CREATIVE TOOLS & TIPS
(Fort Collins, Colorado and National)
FUNDING TOOLS
- Create a Patron Account to allow people to donate to you
- Create a Venmo or Paypal Account so people can give you donations directly
- Loss Calculator Tool – from Performing Arts Readiness
- Nonprofit Finance Fund (tools and resources)
- Amazon Smile – a fundraising tool for nonprofits to have your fans use when shopping on Amazon
- Facebook fundraisers Register your nonprofit to be an option for fundraising efforts
LIVESTREAMING
- LIVE-STREAMING: See all the trainings, video breakdowns, tutorials, live-streaming tips and resources
- Liven up Your Livestream with The Launchpad from the Music District (Designed for musicians, but applicable to all artists)
- Article on different live streaming options: (Platforms evaluated: Facebook Live, Periscope, YouTube, YouNow, ConcertWindow, StageIt, and Gigee)
- PLATFORMS & RESOURCES:
- HOW LIVE, Twitch TV, Vimeo, Periscope, Facebook Live, Timbre Streaming and Instagram Live
- Muse Performance Space – Live streaming for concerts, patrons can watch and musicians get the proceeds
- Stage It (online pay to watch concert venue)
- PROFESSIONALS & PRODUCTION HELP:
- Need help producing a Livestream show? Local expert Doug Usher of The Via Company can help you!
VIRTUAL EVENTS
- VIRTUAL EVENTS
- Sched offers advice for virtual events
- EventBrite webinar: Best Practices for Communicating with Your Attendees (Video)
- Top 10 tips to plan a successful virtual event (Eventstant.com)
- HOW TO:
- How to Plan, promote, and host a profitable virtual event (HelloSeven.co)
- How to host a successful virtual event: tips and best practices (Hootsuite)
- 7 easy steps to successful virtual event planning (SocialTables.com)
VIDEO LEARNING & TRAININGS
- TUTORIALS & BUSINESS ONLINE:
- Makeshift Studios – Series of how to videos created by Fort Collins Public Media to help creatives set up affordable studios at home to produce quality video content
- “How to Start in E-Commerce” (step by step video by Startup Week Fort Collins)
- “Getting Started With Teaching Online“ (step by step video by Startup Week Fort Collins)
- Creative Capital – lots of national webinars, video, workshops
- The Launchpad podcast – The Music District, takes you step by step through different topics confronting musicians and independent artists. See the entire video series: Episode #3 Level up Your Livestream – tune into this workshop to learn more about accessible tech and tactics to improve your livestream game.