Re: I hold the secrets of the Universe! (okay, I figured out a couple things, bear with me,)

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Posted by Maureen on November 2, 2001 at 20:27:31:

In reply to: I hold the secrets of the Universe! (okay, I figured out a couple things, bear with me,) posted by Lauren on November 2, 2001 at 12:51:06:

Hi Lauren,

I am wondering if you may have had people climbing through the
windows if you had advertised your party on college campuses, some
social service agencies with large or exclusively female client bases
and at some book stores. I am doing a wellness (stress reduction)
workshop next Thursday at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape for a
fraction of what I usually charge for my expressive arts workshops.
The participants will learn something about the history and tradition
hf henna, how to mix paste, have a chance to apply their own design
and leave with their own J-bottle filled with henna paste and a pack
of henna powder...plus recipe and instructions. Also they will have
my card. The agency pays for all of the supplies and my fee is
additional. I go to their site because it is just more central than
where I am. But the same henna party idea can take place anyplace
and I think that social service agencies with client bases that can
really benefit from stress reduction techniques are really an
overlooked source for booking workshops and opportunity to educate
people about henna as well as your business as a henna artists. I
know things are different in every location. Here the education
about henna is the work that must first get done.

I also am talking up nonprofit agencies and social service agencies
because most of them are really understanding the benefit of wellness
programing and all have some money available outreach programing.
None will want to pay you more than $125.00 for your henna workshop
fee but most will gladly use money from their "supplies and
materials" budget line item to pay for the supplies and material you
will need for their clients. This is also a great opportunity to
book workshops with staff members of these agencies who might hop at
the chance to learn the henna skills themselves so that they can
teach their program participants how to henna. And of course they
will come back to you for more henna powder.

Given my fees for my regular workshops, this comes off as quite a
bargain to agencies I have contracts with or have contracted with in
the pass. The benefit for me is my ceramic workshops are soooo
supply intensive that henna workshops are a breeze compared to
preparing for the ceramic workshops. But also I am a strong believer
in making such workshops available to people who ordinarily could not
afford to attend unless a agency paid for it.

Maureen

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: Hi Lauren, : : I am wondering if you may have had people climbing through the : windows if you had advertised your party on college campuses, some : social service agencies with large or exclusively female client bases : and at some book stores. I am doing a wellness (stress reduction) : workshop next Thursday at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape for a : fraction of what I usually charge for my expressive arts workshops. : The participants will learn something about the history and tradition : hf henna, how to mix paste, have a chance to apply their own design : and leave with their own J-bottle filled with henna paste and a pack : of henna powder...plus recipe and instructions. Also they will have : my card. The agency pays for all of the supplies and my fee is : additional. I go to their site because it is just more central than : where I am. But the same henna party idea can take place anyplace : and I think that social service agencies with client bases that can : really benefit from stress reduction techniques are really an : overlooked source for booking workshops and opportunity to educate : people about henna as well as your business as a henna artists. I : know things are different in every location. Here the education : about henna is the work that must first get done. : : I also am talking up nonprofit agencies and social service agencies : because most of them are really understanding the benefit of wellness : programing and all have some money available outreach programing. : None will want to pay you more than $125.00 for your henna workshop : fee but most will gladly use money from their "supplies and : materials" budget line item to pay for the supplies and material you : will need for their clients. This is also a great opportunity to : book workshops with staff members of these agencies who might hop at : the chance to learn the henna skills themselves so that they can : teach their program participants how to henna. And of course they : will come back to you for more henna powder. : : Given my fees for my regular workshops, this comes off as quite a : bargain to agencies I have contracts with or have contracted with in : the pass. The benefit for me is my ceramic workshops are soooo : supply intensive that henna workshops are a breeze compared to : preparing for the ceramic workshops. But also I am a strong believer : in making such workshops available to people who ordinarily could not : afford to attend unless a agency paid for it. : : Maureen
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