Program

One of the biggest differences you can make in your appeal is to move it from a passive ask to an active one. With breakfast and lunch events—which don’t usually have some form of live auction—it [...]

More isn’t always more. More guests don’t automatically increase your fundraising potential. Having the right people in the room is what does. You want your biggest supporters who will help you [...]

You asked, and we’re proud to offer some new levels of support for your next event. In addition to full service, we now have several menu options that you can use to customize the areas of [...]

Nonprofits are complex organizations that usually do work across several program areas, and often have a hard time telling their complicated story. We talk to them about how to streamline their [...]

For many years Community Action has held an acquisition breakfast event. With those acquired donors in their cultivation stream, they started to look to shift their event to more deeply engage [...]

The Oregon Arts Commission recently held its annual Oregon Arts Summit in Ashland. This gathering of arts organizations, arts associations, elected officials, individual artists and arts [...]

When you pick an event theme that has messaging attached to it versus being a platform for décor, you can really tie together the mission of your organization and increase your sphere of support. [...]

It can be easy to take root in a silo. We have deadlines. People expect projects from us. And so we forge ahead, sometimes without engaging others. But often it is collaboration that creates [...]

Celebrating a milestone anniversary at your event can engage a wide range of supporters, create a celebratory air that increases giving and sets the stage for effective storytelling about the [...]

Connecting an audience to why your work matters is key in maximizing fundraising potential at events. People give to organizations they believe in and resonate with. If someone really believes in [...]