[Cynnabar] comping for events

[Aaron Elkiss]

Interesting idea. I'd be happy to help pay the site fees for those who
volunteer all day at Terpsichore.

-a

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Natalie Henderson Baird
<nataliebaird at comcast.net> wrote:
> As another suggestion, rather than comping from the group, what about having
> "patrons of the arts" who are individuals that offer to cover the site fee
> for one or more people?  I would certainly not mind paying for one or two
> extra site fees for, say, a couple of musicians out of my own pocket.  That
> way the group would get the site fee and would not have to make a group
> decision on who is meritorious/ talented enough to warrant getting their
> site fee comped.  That would be determined by whether an individual patron
> was willing to contribute the funds themselves.
> -Arielle
>
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> -----Original message-----
>
> From: Aaron Elkiss <aelkiss at umich.edu>
> To: Cynnabar elist <barony at cynnabar.org>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 14, 2011 20:58:41 GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: [Cynnabar] comping for events
>
> Because I can't leave well enough alone....:
>
> As a wild suggestion, what would happen if Cynnabar ran our events
> with a "suggested donation" rather than a required site fee? Some
> people will give less than the suggestion, some more, so it would make
> it harder to plan financially for events. You'd still want someone
> watching the gate who could make change and make sure the donations
> don't wander off. But it might be better aligned with the idea that
> everyone is pitching in to cover the cost of the site, and wouldn't
> give the impression that we are asking people to pay so that they can
> volunteer their time.
>
> -a
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