Last week we were able to post something that hopefully many of you found extremely exciting…a glimpse at the IML Connector. The IML Connector is a hand held revolutionary audience response system device. By combining features that traditionally lived inside simple handheld voting device sand combining them with features that traditionally lived only inside smart phones or sophisticated AV devices, the IML Connector is a cutting edge audience response system device that affords the best of both worlds. The marriage should prove to shake up the world of interactive meetings and change the way the audience is able to effectively hear, engage, participate and change the meetings they attend.
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Interactive meetings, live voting and audience response systems are on the brink of a major breakthrough. Coming this September, a new level of interactive engagement will provide limitless possibilities for originality, innovation and achievement among your audience. That’s right, the IML Connector is coming this September.
Watch this interview with Richard Taylor, CEO of IML, and learn about the newest, latest and greatest of all IML devices, the IML Connector. See how the addition of a microphone and speaker will allow each person in the audience not only to speak, but directly hear all communication at an event. An OLED screen will allow exceptional battery life in addition to the capability for companies, events and hosts to put logos, moving graphics and animations on the screen.
It is no secret that a properly planned, hosted and executed event can be an amazing asset to your business. It’s extremely important that when you are planning your next event, you gather as much crucial information as possible before you ever get started. Some of the most common mistakes made during event planning may seem rather obvious, but they can easily occur amidst your busy planning schedule.
What are the most common mistakes and how can you avoid them? See the bullets below and print this checklist to help you avoid making these common mistakes.
The pairing of the IML pledging system and the Robin Hood Foundation proved to be a massive hit to help raise millions of dollars for charity. The Robin Hood Foundation’s annual event takes place in the 150,000 square foot Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. The 2010 event hosted a record breaking 3,600 guests and broke yet another record raising $87.8 million for underprivileged New Yorkers.
Read more about the Robin Hood Foundation and IML’s pledging system collaboration:
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a Washington DC based non-profit, will be flying the flag of unique fundraising ideas at their forthcoming annual Washington DC Brady Center Gala on May 18th, 2010 with the use of IML’s silent auction systems The event will take place at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at 6:00 PM.
Encouraging participation can be a real challenge for non-profits when asking for donations at their fundraisers but the Brady Center will be doing things a little differently this year. They have enlisted the help of IML, experts in event fundraising technology, who are revolutionizing the way non-profits collect donations at their events.
With significant local, state and federal legislation – like healthcare reform – town hall meetings have once again been resurrected as a way to give citizens a voice.
Have you been tasked with organizing and executing a town hall meeting for your community?
Take 25, a preventive child safety campaign created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), offers several tips to help effectively coordinate a town hall meeting. We’ve added a few of our own tips here:
Which company’s CEO has listened to and heeded shareholders’ demands to step down and give up the title of chairman inside the company?
1. Wal-Mart
2. Whole Foods Market Inc.
3. McDonalds
If you guessed “2. Whole Foods Market Inc.” you are exactly right!
The chief executive officer of the organic supermarket Whole Foods Market Inc. has finally given in to years of petitioning and demands by shareholders that the two roles be separated out and filled by different people.
You are never too young to make a difference in fundraising.
Burlington, Vermont-based Davis Studio is giving children the opportunity to let their creative juices flow for a great cause. Partnering with the Vermont Children’s Trust Fund and The Humane Society of Chittenden County, Davis Studio will host painting classes for area children beginning on March 16. Paintings will then be auctioned off May 6 at Shelburne Farms Coach Barn.
Including children in fundraiser events is a great idea to get the whole family involved and maximize fundraising success. Along with raising funds for a good cause, it also helps to shape children to become the young philanthropists of tomorrow.
It’s not every day that we discuss who helps make the Purple Carpet possible. But today, we take you behind the scenes as we welcome seasoned event marketing pro Liz Connors to our team.
Joining audience response system global leader IML as Director, Business Development for the West Coast team, Connors brings eight years of experience in the meetings and events industry.
A graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, Connors brings an impressive professional background to the IML team, most recently as a sales, marketing & events consultant at Southern California Meetings+Events Magazine.
In the current economic climate, fundraisers face a tough challenge: Trying to garner financial donations when donors simply don’t have as much to give.
And yet, that didn’t stop Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston from raising $1 million at its annual “In Party” silent auction fundraiser.
In a recent BizBash article, the hospital’s three secrets to success are revealed:
1. Keep it Simple. Organizers of the silent auction fundraiser moved away from overly elaborate decorations. Instead of expensive floral centerpieces, paper rectangles spanned each table, spelling out the party’s themes: innovation, inspiration and incredible care.
