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?

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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.

20 Ideas for Getting Your Members Involved in the Chorus's Fundraising Initiatives

One thing we know for sure: members are the lifeblood of any community chorus. If you want your chorus's fundraising initiatives to be successful, look to your singing members to lead the way. Here are twenty ideas for engaging them with the chorus's fundraising initiatives!

Lux Choir - a Semi-Professional Choir of College-Aged Singers

At Chorus Connection, we love meeting choral leaders and choruses from all over the world. When we discover a chorus that is superbly unique, we feel compelled to tell their story. That's how I felt when I came across the website for Lux Choir, a semi-professional college-aged choir.

Overcoming Resistance to Change Within Choral Organizations

We are all hard-wired to fear change. But change can be a good thing! The world is always changing and community choruses need to adapt to their new environments in order to survive and thrive. So how do we overcome resistance to change and work together to make progress within our organizations?

How Your Choir's Marketing Chair Can Use Chorus Connection

A choir's marketing team is crucial to its success. Use Chorus Connection to help your Marketing Chair stay organized, source content, communicate with their team, and engage members in promotional activities.

How to Find Major Donors for Your Community Chorus

Finding major donors is no easy feat. You have to put a lot of effort into researching prospects, attending events, and cultivating relationships before someone is willing to make a significant contribution to your chorus. But, if you invest the time, the payoff can certainly be worth it!

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