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$1.77 million could stabilize Charlotte Symphony’s future

Posted in Arts community, Fundraising, tagged , , , on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Group only $100,000 short of its urgent fundraising target
By Karen Garloch
kgarloch@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
The struggling Charlotte Symphony is less than $100,000 away from meeting its year-end goal of raising $1.77 million to become financially stable.
If it meets the goal, the symphony expects to get $900,000 from the Arts & Science Council, which [...]

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Wells Fargo’s surprise: $6 million to charities

Posted in Arts community, Fundraising, WDAV General Info, tagged , , on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

San Francisco-based bank says gifts show a continued commitment to Charlotte as recession batters nonprofits.
By Eric Frazier
efrazier@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Wednesday, Dec. 09, 2009
When Wells Fargo officials invited heads of local nonprofit groups to their uptown bank tower for a thank-you breakfast Tuesday, Kathy Ridge showed up, as requested, just before 8.
“This is so nice,” she said, watching [...]

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Symphony players take pay cut

Posted in Arts community, tagged , , on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The renegotiated contract will save the orchestra $700,000 this season; base pay shrinks more than 19%.
By Steven Brown
sbrown@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Saturday, Sep. 05, 2009
For the second time in two years, the Charlotte Symphony’s musicians have taken a pay cut meant to help fight the orchestra’s financial crisis.
The players will give up more than 19 percent of this [...]

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You’re now approaching Paris, Texas

Posted in Arts community, Fundraising, tagged , , on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is at a fork in the road. Where it turns is up to you.
By Lawrence Toppman
ltoppman@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Sunday, Jun. 21, 2009
My favorite cartoon shows a landscape that’s barren except for a bottle, a can, a tire, a pencil and a few pebbles. The caption reads “Life Without Mozart.”
I could substitute Louis Armstrong, [...]

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Cutbacks are front and center for arts groups

Posted in Arts community, Fundraising, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

37% drop in ASC fund drive likely means reductions in jobs, performances – or worse
By Steven Brown
sbrown@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Monday, May. 18, 2009
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/730644.html
Charlotte Symphony’s last concerts of the season, energized by jazzy music, revved up the audience and surpassed the box office goal.
Yet the orchestra and Charlotte’s other cultural groups are caught in the same recession as [...]

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