We’ve been brainstorming to figure out what our first major fundraising event should be.

Jeff had attended a community choir event and really enjoyed it and recognised that this might be a good option for us. We could create a community singing event, sell tickets for participation and ask people to fundraise for us online by sharing video of their participation in the event.

This is a great idea and matches our skills and social networks really well. All of our committee are connected into music, choirs and community creative events so this is a good match.

I like to say that we’re in ‘the era of participation’. People are not as interested to just come along to watch people do stuff. People want to do stuff themselves. They want to paint paintings, take photos, make videos, do pottery, and sing and dance, and play sports themselves, not watch other people do it. Let’s get into that. We can create a great opportunity for people to learn a couple of songs, collaborate with their friends and community, sing together and raise some money for a great cause.

Ok now we need to; find a collaborator who can be our Musical Director, write a project plan, pick a date and venue, and get everyone to participate. Should be easy! (just kidding – warning: big work on the way …).