FAQ

Who are the ARTS FOR MORE artists?

• Artists ranging from the “soon-to-be-discovered” through the world famous will include musicians, authors, comedians, actors, dancers, and others, along with a wide variety of visual artists will be part of ARTS FOR MORE (A4M).

Who are the ARTS FOR MORE presenters and venues?

• A4M will work with a wide variety of presenters and venues, ranging from tiny to large, depending upon the art form and artist.

What are some ways that ARTS FOR MOREperformances (A4Mperformances) and ARTS FOR MOREprojects (A4Mprojects) will generate revenue?

• Add-on fee structures to tickets for A4Mperformances events made via the A4M platform (any fees associated with transactions will be transparent and determined according to established best practice guidelines)

• Add-on contribution strategies (device driven and other) at individual performances

• A variety of round-up strategies

• B corps and Corporate sponsorship and support for A4Mperformances, such as a Brewery sponsored performance series at their location

• B corps and Corporate sponsorship and support for ARTdrops, such as Art Storefronts, an on-line gallery platform

• Individual and corporate matching funds for donations  

• A4Mperformances and A4Mprojects series subscriptions

• Merchandise strategies for both A4Mperformances and A4Mprojects

• VIP upgrade development for both A4Mperformances and A4Mprojects

• Ad-based and sponsored revenue from A4Mperformances branded live, archived, and other performance streams

• Multi-media collaborations, with visual artists, crafts artisans and others, where a percentage of sales would benefit NPOs/NGOs via A4M

Who will select which organizations will receive the funds?

• Artists will be able to choose an organization that is already affiliated with A4M, recommend an organization (pending the vetting process), or have A4M choose an organization for them to support.

What makes the ARTS FOR MOREperformances concept different than other benefit concert models?

• With our ongoing, regular business model thinking that doesn’t require very much work or resources from non-profit organizations, it becomes possible to consider that a relatively small net is a success. It's about building numbers of individual events that happen frequently – it's not necessary for every A4M event to be the proverbial "annual fundraiser."

• A4Mperformances will be "one-stop shops" enabling all its user groups to take advantage of the unique and effective nature of benefit concerts.

• A4M and A4Mperformances will turn many small actions and donations into something bigger as we build our community, expand into multiple regions, and scale up.

How does ARTS FOR MORE define itself?

• We are defining A4M as a “not-for-profit” marketing entity, and a creative arts organization - using the latest and traditional tools for a different end goal of doing good, and creating sustainable benefit for both the arts and non-profit organizations.

Why can ARTS FOR MOREperformances and ARTS FOR MORE succeed?

• In terms of arts presentation A4M is a first-of-a-kind organization in terms of its concept of integrating cause-related thinking into the regular performance/business models of artists and presenters via a one-stop-shop platform. At this point in time, A4M has no industry competitor, and thus will enjoy a “first-mover advantage.”

• A4M production costs will be minimal.

• A4M will be a virtual company to the greatest extent possible, with a minimal footprint.

• A4M users will participate repeatedly due to the unique and ever-changing creative energy and offerings of its artists and presenters.

• A4M will give the consumer multiple reasons to support our artists, arts presenters and NPOs/NGOs using A4Mperformances, A4Mprojects, and future models.

How will ARTS FOR MORE be funded?

• A4M is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer tax deductions for contributions and funding.

• During our Proof of Concept phase, A4M will be funded by a wide variety of individual and other funding sources.

• Some future funding possibilities will include: corporate partnership and funding support, individual donations supporting A4M operations, appropriate transaction fees, and the development of potential user group subscription models.

What will the ARTS FOR MORE company look like?

A4M will be a virtual company to the greatest extent possible - below are some of the projected positions required for the start-up and ongoing operations of A4M:

• Executive director (full-time)

• Principal/creative director (full-time)

• Executive assistant (full-time)

• Business development (full-time)

• Platform design and development (independent contractor)

• A4M web/social administrator (independent contractor)

• Promotion (independent contractor)

• Marketing (independent contractor)

• Media coordinator (independent contractor)

• Legal services (independent contractor)

• Accounting (independent contractor)

• NPO/NGO vetting, (part-time, remote)

• Board of directors

• Advisory board

What kinds of things will ARTS FOR MORE do in the future?

• Develop A4M productions

• Develop ways for the A4Mperfs and A4Mperfs networks to respond as a group to immediate relief situations

• Curate multi-media artist collaborations

• Develop podcast(s) (#ListenMoreCasts)

• Start social media channels

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

How will artists benefit from being involved with ARTS FOR MORE?

• A4M will provide an effective way to cross-promote our artists to completely different groups of people, helping to reimagine and rebuild live local arts scenes along with increased activity on their own social channels.

• A4M artists will benefit from having an effective and straightforward way to do better marketing and promotion. Artists need help with this!

• Artists will benefit from the development of additional performance opportunities, both within and independent of A4Mperformances.

• It's always good to do good!

How will arts presenters and venues benefit from being involved with ARTS FOR MORE?

• In addition to providing new and effective ways to rebuild their audience and customer bases, affiliation with A4M will enhance their reputations by keying into causes that they support, leading to more business for them independent of the A4Mperformances model.

• It's always good to do good!

How will NPOs/NGOs benefit from being involved with ARTS FOR MORE?

• Organizations will benefit from the creation of new and ongoing revenue streams with minimal time and resource commitments.

• A4M will enable them to showcase their work and messages to additional new audiences.

• NPOs/NGOs will provide information and presentational materials for A4M use.

• As part of the A4M community they will be involved primarily by reaching out to their community of supporters, by being active via their social channels, and spreading the word about events.

How will fans and supporters benefit from being involved with ARTS FOR MORE?

• They will be exposed to new artists and enjoy the creative endeavors of artists at all levels of notoriety.

• Fans & supporters will get to know new venues that are supporting causes and artists they believe in.

• Fans & supporters will benefit from being a part of solutions, and receiving while giving.