2014-2015 CPT Info Session Jayesh Srivastava- Executive DirectorMacauley Rybar- External DirectorAllison Schaffer- Internal DirectorMarissa Alaniz- Planning DirectorTheron O’Halloran- Operations Director

DM VISION•Transparency throughout entire

organization•Effective & efficient use of resources•Accepting community and diverse dancer

experience•Positive Dancer, Family, and Partner

experience•Stewardship in ALL relationships•ALL TO INCREASE IMPACT FOR THE

KIDS!

LEADERSHIP CULTURE•All 4 Associate Teams contribute to entire

DMUM Vision•Opportunities for everyone to express

opinions and ideas on all matters, regardless of position

•Emphasis on consistent associate leadership experience

•1 Leadership Team = 1 Identity = 1 Family

STEERING STRUCTURE

CPT COMMITMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES

LINEDANCE

LINEDANCE•What is important about this position?•All associate teams represented •2 Main Fulfillments

▫Dancer Engagement throughout the year▫Marathon linedance

•Linedance leaders: 3 from CPT

LINEDANCE (CONT.)Internal Responsibilities, managed by Dancer Engagement (Internal Chair) •Assigned to 2-3 teams•Hype/ bonding/ pod wars•Role: being All-Star dancersPlanning Responsibilities, managed by Line Dance Chairs• Song selection• Choreography approval (planning director)• Marathon scheduling (planning director)

LINEDANCE (CONT.)Logistics•26 dancers – 20 on stage at a time•All Coords are selected in Spring for

committees•Early Fall: Linedance apps open•Linedance Leaders selected from the CPT

body (with the exception of Finance, DR and DE)  

PLANNING VISIONThe Planning associate team will focus on creating and implementing the framework for programming and events throughout the year in order to:• Act as a support to our internal organization to

facilitate relationships between dancers, dancer captains, and steering members

• Target the external community to further develop partnerships and garner support for our organization

• Engage the internal and external communities with our cause

ENGAGEMENT EVENTSActing as a support to the internal organization through developing and implementing:•A fall event•Family engagement events•Small activities at the Marathon

ENTERTAINMENTEncouraging internal engagement through:•Developing and showcasing relationships

with student and external performers•Creating and implementing the schedule

of programming for the Gala and the Marathon

EVENT MANAGEMENTProviding logistical oversight by:•Addressing facility requirements•Ensuring personnel requirements•Scheduling for preparations,

maintenance, and conclusions of events

FUNDRAISING EVENTSEngaging both the internal and external audiences of our organization through:•Organizing sustainable fundraising efforts•Expanding into new mutually beneficial

partnerships to raise funds and engage dancers

EVENT PARTNERSHIPSupporting our internal organization through:•Developing mutually beneficial

partnerships with multi-faceted sponsors•Garnering in-kind donations

PLANNING

EXTERNAL VISIONThe External Associate Team’s efforts will focus on developing genuine, mutually beneficial relationships that will support our organization and our image as a professional non-profit in Ann Arbor, the state of Michigan, & beyond. This will be accomplished through:• Engaging with corporations on a large scale basis in order to

emphasize successful partnerships• Streamlining external communication to spread one, united

organizational message• Stewarding all organizational donors and providing resources for

the rest of the organization to accomplish this  • Sharing our cause and inspiring advocacy across the organization

and in the community• Supporting, engaging, and expanding the organization’s role in

local schools

CORPORATE FOUNDATION RELATIONSCapitalizing on large external fundraising opportunities through:•Applying for grants•Large scale reach outs to corporations•Maintaining relationships with monetary

corporate donors•Showcasing mutually beneficial

relationships

DEVELOPMENTProviding resources for the organization to steward all donors through:•Working on major gifts •Applying stewardship models•Alumni Advisory Board liaison •Alumni relations

