60. How to Host Better Events, Part Two

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hosting a nonprofit event sounds easy...until you actually do it! There are a million little pieces that have to come together for the big day, and I wanted to talk about all of them. There was so much great information in my interviews this week that I have to break this episode into two parts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Part Two, we continue chatting with Holly Clark, a seasoned nonprofit events planner and owner of Holly Clark Events. Holly tells me how she plans and coordinates an upscale signature event for a well-established nonprofit (Dancing for Safe Haven) and helped plan a brand new outdoor event for a young organization (FrankTown Festival of Lights). You’ll hear how she uses the support of volunteers in addition to nonprofit staff, how to set expectations for a new fundraising event, how to work with in kind donors and corporate sponsors, how to decide on event add ons (like silent auctions), and so much more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our sponsors this episode are:<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">--Little Green Light, Jenni’s favorite donor management system. Check out their free resource library full of ebooks about fundraising at</span> <a href="http://www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.littlegreenlight.com/jenni</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and use the discount code JENNI to receive $150 off your first year of donor management services.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">--DipJar, Jenni’s favorite alternative to cash donation boxes. Empower your donors to make credit card donations with DipJar’s fun light-up donation gadget! Visit dipjar.com/jenni for a 5% discount on your first purchase. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nonprofit Jenni provides consulting services and coaching calls for nonprofits and social impact organizations seeking guidance in the areas of Marketing, Fundraising, Growth, and Starting Up. Visit</span> <a href= "https:/