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First time fundraising effort raises $75,000

The results? “Requesting donations in the way of services, we quickly landed a sponsorship from Hyatt who made a donation in the form of “discounted” room prices; and in the world of expensive hotel rates of downtown Manhattan, this was a big win. Now, the price of lodging during the concert event was more within reasonable reach for our average choir member”

The “Carnegie Hall or Bust” Fundraiser

By saadshawFebruary 2, 20152 commentsFUNdraising Good TimesCarnegie Hall, Earnestine Robinson, first time fundraiser, fundraising, fundraising good times, grassroots fundraising, music fundraising

We needed to raise funds to underwrite the costs of bringing together a 200-member adult and children chorus from around the country for a performance at Carnegie Hall….” The Robinson’s made a pledge to raise the $140,000 to $170,000 needed to make the dream a reality. This became both their mission and their challenge. And then Robinson recalled a FUNdraising Good Times! column that included a discussion of fundraising and creativity.

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First time fundraising effort raises $75,000

The “Carnegie Hall or Bust” Fundraiser