Top Reasons to Join Arts to Zoo
- Our “EMatch” Membership Promotes Your Events
Public users can create their free profile and choose their interest
– Flamenco, Tap, Jazz, Chorale, Theater – Comedy, etc. When you add your
event to the A2Z calendar, our computer will automatically email the individual
who wants to know about your event. Nonmembers can add their event to the
calendar and are encouraged to do so, but they won’t be able to check the
box that corresponds to their event; and it won’t be emailed to those who
want to know about it.
- Easier to Promote Your Organization
Each organization will have a profile. You can enter a full text
description of what you do. We will provide a FREE search to members of
the general public to search, e.g. “flamenco” and quickly and easily find
your organization.
If your website isn’t e-commerce enabled, simply put a “hyperlink”
from your site to your profile on the Arts to Zoo website. People can use
credit cards or electronic checks to make a donation to
you.
Does your organization sell items as fundraisers? Teddy bears,
cookbooks, candles, caps, sweatshirts, etc? The ability to sell these items
online is part of your Arts to Zoo membership.
Sell tickets to your events online and take credit card payments
or e-checks. Add information about people who send you checks. Have one
central database of all attendees, regardless of how they paid. Automatically
creates Excel spreadsheet, nametags and check - in list. Best of all, Arts
to Zoo does not take any fees for what you sell . We do pass on the merchant
fee that we are charged.
Enter your items in Arts to Zoo. Arts to Zoo will automatically
create an Excel “master list”, create bid sheets, bid numbers, closing times,
incremental bid ranges; allow you take online bids and pre-promote your
auction. Make the starting bid the night of your event, the highest online
bid you received to maximize revenue – OR just do an online auction!
- Make Communicating Easier .
You need to communicate with various constituencies, both internal
and external. Our email blast allows you to send one message,
simultaneously to multiple recipients. Use our E-newsletter creation
tools to create a colorful electronic invite (complete with links to purchase
or donate) or newsletter.
- Private Communication Areas.
Do you have a volunteer committee or a marketing committee? Would
you like to setup a communication area for them to post agendas, minutes,
forms, job descriptions, etc? Well, now you can. Instead of going to a web
design company, Arts to Zoo gives you the ability to create as many categories
as you need and to assign your own username and password for these areas.
- Do you need to seat people?
Are you tired of using Post-It notes and constantly erasing to
finalize your seating chart? Arts to Zoo’s seating chart is database driven.
Want to move somebody? Just click on the scissor icon and move them to the
holding bay. Assign table numbers, create master lists by last name, table
number or company name; assign bid numbers, print nametags.
Whether your event is stand up or sit down, Arts to Zoo allows
you to print to pre-formatted Avery labels (5390, 5392, 5395 and 8164).
Do you want a different label, just let us know and we’ll make it ready
for you. The nametag automatically pulls the appropriate information, allows
you to quickly and easily upload your logo, and gives you the option of
printing bid number and table number.
Will your event be covered in the local paper? If you join Arts
to Zoo, we will send a photographer/reporter to your event. We’ll take at
least 30 color, digital pictures and post it on our website, usually within
48-72 hours. This is a great way to recognize your sponsors, donors and
volunteers. PLUS, it puts your message in front of a whole new audience
. (This is very popular on the Blacktie site, would you like it?) All
of these tools are intended to “increase your visibility”, extend your message
and make communicating and event planning easier. |
