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Events and COVID-19

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

When The Lights Go Down

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

What If 2019

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

The Purpose of a Fundraising Event

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, ...

The Wine Pull

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 ...

Creating the Right Committee Culture

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

Common Committee Challenges

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 ...

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Committees

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

Reflections & Resolutions for annual events

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...

Event Highs & Lows (Part II)

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

Event Highs & Lows (Part I)

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...

Event Budgeting

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...

The Foundation of a Successful Event

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

"Enable & Equip"

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...

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