2020 “We Always Swing”® Jazz Series Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign

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2020 “We Always Swing”® Jazz Series
Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign

Goal: $62,000
So Far: $75,705

“States United Through Jazz”

400 Contributors Coast-to-Coast Uniting ALL 50 States,
Washington D.C., Puerto Rico & Missouri’s 114 Counties.
The Mutual Love & Appreciation Of Jazz On Full Display.

Latest Results

Total Number of Contributions So Far	Total Number of Participating States/ District of Columbia/Puerto Rico	Total Number of Participating Missouri Counties
347	33	15

Donor Tickers-In-Motion

DONATE NOW! SEE THE MAPS TURN GREEN! SEE PREMIUMS! (PDF)

Welcome everyone to the “We Always Swing”® Jazz Series 2020 Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign.

To state the obvious, this year’s effort takes place under different circumstances. The challenge before us in 2020: Ensure the Jazz Series lands on solid ground come the other side of the pandemic. That makes this year’s CoMoGives Campaign our most important to date. The 2020 goal is $62,000—a $2,000+ daily average during the 31-day campaign. We again rely heavily on YOUR generosity and assistance as we seek to meet this most ambitious goal. We think you’re up to the task—and then some.

THIS YEAR’S NAME & THEME PLUS
THE RETURN OF THE GREEN MAPS & DONOR TICKERS!

Each CoMoGives Campaign seeks to inject a modicum of fun and entertainment. The daily emails and social media content looks to engage you and offer interactive content. For 2020, we’ve named the month-long fundraising effort the Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign. We know you’ll be pleased that the “Green Maps”—one representing every state/U.S. territory, and the second depicting Missouri’s 114 counties—have returned—and with added purpose.

The 2020 campaign sub-theme is: “States United Through Jazz,” so named to draw attention to jazz’s positivity. This music brings people together; it serves as healer; and it certainly encourages people to listen to one another. This CoMoGives, we turn to Jazz Lovers EVERYWHERE. With all that’s transpired during 2020, we thought creating a campaign thematically centered on unity and harmony, one that draws people closer to one another throughout all parts of the country and throughout Missouri through jazz seemed like a good idea, again, a positive. “States United Through Jazz,” is a month-long celebration of jazz and the Jazz Series throughout December. Please join us and pledge YOUR support during the Jazz Series 2020 Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign. Please encourage friends, family, colleagues and peers to, likewise, join you in YOUR support of the Jazz Series.

Donor Tickers-in-Motion. We’ve moved them to the top of the page here for easy viewing. Each time someone makes a contribution from around the country or from somewhere in Missouri the respective state and “tickers”—in near-real time—identify the date, location and contribution amount, adding to the entries as they arrive.

Guardian Angels: Our “Daily Donor Hosts.” We again feature “Daily Hosts”—each donating generously; each assigned a specific campaign day to serve as Jazz Series Ambassadors. Their charge: Reach or surpass the $2,000 daily goal. Some of you may hear from them in advance, encouraging you to join them and assist on “Their Day.” The complete list of 2020 “Daily Hosts” appears on the Jazz Series Homepage.

WHY THIS CAMPAIGN IS SO IMPORTANT:
FOR STARTERS—THE LOSS OF $100,000+ IN TICKET REVENUE.

Our last subscription concert took place nine months ago on March 1, 2020. Since then, the Jazz Series has “lost” more than $100,000 in ticket revenue, which represents one-third of our annual budget. A successful 2020 Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign will go a long way toward our ability to continue delivering all facets of the Jazz Series in the future, in a way we are accustomed to doing since 1995: Presenting the world’s finest jazz musicians; engaging K–12 and college-aged students; and, producing community-wide events, many offered free of charge.

National donations: see which states are going green!

Statewide donations: see which counties are going green!

HERE ARE A FEW MORE REASONS TO PARTICIPATE, RENEW
& CONSIDER INCREASING YOUR PLEDGE.

The Jazz Series continues as one of fewer than 10 all-jazz, community-based projects in the country situated in a market such as Central Missouri. We represent Missouri’s ONLY such jazz project outside of the state’s two major cities.

More than 35,000 Columbia Public School students, K-12, have participated in one or more Jazz Series activities.

We have produced more than 300 major concerts featuring more than 1,500 of the world’s finest artists.

We have commissioned new works and hosted world premieres.

We house a 9,000 CD/LP public collection of recordings accessible to all.

WHAT’S NEXT?

YOU, our supporters, represent an integral part of the Jazz Series financial puzzle—of the organization’s success. Even in “normal times,“ without YOUR assistance, support and participation during this fundraising effort, we simply would not be able to execute on the level we seek. During the pandemic, this is even more so the case. Living in the current environment, we have been required to adjust and improvise, a quality we’re quite used to; after all, this IS jazz. However the sand beneath us continues to shift our always swinging feet creating an heretofore unheard of ongoing challenge. Nonetheless, we are in the midst of developing future plans that hopefully allow us to increase our activity level during 2021.

While nothing is firm just yet, we have decided rather than pausing our season as usual, come late spring, we will, pandemic-permitting, offer concerts and events straight through to summer 2022. And, another positive: We are pleased to announce we are one of the first organizations to commit to collaborating with the Mayor’s Bicentennial Task Force. If all goes well, we will offer a set of stellar concerts as part of Columbia’s Bicentennial, doing so throughout 2021.

On that optimistic note—and unquestionably very much so with your involvement—we now as you to participate in the Jazz Series’ 2020 Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign that seeks to attract $62,000—or a greater amount—in tax-deductible contributions. We look to bridge Donors who reside in every state and U.S. Territory as well as those who live closer to home in each of Missouri’s 114 counties. It’s “States United Through Jazz” with the Green Maps moving from a lighter shade to a darker one as we receive people’s pledges from varying geographic locations. Donors can continue to see how the campaign is progressing simply by hovering over the maps, which show donor numbers from each state and Missouri county.

“THANK YOU!” PREMIUMS:

In anticipation of a fun-filled and successful campaign, we at the Jazz Series say “Thank You!” for your generosity and participation in the 2020 Counter-COVID CoMoGives Campaign. We are pleased to offer an array of “Thank You!” Premiums. See the complete list here. Please email the Jazz Series—info@wealwaysswing.org—to confirm your choice(s) and availability.