2014-2015 CPT Info Session Jayesh Srivastava- Executive Director Macauley Rybar- External Director Allison Schaffer- Internal Director Marissa Alaniz- Planning Director Theron O’Halloran- Operations Director
Mar 28, 2015
2014-2015 CPT Info Session Jayesh Srivastava- Executive DirectorMacauley Rybar- External DirectorAllison Schaffer- Internal DirectorMarissa Alaniz- Planning DirectorTheron O’Halloran- Operations Director
DM VISION
•Transparency throughout entire organization
•Effective & efficient use of resources•Accepting community and diverse dancer
experience•Positive Dancer, Family, and Partner
experience•Stewardship in ALL relationships•ALL TO INCREASE IMPACT FOR THE
KIDS!
LEADERSHIP CULTURE
•All 4 Associate Teams contribute to entire DMUM Vision
•Opportunities for everyone to express opinions and ideas on all matters, regardless of position
•Emphasis on consistent associate leadership experience
•1 Leadership Team = 1 Identity = 1 Family
STEERING STRUCTURE
CPT COMMITMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES
LINEDANCE
LINEDANCE
•What is important about this position?•All associate teams represented •2 Main Fulfillments
▫Dancer Engagement throughout the year▫Marathon linedance
•Linedance leaders: 3 from CPT
LINEDANCE (CONT.)
Internal Responsibilities, managed by Dancer Engagement (Internal Chair) •Assigned to 2-3 teams•Hype/ bonding/ pod wars•Role: being All-Star dancersPlanning Responsibilities, managed by Line Dance Chairs• Song selection• Choreography approval (planning director)• Marathon scheduling (planning director)
LINEDANCE (CONT.)
Logistics•26 dancers – 20 on stage at a time•All Coords are selected in Spring for
committees•Early Fall: Linedance apps open•Linedance Leaders selected from the CPT
body (with the exception of Finance, DR and DE)
PLANNING VISIONThe Planning associate team will focus on creating and implementing the framework for programming and events throughout the year in order to:• Act as a support to our internal organization to
facilitate relationships between dancers, dancer captains, and steering members
• Target the external community to further develop partnerships and garner support for our organization
• Engage the internal and external communities with our cause
ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
Acting as a support to the internal organization through developing and implementing:•A fall event•Family engagement events•Small activities at the Marathon
ENTERTAINMENT
Encouraging internal engagement through:•Developing and showcasing relationships
with student and external performers•Creating and implementing the schedule
of programming for the Gala and the Marathon
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Providing logistical oversight by:•Addressing facility requirements•Ensuring personnel requirements•Scheduling for preparations,
maintenance, and conclusions of events
FUNDRAISING EVENTS
Engaging both the internal and external audiences of our organization through:•Organizing sustainable fundraising efforts•Expanding into new mutually beneficial
partnerships to raise funds and engage dancers
EVENT PARTNERSHIP
Supporting our internal organization through:•Developing mutually beneficial
partnerships with multi-faceted sponsors•Garnering in-kind donations
PLANNING
EXTERNAL VISIONThe External Associate Team’s efforts will focus on developing genuine, mutually beneficial relationships that will support our organization and our image as a professional non-profit in Ann Arbor, the state of Michigan, & beyond. This will be accomplished through:• Engaging with corporations on a large scale basis in order to
emphasize successful partnerships• Streamlining external communication to spread one, united
organizational message• Stewarding all organizational donors and providing resources for
the rest of the organization to accomplish this • Sharing our cause and inspiring advocacy across the organization
and in the community• Supporting, engaging, and expanding the organization’s role in
local schools
CORPORATE FOUNDATION RELATIONS
Capitalizing on large external fundraising opportunities through:•Applying for grants•Large scale reach outs to corporations•Maintaining relationships with monetary
corporate donors•Showcasing mutually beneficial
relationships
DEVELOPMENT
Providing resources for the organization to steward all donors through:•Working on major gifts •Applying stewardship models•Alumni Advisory Board liaison •Alumni relations
COMMUNICATIONS
Visionary for all external communication outside of the organization through:•Public Relations •Engaging all aspects of the organization
to further DM’s name in the community•Media Contacts•Champion Newsletter / Blog
K-12 ENGAGEMENT
Advocates for our cause and Dance Marathon as an entity in K-12 schools by:•Expanding and growing Mini Marathon
programs•Disability Awareness Days facilitation and
school support programs •Engaging with other external partners to
provide resources to the organization
EDUCATION THERAPY RELATIONS
Showcasing the DM cause within the organization and to the external community through:•Liaison between therapies, therapists and the
organization •Stewarding relationships with our hospitals•Educating donors, partners and dancers•Facilitating relationships with community
partners •Fundraising motivation through cause
inspiration
EXTERNAL
INTERNAL VISIONThe Internal Associate Team will broadly focus on the stewardship of all members and potential members of Dance Marathon with specific focus on:• Providing a revamped Dancer experience focused on wide-
spread, personalized appeal with fewer expectations and a vast array of opportunities
• Facilitation of resources directed specifically at dancer and team needs
• Emphasizing engagement across the organization, accomplished by supporting dancers on the team level
• Development of novel family resources• Providing individual, team and pod resources to bring
dancers to their fundraising goals and beyond• Education and development of future leaders
DANCER RELATIONS
Responsibilities include:•Liaison between resources of internal,
DM as a whole, and captains•Communication•Pod Unity
FAMILY RELATIONS
Responsibilities include:•Family resources•Cause education•Fundraising motivation•Initiatives
▫Alumni family programming▫Family recruitment
DANCER FUNDRAISING
Responsibilities include:•Individual dancer resources•Assist pod and team fundraising•Resource tool kit •Large fundraising initiatives with
fundraising events
RECRUITMENT
Responsibilities include:•General campus recruitment•Dancer deadlines•Providing resources to:
▫Student organization teams▫Greek life teams
•Initiatives:▫Increase diversity of DM▫Retention of 1st-year dancers
DANCER ENGAGEMENT
Responsibilities include:•Creating initiatives to be implemented by
engagement representatives/linedancers on teams
•Managing and supporting engagement reps/linedancers
•Pod unity (lipsync, pod wars)•Collaborating with planning •Organization cheerleader
INTERNAL
OPERATIONS VISIONThe Operations Associate Team will broadly focus on the improvement of efficiency by being a specialized resource hub for all other associate teams mainly focused on:• Using information gathered from dancers to
capitalize on opportunities for growth• Keeping the website up to date with resources
provided by other committees• Managing promotion of our organization through
social media on our campus, and larger community• Ensuring financial stability and 501(c)3 status by
updating financial records and organizing budgets
MARKETING
Promote the organization through:•Social Media •Media Production•Design
FINANCE (Co-Chair)
Maintaining financial stability via:•Funding Applications•Budgeting•Financial Record Keeping
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Co-Chair) Improve the dancer experience:•Check-in•Team Placement•Data Base Management•Website Update
OPERATIONS
RECAP
•4 Associate Teams (Planning, External, Internal, and Operations)
•Planning – Event Management, Entertainment, Engagement Events, Fundraising Events, Event Partnership
•External – K12 Engagement, Development, Corporate Foundation Relations, Education Therapy Relations, Communications
RECAP (CONT.)
•Internal – Dancer Fundraising, Dancer Relations, Family Relations, Recruitment, Dancer Engagement
•Operations – Finance (2), Info Management (2), Marketing
•20 Chairs, 5 per associate team
Questions? Contact Us
• Jayesh Srivastava: Executive Director 734-262-5273 [email protected]
•Macauley Rybar: External Director 810-252-2613 [email protected]
•Marissa Alaniz: Planning Director 734-883-8160, [email protected]
•Allie Schaffer: Internal Director 415-828-0097, [email protected]
•Theron O’Halloran: Operations Directors 269-348-2712, [email protected]