£75,000 Fundraising Campaign

The City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra is at a critical point financially meaning our activity will not be able to continue as it is beyond this year's programme of courses unless we are able to bolster our fundraising efforts and raise £75,000. CSYO has survived over the last 10 years due to a £100,000 donation that has helped to cover the annual deficit of the programme. This money has now been spent down and we are using our reserves. We work as efficiently as possible behind the scenes with a lot being provided by goodwill, particularly from staff who provide much more than they are paid for, and from committee members working voluntarily behind the scenes, so that the actual programme costs don't truly reflect the value of the service that the members receive. And we believe strongly in fighting to maintain the quality and quantity of our annual programme. We also know that to increase member fees in line with our costs would be nigh on impossible for a lot of our families and so we are re-doubling our fundraising efforts within our limited means. Our target is to raise £75,000. This will help us to secure the programme for the next 2-3 years.