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!
47_Five tips for planning a compelling nonprofit event program
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As the host of a nonprofit event, the program is your opportunity to educate and inspire your audience. Sadly, many event hosts get caught up in the planning of the event, how many auction items, the entertainment, the food, the decor. The program, which is arguably the most important part of the event, gets only a fraction of the attention.
In this episode I share:
- Why you need to start with 'why'
- The importance of storytelling in your program
- Why you need fewer speakers
- The importance of a script
LIST OF RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
- Ep. 24_Why you need an event script
- Ep 47 Show Notes
- Sign up for more info about Plan to Plan - a guided event timeline workshop using a wall calendar and sticky notes + Asana tutorial
- Set up a demo of Qgiv
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