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When designing an event for a particular audience, you have a perfect chance to tailor the scope of your messaging to the audience most impacted by your thought leadership. This gives you an [...]

Every organization has a chance to build an event program that feels genuinely reflective of the kind of communities they hope to build. When you spend time during your program expressing [...]

A great emcee is one that brings your event energy, professionalism, a personal story that connects to your mission and, ideally, a connection with your community partners through their role. [...]

Your appeal story is a wonderful chance to remind your audience what your organization does best. Programs that have had great recent success are a perfect place to look for a story that is [...]

Being in alignment with your storytelling partner matters. Sourcing a storyteller who is part of the community you work in is a wonderful way to deepen your story and your relationships at the [...]

Your mission as an organization could be the perfect opportunity to bring more authenticity to the kind of event you put on, who attends and why. This was exactly what the Regional Arts and [...]

Your special appeal has the potential to be your largest source of fundraising income on the day of your event. The best way to harness this potential is to tell the most impactful story you can [...]

Sometimes leaning into the political climate impacting your organization can bring the room together at your event. There are times when it makes sense to name the elephant in the room and its [...]

The honorees at your event are a great opportunity to have someone else tell the story of your mission and champion your organization. At their Oregonians Against Discrimination Business Leaders [...]

Bringing donors into the traditions of your organization makes them feel a deeper connection to your work. And putting those you do the work for in the room with donors also lets them see your [...]

Because events happen in a live and dynamic space, you can utilize them to activate your organization’s sponsors and partners in engaging ways that make them known and give them unique [...]

Likely no one is going to better convey the impact of your programs than those benefitting from them. Getting those voices on stage at your event brings the narrative from third person to first [...]

There can be a layer of remove between the work you do and your donors’ ability to experience it. Often the work of the organization is governed by confidentiality and other mechanisms that make [...]