Contributions

You may not realize it, but you are very important to the Cabarrus Arts Council. Since you are on our website and reading this contributions page, we know that you are interested in our continued work. This means that you are helping us reach our mission of “energizing our community through arts excellence.”

The arts council is dedicated to presenting the performing and visual arts to our entire county and we accomplish this through the schools, the Arts Council Galleries, the Davis Theatre, and the grants that we give to support other arts groups and cultural arts initiatives. Our programs reach 300,000 participants annually, of which 30,000 are students and teachers.

Can you imagine what life would be like without the arts? Think of a life with:

• no music - radio, iPod, concerts, choirs, bands…
• no theatre - stage, television, movies, comedy…
• no literature - books, poetry, magazines, scripts, screenwriting…
• no dance - ballet, hip hop, line dance, social dance, jazz…
• no visual art - paintings, pottery, sculpture, architecture, signage, automobile design, fashion design, photography…

YOU are the key to the arts council’s continued excellence. You understand how essential the arts are to each individual and every community. You see that the study of the arts develops critical thinking skills that every student needs to succeed in life.

Our many programs succeed only with financial support. Every single donation makes a difference, and this year we need your support more than ever. Many people choose to give in memory or honor of someone, often as a gift.

Thank you so much! We are thankful for you, your interest and your support, and we look forward to seeing you in the Arts Council Galleries and at the Davis Theatre!

Yours,

How to Donate

We make it EASY for you to join our generous donors in support of the arts.  Take a look and choose the category that best suits you:

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS

Individuals may donate by completing a pledge card and mailing it to the arts council; by credit card online; or by coming to the arts council office. Donations may be paid in full or the arts council will bill you quarterly. All contributors receive recognition of support on our website and in the quarterly newsletter. Pledges may be paid with cash, check, credit card, or stock.
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Applause Society

The Applause Society is a select group of individual donors who give an annual gift of $1,000 or more.  This group receives special recognition and benefits such as early access to Davis Theatre ticket sales, exclusive discounts to the gallery shop, preview receptions to gallery exhibitions, and meet-the-performer events at the Davis Theatre. We encourage you to join this extraordinary group of arts friends.

$1,000 - Benefactor
$2,500 - Sponsor
$5,000 - Founder
$10,000 - DaVinci
$20,000 - Mozart
$50,000 - Shakespeare

Corporate Donations

Businesses enjoy supporting the arts council and receive considerable marketing benefits for their contributions. Many businesses sustain the work of the arts council in the schools and community as a Corporate Donor.
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Benefits of Giving

The Arts Council makes corporate marketing dollars go a long way. For each level of giving, businesses receive significant year-long promotion.

SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY
$50,000

All of the $20,000 level, plus:
Plaque on the Davis Theatre door for one year.

MOZART SOCIETY
$20,000

All of the $10,000 level, plus:
Logo in quarterly newsletter
Opportunity to sponsor an Art Walk
Link on homepage of website
Full-page ad in Davis Theatre playbill

DAVINCI SOCIETY
$10,000

All of the $5,000 level, plus:
Co-Sponsor of Pops in the Park concert (10,000 attend)
3' x 8' corporate banner
Thanked from stage at least 3 times
Promotional tent
VIP parking
Logo on homepage of website
Special feature article in newsletter
Thanked from stage at all arts council school programs
Name on larger letters on school sign

FOUNDER
$5,000

All of the $2,500 level, plus:
Listed on sign at all school programs (reaching 30,000 people in 2007-2008)
Listing on Students Take pART in the ARTs brochure which is delivered home to more than 25,000 students and teachers

SPONSOR
$2,500

All of the $1,000 level, plus:
Listed on Pops in the Park program

BENEFACTOR
$1,000 level:

Listed for one year in quarterly newsletter (81,000 distributed annually)
Listed on Pops in the Park banner

SUSTAINER - $500 level

PATRON - $250 level

LEADER - $100 level

FRIEND - $50 level

DONOR - up to $49

DAVIS THEATRE SPONSORSHIPS

Benefits of Giving

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Some corporations want to be closely aligned with the Davis Theatre and its magnificent On Stage at the Davis series. Below are the levels of sponsorship:

PLATINUM SPONSOR-$25,000

Presenting Sponsor level.  Wording will appear on all printed advertisements and cover of Playbill: (Your Company) Presents On Stage at the Davis
Largest brass plaque on doors to theatre for one year
2 full-page ads in Playbill
Link on homepage of Arts Council website
Link on Davis Theatre page of Arts Council website
Advertisement in 4 Arts Council newsletters
Listed in donor lists in all newsletters and on website
8 tickets for every show in the series

GOLD SPONSOR-$10,000

Name on all printed advertisements
Large brass plaque on doors to theatre for one year
Full-page ad in Playbill
Link on homepage of Arts Council website
Logo on Davis Theatre page of Arts Council website
Listed in donor lists in all newsletters and on website
Advertisement in 2 Arts Council newsletters
6 tickets for every show in the series

SILVER SPONSOR-$5,000

Medium brass plaque on doors to theatre for one year
Full-page ad in Playbill
Logo on Davis Theatre page of Arts Council website
Listed in donor lists in all newsletters and on website
Logo in 2 Arts Council newsletters
4 tickets for every show in the series

BRONZE SPONSOR-$2,500

Full-page ad in Playbill
Name on Davis Theatre page of Arts Council website
Listed in donor lists in all newsletters and on website
Logo in 1 Arts Council newsletter
2 tickets for every show in the series