Sondance Founder. This is a unique opportunity! The founding year for both the Institute and Sondance Ballet Theatre! Our founding donors will make significant contributions to establish a Christian ballet company.
Their seed money will hire professional dancers, choreographers, directors and technicians. It will supplement project revenues to purchase costumes, scenery and properties. Their investment will be multiplied as fundraising events are produced, grants secured and joint ventures formed. And their faith will be celebrated for years to come as the original founding donors. A contribution of $5,000 or more in in FY2007-08 places your name on the Sondance Founders list (anonymous gifts are welcome as well).

Sponsors. Almost every activity of the Institute will provide opportunities for sponsorship. We will need sponsors for our publications, our events, our guest artists and even our dancers. Click here for a list of sponsorship needs, met and unmet.

Monthly support. Tuition and fees cover only a small portion of our costs. We want to create a Christian arts organization to equal and surpass the best the world has to offer. You ongoing support will allow us to meet ongoing needs while taking on the new projects God brings to us. Please consider supporting our ministry financially on a regular basis. Make your checks payable to Expressions of Joy Performing Arts Institute or we can set up an automatic payment from your credit or debit card.

SupportThisMinistry.com. Expressions of Joy has recently partnered with SupportThisMinistry.com, who will be providing us with an incredible new opportunity. They have developed a fundraising website for Christian ministries that provides us with three very simple ways to generate some extra revenue:

1) Christian Bookstore- With an unparalleled selection of Christian books, Bibles, music, DVDs, gifts, children’s products, and church resources, you can find just about any Christian products you desire (or need). Not only that, but you will also receive a 15% discount on most products, plus 10% of all sales will be donated directly back to us!

2) Online Mall- SupportThisMinistry.com has developed partnerships with hundreds of online stores, including nationally recognized names like iTunes, macy’s, PETsMART, Staples, and Wal-Mart. These stores will donate a percent of each purchase to us as well. Just shop at the websites as you would normally, just use the new link on our website to enter those sites so we get credit for your purchases.

3) Featured Business Supporter Directory- This is an area on our school’s fundraising homepage, which is devoted to listing businesses that support us. The cost for listing a business starts at $25 per month. This is a very important part of the website because if we get five or more directory listings, SupportThisMinistry.com will allow our school to buy the resources we use here, at their cost! In addition, we receive $100 per business listing! This will help us save money, while generating more at the same time!

As you can see, this could be very beneficial to us, and to make it successful we need your support. The only thing you need to do is buy the same products you have been buying, just buy them using our site. You’ll be paying the same prices; we just get a percentage of the profits that would otherwise be going into the pockets of big companies.

When you need to buy anything, from the latest Casting Crowns CD to new soccer balls, please click on the shopping bag link on our website or you can go directly to the fundraising site at:
http://www.supportthisministry.com/expressionsofjoy

Leverage your giving. If you work for a large company, chances are they will match your charitable contributions in some way. Check with your human resources department.

Pray. God has blessed Expressions of Joy beyond what we could have dreamed. Give Him praise for that. Pray that we will correctly discern His will as we grow and develop.
Pray that the resources we need will be provided. Pray that He will be glorified in all that we do.

Ambassadors. Now more that ever we need to be known! There are hundreds out there who would benefit from our programs but don’t yet know us. There are dancers and future dancers who are yearning to use their gifts for God. There are like-minded Christians who will share our vision and would come alongside to help us. And they will find us as you spread the word in your own churches and neighborhoods and networks.

Volunteers. As we grow we will need volunteers for a variety of roles from ushers to fundraisers, from servers to board members. Let us know of your interests and availability. Ask about community service hours to meet your school’s requirements.

EXPRESSIONS OF JOY PERFORMING ARTS INSTITUTE, INC. IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501 (C) 3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE CODE. EXPRESSIONS OF JOY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 496 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION #CH23761 AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE