Agile Ticketing Solutions

Mobile Memberships and Ticketing

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Upgrade your boutique theater experience.

The latest Agile Ticketing Solutions update has released a game changer: mobile memberships and ticketing through Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Your members can now easily access their benefits and tickets directly from their smartphones.

Mobile Membership and Ticketing Benefits

Upgrade your patrons experience with touchless transactions. This feature is becoming more and more popular with businesses everywhere complying to social distancing procedures. Not only are you limiting the exposure to germs. The benefits of a mobile membership and ticketing program are endless.

Mobile ticketing enables touchless transactions, letting you better comply with social distancing procedures. It also gives your organization a more efficient and environmentally friendly process for memberships and movie tickets by limiting paper-use. More than anything, mobile tickets are convenient. Sending and receiving passes is easy, and patrons will have a much harder time losing mobile membership cards than physical cards. When geofencing is enabled, patrons will even be alerted that they have event tickets when they get close to your facility. This helps them have their tickets ready early for scanning. 

Make it your own!

What does mobile membership or ticket look like? That’s up to you. Agile Ticketing Solutions is able to define background color, foreground color, and icon to control the look of digital items. You also have to option to add your logo to the membership.

How does it work?

Mobile membership and ticketing works seamlessly through both the Apple Pay and Google Wallet, found on any mobile device that can access the internet. Once a patron comes within the geofence, a notification will pop up on their phone with their membership and ticket. The patron can simply press the notification and VIOLÀ! –The membership pops right up on their phone and is easily scanned.

Ready to make the move?

Dive in. Mobile makes guest passes more convenient to distribute than ever before! Paperless passes are the future, and theaters and festivals of all kinds are starting to think creatively about how to implement digital solutions.

If you are interested in rolling out the mobile membership and ticketing features, we are here to help. Please reach out to support@agiletix.com.

GrantFunding

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20 Grant Programs That Can Help Your Organization Get Ahead

Right now is the perfect time to check out what grant programs are available for organizations affected by the recent pandemic. Fortunately, there are a plethora of options, from private corporate programs to government funding. We have put together this brief list of twenty grants and corporate funding programs to check out when researching grants for your organization.

3M Foundation Grant

3M strives to maximize social impact within our communities and support a culture of service among our people. To do this, 3M Foundation partners with leading organizations that are aligned to our global footprint and have proven track records for making a difference. For more information please visit 3m.com

The American Theater Wing

National Rapid Relief – 2020

With regional theaters going dark in communities all across the nation, the American Theatre Wing is committed to supporting as many of these institutions as possible during their time of need. Through the newly formed National Rapid Relief Fund, The Wing will be making immediate gifts, in the amount of $1,000, to each of the 82 prior recipients of the National Theatre Company Grants. These companies, large and small, play very important cultural and economic roles in their communities, and their survival is fundamental to the nation’s wider recovery effort. For more information please visit: AmericanTheaterWing.org

American Express Theater Grant

American Express invests in theaters and theater organizations across the United States, but prioritizes giving to six U.S. locations. To be eligible for this grant you must be a nonprofit. For more information please visit: AmericanExpress.com

National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to supporting activities that reflect the dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature of the media arts field. Applicants may apply in this Grants for Arts Projects category for media arts projects that support creation, exhibition, education, and distribution of historic and contemporary artworks in all genres and forms that use electronic media, film, and technology (analog & digital; old and new) as an artistic medium or a medium to broaden arts appreciation and awareness (of any discipline). All genres are welcome to apply; all phases of project support are eligible. To learn more please visit: Arts.gov

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

The Foundation seeks to be responsive to community issues and needs. Our process is highly competitive and is open to new projects and new organizations. The following summary, Examples of our Grant-Making, is offered to help guide applicants. While this is not intended to be an exhaustive description and may, as appropriate, change over time, we hope that the following will suggest the kind of meaningful work in which the Foundation is seeking to invest. For more information please visit: CafritzFoundation.org

New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)

Expeditions funds the development and presentation of cross-disciplinary touring projects for New England communities. Grants are made to New England-based nonprofit organizations to support planning or touring of projects with performing, literary, and/or visual arts components.

New England States Touring (NEST) provides support to New England-based nonprofit organizations for performances, readings, and related community activities by artists on the New England States Touring roster.

Presenter Travel Fund provides monetary assistance to arts programmers or curatorial staff in New England so that they may investigate new or unfamiliar work outside of their home community. Applicants may apply for funding to help cover the expense of attending festivals, showcases, conferences, or other cultural events.

