Lilith Fair will be donating a $1 from every ticket to a local charity in each city the festival stops in.
Vetting the charities can be challenging and Lilith Fair is facing some scrutiny for a few of their choices.
The Chicago Reader reports:
”After becoming a fan of the fest on its official Facebook page, people can vote for which organization in their town they want Lilith’s bucks to benefit. The pulldown menu includes about ten choices for most cities, most of them women’s shelters or health centers for the underserved, with a synopsis of the services each offers.
Minneapolis and Indianapolis fans are given the option of supporting Metro Women’s Center and Indianapolis Life Center, respectively—institutions whose approach to women’s reproductive health services (especially birth control and abortion) is guided by an explicitly anti-choice agenda. Several other cities, including Atlanta and Seattle, have potential beneficiaries that offer so-called abortion alternatives and faith-driven pregnancy counseling.”
Read the full article here:
Anti-Choice Organizations Among Potential Beneficiaries of Lilith Fair’s “Choose Your Charity” Campaign
By Jessica Hopper on Tue, Mar 30, 2010.
ATC has over a decade of experience with charitable add-on efforts and vetting beneficiary organizations. Check out ATC’s Examples and Recommendations for Charitable Ticket Surcharges. ATC can also advise on how to do this for merchandise and digital downloads.