Affiliate Survey to Shape
Future Web Chats

We recently hosted our very first web chat! (See description below.) We've discovered that these online events are a great way to create and share resources that will support ALL our group Affiliates. This is a top priority for CDSS, so we'd love to have your group's input about topics that are most pertinent for YOUR community. To gather your requests, we've put together this online survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KD9SVZ9

Please make sure that a key organizer from your group replies to this survey as soon as possible ( by July 31at the latest).

Stay tuned for announcements to confirm the next web chat in mid-September. The survey will collect data to help us choose a time and date that works best for the most groups. Please send us your preferences via the survey!

CDSS Hosts First Web Chat for Organizers

At noon EDT on June 21st, more than 70 organizers from across the continent and the Atlantic Ocean joined CDSS's first web chat for organizers. This was the first in a series of online events designed to facilitate the sharing of resources, knowledge, and ideas among dance organizers. The topic of the hour was Boosting AttenDANCE. Participants heard stories from organizers Jo Mortland (Chicago Barn Dance Company in Chicago, IL) and then Laura Gorrin and Margaret Pigman (Circle Left - a gender neutral dance in Oakland, CA sponsored by San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance). Each story was followed by an open Q&A time. We were thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive responses from organizers far and wide! If you missed the first web chat, here's a link to the recording that's posted on the CDSS website: 

How can your group be involved in this new web chat series?

1. Make sure that your group's CDSS contact person is sharing this information with your whole organizing team.
2. Respond to the survey mentioned above.
3. Tell CDSS about your successful endeavors, and be willing to share your story. Contact Linda Henry at linda@cdss.org.
4. Listen to recordings of previous web chats here:

Fall 2018 CDSS News - an online only issue with big advantages for advertisers!

CDSS is trying something new for our Fall 2018 issue of the CDSS News - an online only edition. This is only for the Fall issue; the Winter issue will be mailed. 

How will this work? On September 10th, 2018, CDSS Members will be sent a private link to the issue, which they can read as a digital flipbook or download as a PDF. 

Matching Scholarships Still Available
for CDSS Summer Programs

	Photo by Gay Kohl

It's not too late for YOUR group to participate in our Matching Scholarships program this summer! This one-on-one match of funding from CDSS and our Group Affiliates supports up-and-coming leaders, musicians, callers, or organizers to attend one of our summer music/dance/song weeks. This life-changing experience is sure to help these scholarship recipients bring back skills and enthusiasm to help boost your home communities!

To apply, see  cdss.org/matching-scholarships.

Please apply SOON! Scholarship funds are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Linda Henry at linda@cdss.org.

Add Your Own Events to the CDSS Online Calendar!

YOU want to get the word out about your traditional dance, music, and song events. WE want to make our online events calendar the go-to resource for TDMS events in the US and Canada. So we're making it easier to get listed by allowing you to add your own one-time and repeating events to the calendar. 

Once you submit your event, we'll review it and approve it ASAP. It's that simple!