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Think about the last event you attended. Did you want to go? Was it good? If so, what makes an event good? You probably know what I’m going to say. A good event not only needs food and entertainment, but it needs to meet goals and make an impact. Whether you love them or hate them, events are necessary in the social good world. Why? Because people crave connection, invitation, belonging, purpose, and community. We all need face-to-face interaction to stay healthy and sane. Social good organizations need personal connections, too, which is where events come in.

In our latest eLearning course, Organizational Best Practices: Basics of Events, learn about event-specific terminology, common types of events, how to create events step-by-step, and how to ensure and assess the success of your events.

Now only one more question remains. Are you ready to take your event planning to the next level? If so, you are cordially invited to sign up today!

News Organizational Best Practices Blog 03/12/2019 12:09pm EDT

Added by Emily Steinbauer

12 Comments

Brian Hedden Apr '19

We have at least two "appreciation" events per year, one for scholarship recipients and scholarship donors to meet and one for major donors. Neither have an ask involved at all and they both usually manage to make money. Show appreciation and you will be appreciated.

Austin Clowers Apr '19

Events are a great tool to use with our donor base. Thank you for the information!

Marilyn Bellemore Apr '19

To answer the first part of this question, I find that lots of people who dread going to an event end up having a blast in the end!

Faith Murray Apr '19

Events are such a great way to "friend-raise", even if they don't serve as a major revenue source in themselves. They set the stage for donor face-time which really helps in the non-event stewardship.

Karintha Marshall Mar '19

Really hadn't considered the value of events outside of fundraising or networking, I appreciate this perspective on the importance of events for social good orgs.

Lynn Jones Mar '19

We use our event module for all our events.

Sarah White Mar '19

Great to know this is out there if we need it now!

Amanda Gerard Mar '19

I added this course to my list of trainings, I am looking forward taking our events to the next level!

Chanteasea Swain Mar '19

"Because people crave connection, invitation, belonging, purpose, and community." Such a powerful statement and a great learning lesson!

Marilyn Bellemore Mar '19

Emily, so true when you say "...people crave connection, invitation, belonging, purpose, and community. " Good post.

Trish McCraven Mar '19

Helpful course!

Megan Perez MSA Mar '19

Oh, this will be a good one to take because our organization just got the events module. Thanks for the information.