January
COMMUNICATION
- Three Nashville Singers electronic newsletters published;
EVENT PLANNING/PRODUCTION
- First draft of November 20th show program created
GOVERNANCE
- Fourth board meeting convened
- Approved a 2010 projected budget of $9,999
- First elected 5-person board of directors
- Second Treasurer (Paul Gentry)
- Second Secretary (Leonard Walston)
- First At Large Board Member (Harlan Wilson)
LEADERSHIP
- First assistant directors appointed (Sloan Yarborough and Ric Domenico)
- Section leaders appointed (Bruce Cokeroft, Ric Domenico, Harlan Wilson, Sloan Yarborough)
MARKETING
- First email marketing campaign to area churches to solicit bookings
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 14,497
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 2
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Member attendance percentage this month: 82%
- Membership inquiries this month: 2
- New visitors this month: 2
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- New Song Introduced: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
RECOGNITION
- First Member of the Year Award presented (Todd Wilson)
February
COMMUNICATION
- Three Nashville Singers electronic newsletters published;
MARKETING
- Google ad impressions this month: 50,655
- Google generated website visits this month: 21
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 111,852
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 51
- Press release announcing 2010 Board Members distributed
MEMBERSHIP
- Member attendance percentage this month: 76%
- Membership inquiries this month: 3
- New visitors this month: 3
- 12th member joins (Bryan Patrick)
MEETINGS
PERFORMANCE
- Performance for Lifeway for 50 music ministers at The Standard
- First out of town performance inquiry (Lee Summit in MO)
March
COMMUNICATION
- Three Nashville Singers electronic newsletters published;
GOVERNANCE
- Fifth board meeting convened
- Adopted a new member Code of Ethics
MARKETING
- Google ad impressions this month: 140,075
- Google generated website visits this month: 99
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 178,469
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 84
- Updated business cards printed
MEETINGS
- Most well-attended meeting to date with a combined 23 members and guests
- Last meeting held at our initial meeting location
- First meeting in new, larger rehearsal facility on March 18
- First performance by a guest quartet at one of our meetings (The Real McCoy)
- Meetings this month: 3
MEMBERSHIP
- Member attendance percentage this month: 93%
- Membership inquiries this month: 10
- New visitors this month: 9
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- New Song Introduced: That's Entertainment (later dropped)
PERFORMANCE
- Performance at First Baptist Church downtown Nashville directed by Sloan, Ric and Harlan
SMALLER ENSEMBLES
- Second Nashville Singers quartet begins three night run at the Schermerhorn singing That's Amore (Bruce Cokeroft, Ric Domenico, Doug Morrison, Pierre Boulogne)
VENUE SEARCH
- Harlan & Todd conduct site visit of Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church as possible new meeting venue
April
COMMUNICATION
- Three Nashville Singers electronic newsletters published;
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- Performance for FiftyForward, for 109 senior citizens, donated fee back to clienT
- Donated a free Nashville Singers performance in the Silent Auction for Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee
MARKETING
- Google ad impressions this month: 94,607
- Google generated website visits this month: 97
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 260,419
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 122
- Nashville Singers logo merchandise online store opens for business
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Member attendance percentage this month: 90%
- Membership inquiries this month: 1
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- New Song Introduced: Happy Together
May
COMMUNICATION
- Three Nashville Singers electronic newsletters published;
GOVERNANCE
- Sixth board meeting convened
MARKETING
- Major redesign of website with sub-navigation and much more content
- Google ad impressions this month: 90,383
- Google generated website visits this month: 91
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 168,929
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 85
MEETINGS
- Added 4th Thursday on months with five Thursdays
- Extension of meeting end time from 9:30pm to 10pm
- Meetings this month: 3
MEMBERSHIP
- Member attendance percentage this month: 70%
- Membership inquiries this month: 3
- New visitors this month: 3
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- New Song Introduced: The Impossible Dream
June
COMMUNICATION
- 102 electronic newsletters distributed over four issues;
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- Free concert presented for Harborview Community on June 17
COSTUMING
- First informal uniform purchased
GOVERNANCE
- Seventh board meeting convened
- Ric Domenico joins the Board of Directors
LEADERSHIP
- Bryan Patrick appointed as Costume Chairman
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership inquiries this month: 4
- New visitors this month to date: 2
- 13th member joins (Tom Armstrong)
- 14th member joins (Ed Luke)
- Member attendance percentage this month: 96%
MARKETING
- First photo session held June 17
- Google ad impressions this month: 57,459
- Google generated website visits this month: 85
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 169,093
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 133
MEETINGS
RECORDING
- First formal recording session held on June 19
July
COMMUNICATION
- 736 electronic newsletters distributed over four issues;
GOVERNANCE
- Eighth board meeting convened July 12
- Bryan Patrick appointed Vice-President of Fun
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 290,656
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 77
- Google ad impressions this month: 18,224
