buying a ticket at whatever level you can afford to the Ambassador Virtual Recital Warm Up on September 3rd. 

What do you think about this different approach?

It’s a jungle out there.

But, it’s an enchanting jungle out there in the world of Camille St. Saëns, “Carnival of the Animals,” especially when It’s accompanied by the updated text created by Ogden Nash.

“Camille St. Saëns was wracked with pains
When people addressed him as “Saint Saëns.”

He held the human race to blame because it could not pronounce his name.

So he turned with metronome and fife to glorify other forms of life.

Be quiet, please, for here begins

His salute to feathers, furs, and fins.”

Please join us, the Link Ensemble, when we present our online performance of “The Carnival of the Animals” in the original and more intimate chamber version, created by St. Saëns himself.

Local bon vivant and raconteur Gregg J. Pardo will read Ogden Nash’s witty and wise gathering of words and rhymes.

You’ll also have an opportunity to learn about the children concerts the Link Ensemble performs each year, and the one-on-one mentoring they provide to music students who cannot afford music lessons.

Here's the link and a few additional concert details. (Link).

Do you think you will you be attending this Link Ensemble “Event”

Here is part one of the series: https://bit.ly/3wvNMYR