The CAFTCAD Business Liaison Committee will be responsible for nurturing relationships with various related businesses on behalf of CAFTCAD. These relationships will be essential to our Alliance, both in potential growth of membership and income.

There is huge potential to expand into the realm of our suppliers, retailers and wholesalers. It will be key to provide these businesses the many reasons to join CAFTCAD including: extended member profile in our directory, increased and focused awareness of their goods and services to our membership, and added distribution of sales and special events.

This committee is an essential component in CAFTCAD’s future success.

The CAFTCADEMY Committee will head up all educational seminars and functions. This will include any co-events with other organizations. The Committee will also investigate broadening our contact base for all educational events and advise the Executive of any urgent matters at hand.

Our strength is both our individual talents as well as our collective knowledge.  There is a wealth of related avenues that we can explore educationally. In order to increase interest outside out Alliance, this committee can explore liaisons with educational institutions. CAFTCADEMY is an important and essential component in CAFTCAD’s success.

We are a unique group within the community.  With no work related interest, we have managed to do much more then our unions combined. This is a triumph for CAFTCAD.  With our continued commitment to increase both the scale and frequency of events, CAFTCADEMY‘s success potential is sure to be elevated.

The CAFTCAD Directory Committee will be responsible for the assembling and upkeep of an official CAFTCAD Directory of Film Services and Personnel. This committee will work in tandem with the Business Liaison, Sponsorship and Member Services Committees in order to create a comprehensive listing of the companies, stores, contractors and individuals that provide resources to the costume community. This directory will facilitate product and service sourcing, whether it is local or international.

The CAFTCAD Film Festival Committee will need to liaise closely with the Executive Board on all facets involved in this very important event. Further co-ordination with the PR, Sponsorship and Website Committees will facilitate a smooth and seamless public presentation.  

This event is critical for CAFTCAD as it is currently our only event where members, suppliers, business partners and Industry can mingle at Toronto’s premier Film Festival. This event is one of our main fundraising and networking functions.

The CAFTCAD Finance Committee is in place to ensure that all financial business dealings are dealt with in a timely manner and follow the Association’s bi-laws.

This committee is essential to the financial stability of the Alliance. The goal is to maintain accurate and up to date financial records including membership fee tracking.

The CAFTCAD Fundraising Committee will explore all avenues of Fundraising available to the Alliance from government to corporate sources.  This committee will collect contact data on all possible avenues to generate income to finance our many initiatives.

The uniqueness of CAFTCAD offers a wide range of possibilities for fundraising. Press, major corporations, unions and guilds are just some of the potential candidates for sponsorship.

The Fundraising Committee will need to liaise with both the Business Liaison and Sponsorship Committees to work on a united front, reducing multi contacting of the same company.

Sponsorship will greatly aid in the success and growth of CAFTCAD.

This committee will focus on educational, operating and event grants.  The Executive will be advised on all available grant prospects, deadlines & grant progress updates.  The Grants Committee will liaise with the grants writer, the Finance Committee and the Executive Board in order to produce the most comprehensive applications.

The committee’s goals include keeping on top of any available grants for our organization as well as maintaining close contact with our grants writer. 

The CAFTCAD Membership Services Committee will ensure that all Alliance communications are delivered in a timely manner. This committee will liaise with the Finance Committee to ensure that membership lists and contact information are kept updated.

The committee responsibilities will also be to ensure timely responses to all inquiries and advise the Executive of any urgent matters at hand.

Membership Services is a fundamental component in CAFTCAD’s success.  

Committee Goals and Objectives:

CAFTCAD has grown exponentially within the last year. Membership Services has been a cornerstone of the Alliance’s growth. As the frontline of communication between the Alliance and its members and vice versa it is an essential service.

The CAFTCAD Movie Wardrobe Sale Committee will be in charge of coordinating our successful bi-annual Wardrobe Sale.  Each Sale is to be organized well in advance in order to maximize vendor participation and public awareness. 

This Committee will liaise with the P.R. Committee to ensure widespread publicity for the event and the Business Liaison Committee can aid in increasing our vendor list.  This event is quickly becoming a CAFTCAD tradition that helps to raise the Alliance’s profile within the costume community and public at large.

To oversee an efficiently run and successful event that will show significant growth in vendor participation and door sales bi-annually.     

The CAFTCAD Newsletter Committee will be in charge of publishing a quarterly, will explore timely costume events and exhibits, reviews of costume books and general costume related information. A featured member profile per issue with an interview, pics etc….

Listing of all members currents project premieres could also be included. Other ideas brought forward by the membership could be included.

The CAFTCAD PR Committee will liaise with the Association’s official PR person by providing updates on related issues and contacts.  The Committee’s responsibilities will include responding to all press related business and advising the Executive of any urgent matters at hand.  The Committee will investigate broadening our contact base for all initiatives.

Our strength is both our individual talents as well as our collective imprint. Our goal  is to make our PR presence an important and essential component in CAFTCAD’s success.

The committees goals are to ensure that CAFTCAD becomes a well known entity in the film related community, public and media at large.

The CAFTCAD Social Events Committee will be responsible for gauging membership interest in internal social gatherings. These events are important to our members for both networking and socializing.

These events can be either planned well in advance or impromptu gatherings of our membership. This committee’s main objective is to foster a community spirit amongst our members.

The CAFTCAD Sponsorship Committee has the arduous task of finding potential sponsors for CAFTCAD. The Sponsorship Committee will endeavour to maximize revenue through either event driven or yearly sponsorship by interested corporations, government agencies, unions and guilds.

The CAFTCAD Studio Services Committee will have the task to initiate this important service to our members. The plan is to standardize a studio services program with various suppliers and retailers. Careful pre-planning prior to any personal contact will need to be done. Close co-ordination and approvals by the Executive Board at each juncture is necessary for this instrumental program for CAFTCAD.

Traditionally this has been a ‘personal contact’ driven practice and in some cases discontinued by the lack of respect of a few. The Studio Services Committee’s responsibility will be to set up a unified program with all facets of retailers and wholesalers, offering them a mechanism to control erratic sales/returns quotas. This committee will also provide a forum to voice any possible individual procedural complaints. 

The CAFTCAD Website Committee will liaise with the Executive Board, P.R. and Membership Services Committees to ensure that all online data is kept current. This Committee will be responsible to liaise with webmaster on any online related updates/ revisions. It will also advise the Executive of any urgent matters at hand.

An annual budget will be established for basic website maintenance.  Additional work will require further approval by the board on a case to case basis.  Should any committee have special requirements, it will be that committee’s responsibility to submit a work order.

CAFTCAD’s online presence is essential to both members and the public as a central information distribution mechanism.