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Sponsors |
THANK YOU to everyone
who assisting with, donating to, or purchasing something at the VOICES Silent
Auction this December!
VOICES Chorale appreciates your support of our performances. Your
sponsorships, contributions and program ads have enabled VOICES to grow in
numbers and in the quality of music we offer to the community. During the past
season, VOICES was able to expand its vocal repertoire, and many of our members
have been engaged in vocal training at their own expense to further improve the
quality of our music. We sincerely hope that you will continue or increase your
contributions for the current concert season.
Why Contribute?
Service Area and Community
Service
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Directed Grant Examples:
- $300 would underwrite annual dues and
music costs for a school age Chorale member.
- $700 would fund venue rental costs for a
typical concert.
- $400 would fund postage for a single
fundraising letter.
- $2500 would fund half of the annual sheet
music costs for musicians.
- $5000 would fund an expanded marketing
program to increase our outreach to the community.
- $8000 would fund an administrative
function to coordinate group volunteer activities.
- $10,000 would fund one third of
professional staff compensation.
Project Specific Grants
- Scheduled concert funding: Each set of
two concerts typically costs approximately $5000, with three sets scheduled per
season.
- Concerts to targeted groups/areas:
Special concerts can be developed for the grantor's area of interest, such as
company employee/customer functions, senior citizens, the handicapped, hospital
residents, school and youth groups, and other targeted audiences. Cost will
likely range between $1000 - $2000 per concert.
- Children's composition contest: VOICES
conducts a composition contest for children, including workshops and
performances of selected works, which requires $2000 in annual funding.
- Unrestricted Grants for Fixed Expenses:
Fixed expenses are approximately $40,000 per year, funded mainly by the dues,
personal contributions and fundraising efforts of our members. Unrestricted
grant support would allow us to widen our community service activities and
broaden our membership base.
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VOICES serves the Mercer County, NJ and Bucks County, PA areas
with professional quality choral music performed by unpaid Chorale members,
with a varied and stimulating repertoire, adding a rich contribution to the
areas' cultural life by educating both audiences and Chorale members through
the performance of great choral music. VOICES is recognized and known for high
quality performances, led by its nationally known music director, Dr. Lynne
Ransom, and is often asked to perform with area orchestral ensembles, performs
with other groups at Carnegie Hall concerts, and has toured internationally.
VOICES has a track record of outstanding community service
reaching schools, hospitals, young people, and senior citizens in its 17-year
history. Recent examples include special concerts for senior citizens at the
Rossmoor Center, the Presbyterian Homes, and the Attleboro, D'Youville and
Twining Village assisted living facilities. The Chorale conducts an annual
Children's Composition Contest for community youth, helping to educate and
develop interest in music.
VOICES performance income from ticket sales and free will
contributions cover only a small portion of its expenses, as is true of almost
all fine arts organizations. It depends on support from its Chorale members,
individuals, businesses, foundations and governmental agencies to be able to
continue to serve the area, and is organized as a non-profit entity. VOICES is
sustained by our program sponsors and
season contributors. Your contributions enable
VOICES to provide the best possible concert spaces, soloists and
instrumentalists in the area for your enjoyment. Sponsors have made
scholarships available to singers that could not otherwise perform with us
without financial assistance.
Responsible and Prudent Use of
Funds
VOICES is prudent and responsible in its use of contributed funds.
Its Chorale members contribute time and talent for all rehearsals and
performances, and fund a significant portion of annual expenses, which are
primarily for the professional staff, venue rentals, music, marketing, and fund
raising. Concert ticket and CD sales defray a portion of expenses. VOICES
contribution to the community is recognized by leading arts organizations,
leading to funding support from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage
Commission in partnership with the New Jersey Council on the Arts
/ Department of State, the Genuardi Foundation and the
5-County Arts Fund, a Pennsylvania Partners in the
Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a
state agency.
Participation in Decision Making and
Recognition of Your Support
We welcome the input of our major funding sources, and are willing
to have their representatives serve on advisory committees to our
Board of Trustees. VOICES sponsors receive wide
recognition in concert programs and mailings, which reach over 2500 homes and
businesses, as well as marketing materials and press releases, unless anonymity
is requested.
We need the help of former
contributors and new concert goers to continue these offerings.
VOICES is a labor of love for its members and hard-working
board. Ticket sales and your advertisements,
program sponsorships and tax-deductible contributions provide the majority of
our season funds. Please be generous.
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Consider being a season
contributor... |
VOICES is a 501(c)3 non-for-profit organization incorporated in
the State of New Jersey.
Your tax deductible gift will enable us to finish this year a
financial success, as well as a musical one. Please consider becoming a
contributor, or upgrading your status as a contributor by sending your
contribution to Voices Chorale, P.O. Box 404, Pennington, New Jersey 08534 or
online by clicking on the "donate" button below. You will receive written
acknowledgement of your donation (by email for online donations.) You may also
refer any questions to
info@voiceschorale.org
or call 609-637-9383.
Benefactor ($1,000 -
$2,499)
Patron ($500 -
$999)
Sponsor ($250 -
$499)
Supporter ($100 -
$249)
Contributor ($50 -
$99)
Friend ($25 -
$49)
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now using your Paypal account or credit card!
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Thank you! |
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iGive.com |
 Also, if you have not yet
heard, you can support VOICES by ordering items on-line! Just go to
www.iGive.com. Basically, when
you register at iGive.com and designate your donation organization as VOICES
(it's already on the list!), anytime you order anything on-line by passing
through iGive.com to visit your
favorite online retailers (LLBean, Macy's, Barnes & Noble, j.crew, Lands
End, Best Buy,...), a portion of your order will go towards VOICES. You do not
pay extra for this service and each store donates a different share of their
proceeds. All you need to do is go visit
iGive.com first and then,
through that website, go to your favorite on-line store. It's really easy! We
know it may sound minimal, but every little bit helps and it's really simple to
do!
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