In spite of the fact that you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to be able to organize a school dance fundraiser properly, there are so many things that are overlooked when organizing a dance fundraiser. Even though the event can still go on without some of the items on this very short list, their absence in your dance fundraiser event would be considerably felt.
Whether you are organizing an elementary school dance fundraiser or you are organizing a school dance fundraiser for a high school prom, you have to make sure that the stakeholders, as well as the performers, have a good time during the course of the event. This is probably the only way you can motivate your audience to reach into their purse, wallets, or bank accounts (cashless economy) to drop substantial funds for your cause.
These are some of the important details that people tend to overlook or take with levity during a school dance fundraiser. However, if you want to put smiles that will provoke substantial donations on the faces of your audience, you need to pay attention to the following details while preparing for your dance fundraiser.
- The venue of the dance fundraiser
This is clearly one of the most important details you need to pay attention to when you are making plans for your fundraiser. However, a lot of people pay little heed to the venue of their dance fundraisers. This is probably in light of the fact that most school dancer fundraiser organizers usually have their venues cut out for them. Either by the school or some benevolent sponsor that wish to see the fruition of the fundraiser. But that shouldn’t be the case. the venue for your fundraiser has a role to play in helping you achieve your dance fundraiser goals. Parents, guardians, sponsors, and anybody you invite for the fundraiser would appreciate the work you put into the event to make the venue comfortable and exciting for them. As a rule of thumb, always strive to make your venue as exciting as your planned performance.
- The theme of the dance fundraiser
Obviously, you have to come up with a fun and befitting title for your dance fundraiser. If you are planning your fundraiser for distinct seasons of the year, it will bode well for you to pick a theme that goes with the flow. In the event that you are experiencing difficulty in coming up with a befitting theme for your school dance fundraiser, you can consider any of the following: The End of Term Armistice, The Winter Warm-Up, The Valentines Ball, The ‘Back to Skool’ Bop, The Summer Special. This goes without saying that you’ll get better themes for your dance fundraiser when you commit your fundraising project to a proficient expert.
- Tickets for the dance fundraiser
Do you want to invite all and sundry to your dance event without gate fees? If not, you need to make tickets for your dance fundraiser. For instance, if you are organizing an elementary school dance fundraiser and the only people you are expecting at the fundraiser are parents and guardians, you may not need anything fancy for your tickets. Most assuredly, the parents will want to see their kids’ performance at the fundraiser. On the other hand, if you are expecting other people at your fundraiser, it bodes well for you to create tickets that would attract the potential audience to your fundraiser. The tickets don’t have to be overly expensive, just make sure that they are not of low quality.
- Music
When it comes to providing music for your school dance fundraiser or any fundraiser at that, you have an array of options. But while you may get away with a CD-player or a boom-box for elementary school dance fundraisers, the audience of the older class fundraisers may not be as forgiving. In light of this fact, you need to make better music arrangement for your dance fundraiser. In some cases, you may have to hire a DJ for your fundraiser. But then again you have to make your inquiries before you hire one for your fundraising event because DJs don’t come cheap. Your bargaining skills will probably come in handy at this juncture.