NEFA funds other grants programs; see their website below for more details of available opportunities. https://www.nefa.org/

The Joyce Foundation

The Culture Program supports the efforts of cultural institutions, primarily in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, to serve and represent the city’s diverse populations. The Program is interested in projects that bring diverse audiences together to share common cultural experiences and encourage more people to see the arts as integral to their lives. For more information please visit: joycefdn.org

The Trust for Mutual Understanding

The Trust for Mutual Understanding awards grants to American nonprofit organizations to support the international travel component of cultural and environmental exchanges conducted in partnership with institutions and individuals in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. Priority consideration is given to projects that involve direct, in-depth professional interaction, with the potential for sustained collaboration; that show evidence of professional accomplishment and innovation; and/or that respond to social contexts and engage local communities.
The trust’s cultural program encompasses the visual and performing arts, traditional as well as contemporary. For more information please visit: TMUNY.org

Fleishhacker Foundation

Small Arts Grants: these are between $1,000 and $10,000; grants are made to support a range of artistic efforts within the following disciplines: dance, film/video and media arts, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater; and visual arts. Grants may be for: artists’ fees for creative time, production costs for performances or films, exhibition/installation costs for visual, media, or interdisciplinary arts, and projects which aid the organization’s overall artistic development.

Special Arts Grants: these are generally around $10,000 and do not exceed $25,000; grants are for larger mid-sized arts organizations to support special artistic projects or initiatives, artistic collaborations or commissions involving local artists, and upgrading facilities to benefit artists and audiences. San Francisco Bay Area only.

For more information please visit: www.fleishhackerfoundation.org

Arts Midwest

Grants primarily fund presenting organizations, and those must be in the Midwest. But funding can also benefit outside groups that present in the region. Theater is a major focus. For more information please visit: https://www.artsmidwest.org/

Iowa Culture

Each year, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs invests grant funding into projects, organizations and communities that enhance quality of life in Iowa through arts, history and culture. For more information please visit: https://iowaculture.gov/arts/grants

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming in a region that includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is one of six regional arts organizations in the United States, and works in close partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and its member state and jurisdictional arts agencies. MAAF distinguishes itself through its work in international cultural exchange, model programs in performing arts touring, its knowledge and presence in the jazz field, and its support of Folk and Traditional Arts. For more information please visit: midatlanticarts.org

The Foundation Center

The Foundation Center is a leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grant makers and their grants. For more information please visit foundationcenter.org

National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. For more information please visit: neh.gov

Foundation for Contemporary Arts

 Its mission is to encourage, sponsor and promote innovative work in the arts. Through a nomination process, individual artists and organizations working in dance, music/sound, theater/performance art, poetry, and the visual arts are awarded unrestricted grants for projects of their own choosing. For more information please visit: foundationforcontemporaryarts.org

Sundance Institute Foundation

Foundation Giving enables Sundance Institute to support the vital work of independent storytellers. We work closely with each foundation to connect it to Institute activities that reflect shared values and priorities. Through these efforts, we have built a community of donors who share our commitment to cultivating original voices in film, television, theatre and digital media. Foundation grants provide stability for existing Programs and seed the launch of new initiatives. These activities empower artists to create high-quality stories that inspire audiences by speaking to the issues that shape our world. Foundations also help us achieve excellence as an organization and foster a culture of learning, mentorship, and accountability. For more information please visit: sundance.org

The Shubert Foundation

The Shubert Foundation is dedicated to sustaining and advancing the live performing arts in the United States, with a particular emphasis on theatre and a secondary focus on dance. For more information please visit: https://www.shubertfoundation.org/all-programs

Embery Family Foundation

The Embrey Family Foundation invests in theater productions and organizations across the United States. For more information please visit: https://embreyfdn.org/

The David Rockefeller Fund

The David Rockefeller Fund supports visual and performing arts organizations around the United States. For more information please visit: http://www.drfund.org/

Macy’s Grant for Theaters

Macy’s makes substantial and widespread contributions in the area of arts and culture, and theater is at the forefront of this giving. National theater programming is funded by the foundation. For more information please visit: https://macyfoundation.org/our-grantees/apply

How can Agile Link Platform Benefit Your Organization Once Reopened

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How can Agile Link Platform Benefit Your Organization Once Reopened

Host a Virtual Event with Agile LINK

What is a virtual event? It’s more than just streaming from your device. A virtual event is where an anyone can join and participate from anywhere in the world via the internet. This event could be a virtual movie premiere where the producers and directors hold a q&a that includes an interaction on a chat and social media. It could be a webinar, film festival or even an online conference. With Agile LINK the possibilities are endless.

