Battle of the Bands
Description
Host a Battle of the Bands fundraiser at your school or in your community!
Band members (participants) collect “fans” (friends and family members) who buy tickets to support a specific band. The band that raises the most money (by collecting the biggest amount of fans) wins a prize. Also 3 judges give bands a score out of ten, and the band with the highest score also receives a prize. Bands perform a song of their choice.
Flyers
Flyers (make a copy of the document to edit)
Fill in your school's name and print!
Steps
Step 1: Pick a Date
Step 2: Find a Location
School gym or auditorium
Step 3: Assign Roles
Step 4: Promotion
Make flyers to hang around the school (with date, time, and location, and maybe a QR code to scan to sign up as a form)
Hang flyers up in middle schools, local businesses, and restaurants
Get a number of bands to perform (5-10) — admission for each band is free
Each band is told to sell tickets to family members, friends, fans, classmates, etc. to support them and Save a Child’s Heart ($10 per ticket)
The band that raises the most money gets a prize (tickets to a music concert)
Step 5: Make big posters / banners (with sponsors’ logo) about SACH to hang up at the event
Step 6: Other ways to get more money
Reach out to local businesses to sponsor your event (business names on banners at event and back of t-shirts)
Make custom t-shirts (Participants can buy a t-shirt for ½ off with sponsors' names on the back)
Organize a raffle
As a prize, do a gift basket and a t-shirt or tickets to a sports game or music concert, and for every 5 tickets they buy, they get 1 free
Organize a food and beverage sale
Step 7: Supplies
Any necessary instruments
Microphones
Speakers
Step 8: Set Details
Once all the bands sign up, make a schedule of performance times
Decide on time per band (maximum 5 minutes recommended)
Decide on the judges of the competition
Figure out an audio and microphone system to play the music and make announcements
Give an announcement thanking everyone for coming and more about Save A Child’s Heart to encourage donations
Roles
1. Treasurer Committee
Collects and keeps track of registration fees and event balance
Contacts and Secures event sponsors (local businesses)
2. Marketing and Promotion Committee
Designs and hangs up flyers (at school, local businesses / restaurants, and middle schools)
Gives out flyers to each band that signs up for them to give out to others to come support them
Designs banners
Makes QR code linked to Google Forms for easy sign-up (optional)
In charge of securing prizes
3. Facility and Equipment Managers (3 people)
Secures facility
Secures all necessary equipment for competition, including instruments
Sets up facility (with help of others)
4. Other Sales Committee (1 Person for each role)
In charge of Raffle
In charge of T-shirts
In charge of food and beverage stand
5. Technical
In charge of sound system, microphones, and other details to make sure event runs smoothly