Help my choruses host a fundraising cabaret..
April 25, 2020 11:03 AM Subscribe
I’m on the operating board of two, large (200+) LGBTQIA community choruses, one of which is celebrating 40 years next season. Specific online fundraising questions.
Obviously, the lockdown is financially, hitting us hard. We have a very dedicated staff and extremely talented, members and want to host an online, cabaret to fundraise and help us get through the next few months. The membership is willing to record solo performances and all rights will be secured, we know how to do that. Where we are stumped is how to host online? We want to offer our patrons and audience a way to buy virtual tickets to see the scheduled event (planned for May) and a way to donate or tip during the performances. Can anyone suggest a platform that will work? We are a NPO so free or very cheap will be best but are open to anything if it’s a great fit. Thanks for any ideas and please comment if you have done this before and have suggestions on how to make it more successful.
Obviously, the lockdown is financially, hitting us hard. We have a very dedicated staff and extremely talented, members and want to host an online, cabaret to fundraise and help us get through the next few months. The membership is willing to record solo performances and all rights will be secured, we know how to do that. Where we are stumped is how to host online? We want to offer our patrons and audience a way to buy virtual tickets to see the scheduled event (planned for May) and a way to donate or tip during the performances. Can anyone suggest a platform that will work? We are a NPO so free or very cheap will be best but are open to anything if it’s a great fit. Thanks for any ideas and please comment if you have done this before and have suggestions on how to make it more successful.
Response by poster: We do use eventbrite for our regular, non covid concerts. Are you saying just sell “tickets” with eventbrite then send the link out right before the performance begins? We are planning to have the performances recorded and vetted beforehand and just the host/MC will be “live” on the stream.
posted by pearlybob at 10:16 PM on April 25, 2020
posted by pearlybob at 10:16 PM on April 25, 2020
Try Stageit - the professional musicians seem to be pretty chuffed with it.
posted by Barbara Spitzer at 5:44 AM on April 26, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Barbara Spitzer at 5:44 AM on April 26, 2020 [1 favorite]
I've been enjoying watching things on Online Concert Thing, put together by musicians who needed something like this. It's not the fanciest interface, but includes options for ticket buying, tips/donations, and a chat box for discussion. (I know they have the option to replay things recorded earlier, too.)
The website, and here's S.J. Tucker talking a bit about it and what's involved on the musician's end.
posted by jenettsilver at 6:35 AM on April 26, 2020 [1 favorite]
The website, and here's S.J. Tucker talking a bit about it and what's involved on the musician's end.
posted by jenettsilver at 6:35 AM on April 26, 2020 [1 favorite]
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If the hope is to have solo performances recorded beforehand, you'd just need to play them back on the livestream on the night of, in addition to any hosting / truly live recording happening.
posted by psappha at 7:46 PM on April 25, 2020 [1 favorite]