Building a Dance Company: Fiscal Sponsorship

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For-profit, non-profit, or fiscally sponsored? How will you run your company at this point in time? 

While this Wall Street Journal article is a few years old, it still captures the essence of why a choreographer might choose fiscal sponsorship at this moment, versus the daunting task of earning 501(c)3 status and building a board of directors.

Read the article here. 

I always look to the Bay Area organization Dancers' Group for guidance with fiscal sponsorship. When I co-directed the Dance IS Festival for 7 years, we were fiscally sponsored by Dancers' Group. This support and umbrella provided guidance, financial oversight, and mentorship. Find out more about this established fiscal sponsorship program here.

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