19 New Year's Resolutions (and Solutions) for the Overworked Chorus Manager

Every new year, I like to make a bunch of resolutions and then give up on them approximately one day later. Well, it's 2019 and my new year's resolution is to actually accomplish one. Here's a slew of resolutions (and solutions) that I'll be considering. Feel free to choose a few for yourself!

6 Gifts to Give Your Chorus This Holiday Season

'Tis the season of giving! Don't forget to add your community chorus to your holiday shopping list. Here are some gifts that can make an impact.

A Holiday Ditty From Your Friends at Chorus Connection

It seems the staff at Chorus Connection have decided to make it an annual tradition to film a holiday parody for you. Last year's holiday jingle was the first of, what we hope to be, many silly holiday videos featuring our employee choir - The ChoCo Puffs. Check out this year's video!

Fun Ways to Engage Your Audience During Your Chorus's Holiday Performances

Holiday concerts are fast-approaching! Want a few fun ideas for engaging your audience members this holiday season? Read on, friends.

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What Chorus Managers are Really Thankful For

As we stuff our faces with Thanksgiving feasts, chorus managers across the globe are busying themselves with holiday concert preparations. Want to know a few ways to show your appreciation? Here's what choruses managers are really thankful for!

Underutilized Channels for Recruiting Singers for Your Chorus

Sometimes it feels like we've tried everything to recruit new singers for our community choruses and nothing seems to be working. But have we tried everything? We could always be doing more! Here are just a few underutilized, but effective, channels for recruiting new singers.

Why Your Community Chorus Needs You to Volunteer

Everyone knows that volunteers are the lifeblood of any nonprofit - including (and especially!) community choruses. There are many reasons community choruses rely on volunteers to sustain and grow their organizations. Here's why we need you to step up to the plate.

Making the Most of Your Chorus's Annual Fund Campaign

While it's not the most effective approach, many community choruses are still heavily relying on physical mailings to meet their annual fund goals. By using various marketing channels and strategies, choruses can expand their donor database and grow their annual revenue. Learn more!

Choir Management Software - Build or Buy?

Like most community choruses, you may have pulled together a hodgepodge of tools to manage your organization and are now starting to look for something more robust. So you have a choice to make: do you build something new? Or do you purchase an existing solution, like choir management software?

Building a Community with Bachtoberfests and Beer Choir

Singing and drinking have gone hand-in-hand for a long time - dating back to the 13th century. "Beer Choir" recently took root in the U.S. in 2015. This new outlet for singing presented opportunities to help community choruses recruit new singers, raise money, and strengthen their communities.

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