Hi there, As most of you know, I just recently founded an opera company. Even though we are a non-profit, it's a little too early to apply for many grants, and a bit too early to actually receive any money yet from grants we've applied for. Therefore, we need to do some fund-raising for our first production. Of course there are lots of things that could be done: We could hold a gala performance, fund-raiser recitals, all that sort of thing. But I'm looking for something with a bit of a creative edge to it. Something that others haven't done to death. Know what I mean? For instance, I was thinking about an Opera Bowl afternoon - you bowl, bid on items, have live operatic entertainment, and have the bowling alley put opera on the sound system during the tournament. Do you think something like that would work?
My bigger question though is: Do you have any great and creative ideas off the top of your head? Maybe they've never been tried, or maybe your group was successful with this particular fund-raiser. The problem I'm finding is that most places to research fund-raising ideas specialize in sports groups fund-raisers or school groups. That sort of thing. I've copied down some of the better ideas to think about and see if they might be able to be modified for our purposes. But any ideas anyone feels so inclined to pass on would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance to all,
Laura Ruiz
Founder / Artistic Director Lyric Opera of Los Angeles (LOLA) http://www.LyricOperaLA.org
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