Fundraising
Individuals | Businesses | Advertising
Hoof 'n' Horn is the South's oldest student-run musical theater group. We have been putting on shows for over half a century as a nonprofit group. Most of the cost of these productions is covered by ticket sales, but that is not the only source of revenue for production and organization budgets. We also rely on donations from both individuals and area businesses (material donations as well as monetary) and the sale of advertising space in programs. This section of the website contains information for those interested in making a donation or purchasing advertising space.
If you are an alumnus or the parent of a student involved in a production and you would like to know more about making an individual donation, click on the "Individuals" link above.
If you are accessing this site on the behalf of a business and would like to know more about how your business can donate money, goods, or services, click on the "Businesses" link above.
If you are interested in purchasing advertising space and would like to know what this entails or how to go about securing advertising space, click on the "Advertising" link above.
Individuals
Individual donations accounted for a measurable portion of Hoof 'n' Horn's overall revenue for the 2007-2008 season. Individual donors are usually alumni who have contacted the Fundraising/Alumni Relations Chair on the executive council or parents of the cast, crew, and production council of shows who have been contacted by the Producer of that show.
Both parents and alumni are invited to explore the rest of the site to find out more about Hoof 'n' Horn in its present state. If you would like to make a donation, several options are available. If you would like to know more about individual donations, you can email Elissa Lerner or Julia Kraus.
Since Hoof 'n' Horn is a nonprofit group, all donations are tax-deductible. A receipt and acknowledgement of your donation will be sent to you should you decide to provide a donation. We also welcome donations in the form of goods and services.
Hoof 'n' Horn greatly appreciates donors to the organization; we individually recognize each one in our programs according to the scheme below. Donations are cumulative and last for one year.
| Titan | $1,000 |
| Benefactor | $500 |
| Grand Patron | $250 |
| Patron | $100 |
| Partner | $50 |
| Friend | $25 |
Businesses
Donations from businesses in North Carolina have not been a significant portion of Hoof 'n' Horn's annual revenue in the past, which is something we hope to change. As we expand our capability to reach a broader audience as well as to accomplish more as a part of the Triangle community, we believe that we are a good investment for local business.
As a theater organization we are always in need of both monetary and material donations, especially as we move to embrace more challenging productions and projects in the future. As a nonpofit organization that maintains an infrastructure to produce high-quality shows, we have even more need. We hope to expand our media capabilities as an organization, which businesses are often uniquely capable of supporting.
If your business is interested in making a donation, you can can email Elissa Lerner or Julia Kraus.
Since Hoof 'n' Horn is a nonprofit group, all donations are tax-deductible. A receipt and acknowledgement of your donation will be sent to you should you decide to provide either a monetary or material donation. All donations are acknowledged in selected Hoof 'n' Horn publications such as programs or Alumni newsletters.
Advertising
The productions of 2002-2003 reached a combined audience of over four thousand individuals. Our shows involve students from all over the Triangle as well as residents from a large spectrum of ages. This year we continue to seek a broader pool of human resources to improve the productions we offer to the community.
In 2003 and 2004 our Publicity Chair position will continue efforts made in the past year to reach a larger audience - to go beyond the students at Duke in our efforts to promote the organization. We hope that this will mean an even larger, more diverse audience for all five of our productions. We will work to continue improving our advertising capabilities so that ads will reach both our audience and the members of the Hoof 'n' Horn community - a community that numbers over 1700. We now offer more options for advertising that will make it easier for area businesses to reach all of our audience.
Advertising is available in publications associated with each production. In the past such advertising has been handled on a show-to-show basis, but this year we can offer advertising space year-round or for more than one show. In general these advertisements are merely space/mention in the program, but additional options may be available. If you would like to advertise with Hoof 'n' Horn, please email the current Publicity Chair, Lucy Jin.