"Developing a Festival” - Plan Implementation

 The following are possible festival committees. The size and scope of each committee will depend on the festival’s management. Each committee is led by a committee chair. Each chair oversees his/her committee and reports to and is a member of the Festival’s Board of Directors.

10.   Benefactors Program Committee

A Benefactor Program gives individuals and corporations the opportunity to become more involved in a festival. In return for various levels of support, benefactors are given a number of Benefactor rewards or benefits. For example, if an art festival was involved, there could be a “Meet the Artist Night”. The benefits could also include festival gear, special seating, tickets to special events, a celebrity golf tournament. Anything that you can think of could be included. A Benefactor Program raises the level of a festival by adding a feature that is not available to everyone, plus it adds an additional income stream for the festival.

11.   Volunteers and Manpower Committee

The success of a festival will be determined by the quality of its volunteers. This committee is responsible for recruiting and training the festival volunteers. The idea behind this committee is the have them work with all committees to make sure each has enough manpower to make their committee work. The volunteer/manpower committee oversees the entire manpower picture and moves volunteers to fill in when needed. The keys to the success of this committee are manpower control and training.