- Google ad generated website visits this month: 11
MEETINGS
- Meetings this month to date: 4
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership inquiries this month: 2
- New visitors this month: 3
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- Coaching session with Grace Thomson on July 15
PERFORMANCE
- Mount Juliet performance at Rutland Place on July 25
SOCIAL
- Social event (Quartet Olympics) held on July 22
August
COMMUNICATION
- 1204 electronic newsletters distributed over five issues;
PERFORMANCE
- High-profile performance secured for October 9 at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
GOVERNANCE
- Ninth board meeting convened via teleconference
- General membership meeting held to approve minor revisions to the corporation's bylaws
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions this month: 257,137
- Facebook generated website visits this month: 115
- Google ad impressions this month: 17,147
- Google ad generated website visits this month: 8
- Second photo session completed for PR purposes and new CD project
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership inquiries this month: 2
- New visitors this month: 1
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- New Song Introduced: I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas
- New Song Introduced: Carol of the Bells
RECORDING
- Second recording session at Uno Mas Studios for new CD project
- First recording session at Ocean Way Studios Nashville for new CD project
SOCIAL
- Social event held at Harborview Clubhouse
SPONSORSHIPS
- In-kind sponsorship secured from Ocean Way recording studios
- In-kind sponsorship for photography services secured from Sincera Media Solutions
September
COMMUNICATION
- 1978 electronic newsletters distributed over nine issues;
EVENT PLANNING/PRODUCTION
- Tickets go on sale for November 20 concert
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions (membership) this month: 162,332
- Facebook generated website (membership) visits this month: 127
- Facebook ad impressions (concert) this month: 223,867
- Facebook generated (concert) website visits this month: 51
- Google ad impressions this month: 4,236
- Google ad generated website visits this month: 7
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership inquiries this month: 2
- 15th member joins (Tim Mullican)
RECORDING
- Second recording session at Ocean Way Studios Nashville for new CD project
October
COMMUNICATION
- 2116 electronic newsletters distributed over 16 issues;
FINANCIAL DEVELOPEMENT
- Received an anonymous donation to subsidize a majority of the cost of our new CD project
GOVERNANCE
- Tenth board meeting concened on October 11
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions (membership) this month: 55,958
- Facebook generated (membership) website visits this month: 127
- Facebook ad impressions (concert) this month: 241,344
- Facebook generated (concert) website visits this month: 53
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership inquiries this month: 1
- New visitors this month: 1
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
- First all-day Saturday retreat in preparation for the concert
PERFORMANCE
- Performance on October 9 for our largest audience yet (approximately 8,000) at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Brentwood
- Secured a performance as the opening act for Erica Lane at a holiday concert scheduled for
December 21st
SPONSORSHIPS
- Secured an in-kind sponsorship (lighting) donation for the concert from Jeff Lava at www.jefflava.com
- Secured an in-kind sponsorship (photography) donation for the concert from Angel Guay
November
COMMUNICATION
- 2433 electronic newsletters distributed over six issues;
EVENT PLANNING/PRODUCTION
- Produced two concerts on November 20. Sold out the evening event, came within 23 seats of selling out the matinee. Attracted 278 concert attendees from over two dozen cities in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, California, Alaska, and New York. Almost 100 people attended the cast party which was catered by Kim Gentry. Luminaries in attendance from the music industry included Erica Lane and Andy Griggs.
GOVERNANCE
- Eleventh board meeting convened on November
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions (membership) this month: 369,268
- Facebook generated (membership) website visits this month: 65
- Facebook ad impressions (concert) this month: 471,912
- Facebook generated (concert) website visits this month: 89
MEETINGS
MEMBERSHIP
- Potential members identified at the concerts: 2
- Membership inquiries this month: 1
- New visitors this month: 1
MERCHANDISING
- Released our first audio CD entitled The Journey Begins.
PERFORMANCE
- Performance on November 11 for FiftyForward in Nashville
VOLUNTEERISM
- Potential volunteers identified at the concerts: 5
December
COMMUNICATION
- 2826 electronic newsletters distributed over seven issues;
GOVERNANCE
- The annual membership meeting was held December 2; revisions in bylaws were approved; 2011 leadership was elected, including: Bryan Patrick - President & Board Chair, Sloan Yarborough - Vice-Chair, Treasurer - Paul Gentry, Secretary - Ed Luke, Immediate Past President - Bruce Cokeroft, Vice-President of Membership - Ric Domenico, Board Member At Large -Harlan Wilson,
- Board meeting #12 was held on December 13; the 2011 business plan, budget, and a $500 donation to Metro Nashville Public Schools was approved;
LEADERSHIP
- Todd Wilson was appointed to the position of Executive Director; Ed Luke was appointed Sergeant At Arms and Mailing List Manager; Tim Mullican was appointed Historian;
MARKETING
- Facebook ad impressions (membership) this month: 2885
- Facebook generated (membership) website visits this month: 3
MEMBERSHIP
- New visitors this month: 1
PERFORMANCE
- Performance at Lebanon Road Church of Christ on December 10
- Performance at Rutland Place in Mount Juliet on December 19;
- Performance as opening act for Erica Lane on December 2;
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