Large-scale events – from silent auctions to shareholder meetings – require careful planning, monetary resources and manpower. And a few tried-and-true tips for event planning don’t hurt, either.
In a recent podcast and whitepaper from promotional product retailer 4imprint, Paulette Wolf and Donielle Levine, authors of the book “Event Planning Made Easy,” offer what they consider the first and most important tip for successful event planning:
Establish the 5 “W’s” and 1 “How.”
One by one, those 6 elements include:
1. Who are the guests or attendees?
2. What is the event being planned?


If you answered “D. #BeatCancer”, you know your social media and fundraising trivia!
Whether hosting a fundraising event for a school, church, non-profit organization or any other entity, certain planning requirements remain the same. In a recent post on
If you chose “B,” you’re correct!
When you cast a vote, typically the goal is to choose the best possible option—whether you’re voting on a new school board president or a city ordinance. When was the last time you were encouraged to vote on the worst choice?
A recent article in Profit Quests Fundraising titled “
Audience voting is all the rage when it comes to reality game shows. But could that formula work for charity, too? A local dance studio in Florida thinks so.


