Development & Marketing Manager Report
FY17 – May 18, 2017
Development
2017 Cantus Idol
2016-2017 Season
2017-2018 Season
Development
- Individual Giving for FY17:
- Received as of 5/16/17: $97,904 (with pledges receivable: 76% to goal)
- At this time last year: $82,984 (72% to goal)
- Final EOY direct mail will be sent in mid-to-late June
- Final EOY postcard reminder will be sent in mid-July
2017 Cantus Idol
- Final: A record-breaking year!!!
- 302 tickets = $39,313
- Cash votes = $10,475
- Auction = $12,200
- Fund-a-Need = $33,810
- REVENUE = $96,648
- EXPENSE = $25,215
- NET TOTAL = $71,432 ($14,184 over goal!)
- Special thanks to Brock, co-chair of the Idol Committee, and to the entire Board for your donations and participation in this year’s event
- There is an Idol Committee meeting this Wednesday to discuss what worked and what didn’t in order to successfully plan for next year
2016-2017 Season
- Covers
- As of 5/18/17: 911 tickets totaling $22,954 (42% to goal)
- At this time last year: 1153 tickets totaling $26,108 (54% to goal)
- May 19, 6:00-8:00pm: Social with Cantus at Summit Beer Hall in St. Paul. Cantus will sing a couple of songs and staff will be present to sell Covers tickets on site. Receive one (1) free beer with your Covers ticket purchase that night.
- Press: The Morning Show with Oak & Riley is interested in interviewing Chris 5/29 week
- Songs of Travel Chamber Concerts
- As of 5/18/17: 33 tickets totaling $660 – Buy your tickets now!!!
- Advertised online, in program books, on ASI and TMORA newsletters, and planning a postcard to send in June
- SPONSOR: Fredrikson & Byron Law Firm
- Overall
- As of 5/18/17: 6044 tickets sold this season, totaling $160,515 (76% to goal)
2017-2018 Season
- Season will be announced Friday, June 2 at COVERS
- There will be a table in the Cowles lobby for people to renew or buy their subscription onsite (in exchange for an Anthem download card and piece of chocolate)!
- Single tickets will slightly increase by $2-$5 to match our increased venue expenses; Subscriber tickets will remain at $30/ticket
- Cantus will enforce ticket exchanges more closely (free for subscribers; small fee for single ticket buyers)
- Discovery of Sight
- October 12-22, 2017 (Minneapolis, Stillwater, Edina, St. Paul, and Wayzata)
- Christmas with Cantus
- December 12-22, 2017 (Wayzata, Minneapolis, Stillwater, Fridley, Apple Valley, Edina, and St. Paul (x2))
- For the Beauty of the Each
- April 12-22, 2018 (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Edina, Stillwater, and Wayzata)
- Covers: A Pop Concert
- Friday, June 1
- Saturday, June 2
- Sunday, June 3 (3pm matinee *NEW!)
- Thursday, June 7
- Friday, June 8