COVID-19 is impacting all of us, and it has huge consequences for nonprofits. The organizations focused on providing critical services to...

Congratulations! You’ve finished a major fundraising event and are looking forward to celebrating, relaxing, and recovering after so much...

The Impact Foundry is an organization dedicated to supporting nonprofits throughout the greater Sacramento region with resources, advice,...

I love fundraising events. I’ve made a career out of planning them, and in case that’s not enough, I also volunteer with a few! However, ...

I don’t often play favorites in event planning. What works for one organization or audience doesn’t always work for another. But I admit ...

Last week I wrote about common committee challenges and realized that there is one other major challenge that deserves its own post. Here...

Last week we looked at key elements of successful committees (read the post here if you haven’t yet), and this week I’m sharing specific ...

Every nonprofit role I’ve held has involved working closely with committees – event committees, marketing committees, boards, and more. I...

Welcome to 2019! I love Januarys. My normal tendency is to stay focused on the projects and details in front of me, and a fresh year is s...

Last week I had fun sharing fond memories from some of my favorite events! And this week the reflection continues with lessons learned fr...

I’ve really enjoyed sharing practical tips lately – the basics of a great event and budgeting how-to – but this week I’m feeling more ref...

In my last post I shared a few building blocks for planning a great event including a good, comprehensive event budget. Today I’m digging...

Whether it’s a fundraising gala, corporate retreat, wedding, birthday party, or anything in between, events can be daunting. Often the st...

Part of my messaging is that I love to "enable and equip" nonprofit organizations to focus on what they do best - running programs and bu...