That Sounds Like a Plan!
Planning and producing a successful fundraising event can be stressful and overwhelming. That Sounds Like a Plan! walks you through the process step by step from start to finish. Whether you're an executive director, marketing manager, board member or volunteer, if you need guidance planning and producing a fundraising event for a small nonprofit, this podcast is for you. Host Alicia Baraga brings you strategies, tips, tools, and information from her 14+ years planning fundraising and awareness-building events for a wide variety of nonprofit clients. Along with sharing best practices, Alicia interviews experts in fields related to events such as marketing, sponsorship, A/V, auctions and more. She answers your questions in Q&A episodes and boosts your confidence through Planner Pep Talks (PPT). If you're ready to streamline your event planning process, grow your audience and raise more money at your fundraising event, hit subscribe and let's get started. Now that sounds like a plan!
That Sounds Like a Plan!
28_7 Steps to Get Ready for Sponsorship Sales
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Sponsorship sales is one of the most important, yet most daunting, tasks for your fundraising event. It’s not just something you can dive into. There’s a lot of prep work that needs to happen behind the scenes before you can begin. I break it the prep work down into 7 steps.
In this episode I share:
- Why you should have a clear definition of your target audience
- How to break down creating a budget and set your sponsorship goals into easy steps.
- The importance of having realistic and measurable sponsor goals and benefits
- The best place to start when creating a sponsor prospect list
LISTENER ACTION ITEM
In this episode, each step is an action item. Head to the show notes to view the transcript and the 7 steps. Block time on your calendar to take care of each step. Go to the Show Notes to find examples of an event budget and sponsor grid.
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LIST OF RESOURCES
SHOW NOTES: http://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/28
Ep. 1_Are you planning your event backwards?
Ep. 3_Why you shouldn’t call your gala a gala
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