Choose Agile LINK for the Ability to Do More

What set’s Agile LINK apart from any other ticketing platform is how adaptable our software really is. When our client’s come to us with something that they would like to do, we are able to modify our software to do anything our client’s would like to.

With a world growing more and more virtual, adding AgileLink as an amenity to your theater can help you grow profits far past reopening your theater. Additionally, Agile LINK exposes the opportunity for small town theaters to reach an audience outside their community. This virtual event will be key to increasing revenue to make up for time lost.

Change The Game For Your Organization

Reach a wider audience: people outside your local community. Now, with the help of Agile LINK you are able to sell ticket’s to patrons anywhere in the world. For example, if you are hosting an event at your theater, you can live stream it to anyone who purchases a ticket, so if someone is out of town or doesn’t live locally you are able to connect with them via the internet. Unlocking thousands of dollars in additional revenue. We all have friends and family who live far from us, now we can ask them to share your theater’s live stream with their friends to support as well.

Educational Live Stream

Ever wanted to host an educational live stream? There is so much history behind all of our theater partner’s venues and now is the time to educate your patrons. The event can be a pre-recorded speech or group discussion. You can let your patrons know by posting new on social media or through newsletter. Think outside of the box—you can reach out to local schools and create an educational series for students currently out of school.

Don’t cancel your event before you talk to us! AgileLink will still be beneficial for your organization even past closing due to the pandemic. If your organization can implement an effective marketing strategy than both in-person and virtual event’s can harmoniously co-exist. Adding this feature will only simply add to all the amazing amenities that your organization already has to offer.

To learn more visit www.agiletix.com/go/social

Community, Social media and Coronavirus: How to Start a Conversation

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Although we saw some negative effects from the recent epidemic, the light at the end of that tunnel is coming near. It is always amazing to see how our communities come together. Now more than ever more people want to be a part of the experience only art houses and theaters have to offer. This
offers our theater partner’s a great opportunity to start a conversation within our communities and help increase engagement. It is more important than ever to keep your audiences and community connected to your organizations. Here are some ways to fully tune into community support and your social audiences.

1) Create uplifting digital content that makes your audience smile. Your
organization may not be open at the moment, but you can still create a sense of positivity for patrons. ⁠
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2) Connect with local stores, restaurants, and artists to create partnerships.
Post a #GivingTuesday post on IG. Letting your patrons know how to
support your organization as well as other local organizations is key. This
will help increase social media engagement. It will also it open up the
opportunity to connect and support those businesses in your community who need it.⁠ Two is always better than one.
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3) Create digital giveaways for your audiences. Prizes could include free movie tickets, concession vouchers, merchandise or a free monthly membership. You can even giveaway prizes for things that could be used at your organization in the future.

Utilize the space you have to start a conversation and let your patrons know how they can support your organization. 

We want to insure that your organization has support 24/7, please be sure to contact us at support@agiletix.com.

What Does the Temporary Closure Mean for Our Industry ?

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Movie cinema billboard with three basic rules to avoid the coronavirus or Covid-19 epidemic of wash hands, maintain social distance and clean surfaces

Have you been wondering what the temporary closure of organizations around the world means for our industry? There are a few uncertain changes that we will encounter in the foreseeable future, but one thing is for sure. The value of the arts community will remain the same, this is just a pause.

“Reopening and adjusting to the “new normal” will involve several steps for businesses to take, from researching, communicating, and executing plans to pivoting strategically.”- US Chamber

Your organization can start preparing by researching recommendations from the CDC. You’ll want to make sure that your organization is in compliance with all government regulations. We recommend joining group’s online where organizations just like your own are having conversations about preparations. The Art House Convergence Google Group is a great place to start. It is important to be strategic during this time to insure a safe and successful reopening.

Although the future of reopening theaters and venues is yet to be determined, one thing is certain. Your organization will have to implement new policies and innovations to abide by guidelines set in place. Here are some changes we believe may occur once doors open again:⁠

  • Your organization may have to limit the number of guests that enter.⁠
  • Your organization may become cash-less to reduce the spread of germs through money.
  • Start thinking about a touch-less payment option such as ApplePay or GoogleWallet.
  • ⁠Installation of sanitizing stations will help reduce the number of germs spread around your theater.⁠
  • Agents and guests may be required to wear masks for entry and movement.⁠

We have put together a resource guide for your organization to use and refer to while we navigate these new obstacles together. Please visit https://bit.ly/2xJdjjc for more info.

Changes that need to made, will not only affect our industry but all industries around the world. We want to insure that your organization has support 24/7, please be sure to contact us at support@agiletix.com.