Create & Execute a Follow up Plan,  Once the event is completed, make sure you have as muhc contact info for everyone as possible. Treat these well, nurture and foster them into long lasting relationships for future fund raising events.  As soon as possible settle all accounts and collect any…

Advertise your Charity Event Even the best event will fail to raise money if people dont know its happening, You need to Advertise your event on as many channels as possible. Factors you should take into account when advertising include:  Add a Crowdfunding campaign. This is a great way to…

Recruit Event Sponsors  Partnering with Sponsors helps you reduce the cost of your event or provide neddadary supplies, raise awareness by assisting with your marketing efforts. Establishing good relationships with sponsors also means you may be able to call upon them to sponsor future events,  First step in recruiting sponsors…

Event Schedule  Having a detailed itinerary is another way of keeping everything on track and smoothing the evening. It's a great way of organizing the committees and subcommittees as well. An effective Schedule lists not only the activities and when, but also appoints a person for each one. That person's…

Set Your Event Date & Book a Venue.  *Tip: Beforeyou set a Date, Look for the Venue!! Nothing worse than Picking a date and setting everything in motion then having to undo it all because you can't get a Venue!  Venue Size and Layout: The first thing to think of…

Set Your Budget  Once you have your Goals and your Committees in place it's time to set a budget. The last thing you want to do is overspend on an exercise to raise money. Having a well laid out budget plan allocating money to the committees ect is always a…

Develop your Committees and Subcommittees  When it comes to events of this importance you really can't have too much help. Creating anything worthwhile, what was the saying? “takes a village”! Helpful Hint: If your volunteers / staff are already stretched you may need more to complete these tasks, identify this…

Charity events are a great way to raise money for worthy causes & organizations. Doing your own research and learning how it will help you set up events that stick in people's minds, open their wallets and have them hoping for an invite to your next event!  Define your goals …

Give Your Users a Call to Action! The Purpose of your content, the purpose of your landing pages, the purpose of this event, in person or virtual is to make the sale. In order to make the sale you must ask for it! The Call to Action! You can make…