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Festival 2016: Flash Mob

Posted on: May 11th, 2015 by GALA Communications GALA Articles No Comments

GALA executive director Robin Godfrey and GALA artistic director Jane Ramseyer Miller discuss what’s in store for delegates at Festival 2016 in Denver. Get ready for a flash mob! Learn more at https://galachoruses.org/events/gala-festival.


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Transitions, Evaluations, and Feedback

Posted on: April 29th, 2015 by GALA Communications GALA Articles No Comments

Eve Campbell and Jeff Heine talk about their session from GALA Choruses Annual Leadership Symposium 2014 in Cleveland “Transitions, Evaluations, and Feedback.” Learn from their experience as longtime managers in our movement, and how to navigate some of the challenges that come with managing a GALA Chorus. Find resources for chorus management at the GALA […]


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Managing a Movement

Posted on: April 20th, 2015 by GALA Communications GALA Articles No Comments

Eve Campbell and Jeff Heine share their history, passion, and experience in chorus management with GALA Choruses. Find resources for chorus management at the GALA Choruses Resource Center.  


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Best Credit Card Processors For Chorus Membership Dues

Posted on: April 10th, 2015 by Jacob Levine GALA Articles No Comments

Choruses use a wide variety of credit card processors for collecting membership dues. We interviewed a few dozen choruses to find out what the best options are and how much they cost. Check out the results below! Overview Processor Swiped Keyed Monthly Fee Quickbooks Payments 2.4% + 25¢1 3.4% + 25¢1 N/A PayPal 2.7% 2.2% […]


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Arts Advocacy Day 2015

Posted on: April 7th, 2015 by GALA Communications GALA Articles No Comments

GALA board president Mindy Taylor shares some photos and experiences from her time in Washington D.C. for Arts Advocacy Day 2015. Events were held March 23rd and 24th and serve as a way for organizations to receive crucial advocacy training from experts in the field and then put that training into practice. Here’s Mindy: “As GALA was […]


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5 Ways Choruses Track Attendance

Posted on: March 9th, 2015 by Jacob Levine GALA Articles No Comments

While building Chorus Connection, I’ve interviewed dozens of community choruses about the ways they operate. These interviews have given me a fascinating insight into the different strategies and best practices in use by community choruses all across the US. The intent of this post is to share some of those insights, specifically those related to managing […]


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Worldwide LGBT Choral Festival Roundup

Posted on: March 3rd, 2015 by Martin Brophy GALA Articles No Comments

We are dawning. Never has it been more clear that the global LGBT choral movement is here. Whether you’re globetrotting or have friends who do, we thought this list might be of interest: Andratx Gay Chorus Festival in Mallorca, Spain May 7–10, 2015 Spain’s first gay choirs festival, hosted by Mallorca Gay Men’s Chorus “Undoubtedly set […]


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