Financial Officer: Josh Feinerman (joshf05@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $75,561.92
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?
The mission of the Stanford Concert Network is to enrich the
cultural and social life of the University by:

1) Presenting a diversity of contemporary entertainment events in
both size and content which appeal to students.

2) Having a concert producing system which provides hands-on
educational opportunities for students to learn how to produce a
variety of events.

3) Acting as a central resource for all other student
organizations interested in bringing contemporary acts to campus

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

The Stanford Concert Network is dependant on funding from Speical
Fees in order to afford to produce the number and variety of
shows and concerts on the Stanford Campus that both the
undergraduate and graduate student bodies have come to expect of
our organization over the years.  Since we provide significantly
reduced ticket prices to students on all shows, ticket revenues
are not nearly sufficient to cover the expenses of production and
payment to our featured artists, and Special Fee funding is
necessary to cover the difference between our revenue and
expenses

What are the three largest line item requests in your budget and why?

The three largest line item requests in our budget are
Programming Expenses, Salaries and Marketing.  Programming is the
largest line item because it basically is all of the technical
and logistical costs that go into planning a concert, but are too
variable from year to year to be broken down into specific line
items.  The salaries are necessary to keep the organization
running due to the time time commitments that are demanded of our
officers.  Marketing is a high expense of ours because we have to
spend a lot of money on promotional materials for concerts.

If you applied for Special Fees last year, is there an increase in the
amount you're seeking this year?  If so, why?

There is an increase this year but it is within the guidelines. 
The reason for the increase is that last year our budget was cut
to a point where we would be unable to do what is standardly
expected for SCN to accomplish in a school year.  Our new budget
helps us co-sponsor groups that we had to turn away this year,
and more comfortably have a variety of shows that serve a greater
spectrum of musical interests for Stanford students.