COMMUNICATIONSVisionary for all external communication outside of the organization through:•Public Relations •Engaging all aspects of the organization

to further DM’s name in the community•Media Contacts•Champion Newsletter / Blog

K-12 ENGAGEMENTAdvocates for our cause and Dance Marathon as an entity in K-12 schools by:•Expanding and growing Mini Marathon

programs•Disability Awareness Days facilitation and

school support programs •Engaging with other external partners to

provide resources to the organization

EDUCATION THERAPY RELATIONSShowcasing the DM cause within the organization and to the external community through:•Liaison between therapies, therapists and the

organization •Stewarding relationships with our hospitals•Educating donors, partners and dancers•Facilitating relationships with community

partners •Fundraising motivation through cause

inspiration

EXTERNAL

INTERNAL VISIONThe Internal Associate Team will broadly focus on the stewardship of all members and potential members of Dance Marathon with specific focus on:• Providing a revamped Dancer experience focused on wide-

spread, personalized appeal with fewer expectations and a vast array of opportunities

• Facilitation of resources directed specifically at dancer and team needs

• Emphasizing engagement across the organization, accomplished by supporting dancers on the team level

• Development of novel family resources• Providing individual, team and pod resources to bring dancers

to their fundraising goals and beyond• Education and development of future leaders

DANCER RELATIONSResponsibilities include:•Liaison between resources of internal,

DM as a whole, and captains•Communication•Pod Unity

FAMILY RELATIONSResponsibilities include:•Family resources•Cause education•Fundraising motivation•Initiatives

▫Alumni family programming▫Family recruitment

DANCER FUNDRAISINGResponsibilities include:•Individual dancer resources•Assist pod and team fundraising•Resource tool kit •Large fundraising initiatives with

fundraising events

RECRUITMENTResponsibilities include:•General campus recruitment•Dancer deadlines•Providing resources to:

▫Student organization teams▫Greek life teams

•Initiatives:▫Increase diversity of DM▫Retention of 1st-year dancers

DANCER ENGAGEMENTResponsibilities include:•Creating initiatives to be implemented by

engagement representatives/linedancers on teams

•Managing and supporting engagement reps/linedancers

•Pod unity (lipsync, pod wars)•Collaborating with planning •Organization cheerleader

INTERNAL

OPERATIONS VISIONThe Operations Associate Team will broadly focus on the improvement of efficiency by being a specialized resource hub for all other associate teams mainly focused on:• Using information gathered from dancers to

capitalize on opportunities for growth• Keeping the website up to date with resources

provided by other committees• Managing promotion of our organization through

social media on our campus, and larger community• Ensuring financial stability and 501(c)3 status by

updating financial records and organizing budgets

MARKETINGPromote the organization through:•Social Media •Media Production•Design

FINANCE (Co-Chair)Maintaining financial stability via:•Funding Applications•Budgeting•Financial Record Keeping

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Co-Chair) Improve the dancer experience:•Check-in•Team Placement•Data Base Management•Website Update

OPERATIONS

RECAP•4 Associate Teams (Planning, External,

Internal, and Operations) •Planning – Event Management,

Entertainment, Engagement Events, Fundraising Events, Event Partnership

•External – K12 Engagement, Development, Corporate Foundation Relations, Education Therapy Relations, Communications

RECAP (CONT.)•Internal – Dancer Fundraising, Dancer

Relations, Family Relations, Recruitment, Dancer Engagement

•Operations – Finance (2), Info Management (2), Marketing

•20 Chairs, 5 per associate team

Questions? Contact Us•Jayesh Srivastava: Executive Director 734-

262-5273 jsriv@umich.edu•Macauley Rybar: External Director 810-

252-2613 mkrybar@umich.edu•Marissa Alaniz: Planning Director 734-883-

8160, malaniz@umich.edu•Allie Schaffer: Internal Director 415-828-

0097, alischaf@umich.edu•Theron O’Halloran: Operations Directors

269-348-2712, theohall@umich.edu