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A Balancing Act: Tips for the Time-Crunched P2P Fundraiser

We’re back with the next installment of our Tips for the Time-Crunched series and this week we’re looking at you, P2P fundraisers! With over 20+ years of peer-to-peer fundraising experience here at Event 360, our team has some useful tools in our toolkit. Whether you manage a walk, ride…

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Don’t Leave Money on the Table

By Dawn Clark Early in 2022, we expanded our scope of work with one of our longtime clients to include Donations Management. Part of our expanded responsibilities included researching, planning, and executing a matching gifts program. Fortunately, matching gifts programs are not new to us, as we… Read…

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PanCAN PurpleStride Recap

By: Jake Geiger For the past year, our team has been preparing to produce an unprecedented peer-to-peer event series with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) called PanCAN PurpleStride. The goal: Plan 59 events Support execution for 30 of those … Read More

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Reflecting on 2021… and Revving Up for 2022!

It is with great excitement that we share our year in review below: Event 360 By the Numbers. Read More

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What I Learned About Fundraising by Fundraising in 2021

Since 2013, I’ve participated in Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers. Having lost my father to esophageal cancer at the age of 55 just six months after his diagnosis, I’ve been devoted to this cause as a way to honor his life and ensure more families don’t……

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What 2020 Taught Us: The Importance of Connecting to Your Mission

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be sharing our insights into What 2020 Taught Us. I know, I know; it’s hard to imagine everything we’ve learned fitting neatly into two blog posts. But it will! First up, I’ll be talking about the importance of connecting to your mission (more on……

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Happy 18th Birthday, Event 360!

Happy birthday, mighty Event 360! As we approach our 18th birthday on November 27th, we’re excited to take a moment and reflect on this special place that so many have called “home” since its founding in 2002. Not many small businesses reach the “old enough to vote” milestone, and our……

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Fundraising in the time of COVID-19

By Molly Fast It’s no secret that fundraising in light of COVID-19 is significantly challenging. We’ve all seen the devastation this pandemic has caused to the event fundraising space. During the early months – March and April – no one really knew how long we were going to be in……

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Top 10 Reasons We Are Excited for the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: time for the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference! This ain’t our first rodeo: Every February, we pack our bags, and this year, we are breaking out our cowboy boots because we’re fixin’ to giddy on up to Austin, Texas!… Read More

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Meet Eric…One of our Fundraising Heroes!

At Event 360, we don’t just produce and execute events. We partner with non-profits to create the platform for fundraising! While out on event, we get to know the participants, their connection to the causes and we feel the impact of their fundraising efforts. In our… Read More

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Meet Billy… One of Our Fundraising Heroes!

Partnering with non-profits to create a platform for fundraising is what it’s all about for us at Event 360! In our Fundraising Hero’s blogs, we will highlight a few incredible humans we get to know through our events, share their stories and applaud their achievements. This… Read More

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Reflecting on 2019…… and Revving Up for 2020!

All throughout the year, we are energized by the here and now. We are present to the daily delights, challenges, solutions and successes. The details and momentum of event life garner our attention and carry us along. But as we enter a new year, let’s take a moment to sit……

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Happy Holidays From Event 360!

The holiday season has arrived! It is time to slow down, reflect, celebrate and connect with family and friends, all while anticipating the fresh start a new year will provide. We extend our best to all of those that we’ve been fortunate enough to work with in 2019! As…

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Meet Cheri, One of Our Fundraising Heroes!

At Event 360, we don’t just produce and execute events. We partner with non-profits to create the platform for fundraising! While out on event, we get to know the participants, their connection to the causes and we feel the impact of their fundraising efforts. In our Fundraising Hero’s blogs, we……

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Let’s (Walkie) Talk About Radios

By Erin Piafsky Walkie-talkies are cool. Or at least I think they are. Maybe I was subconsciously influenced in my youth by a steady diet of movies that showed characters using two-way radios (like this one, this one, or… Read More

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Putting Words in Someone Else’s Mouth: Writing Speeches for your Presenters or Executives

By Joann Collins Most non-profits don’t have the budget for a professional speechwriter or a corporate speaking coach. But what tactics can you take from those professionals to use as you are drafting speeches for your executives, representatives and participants? Most events begin with a welcome or opening ceremony of……

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People and Puppies: Event 360 Loves Both!

By Gayla Cruikshank My husband and I just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and we are empty nesters. I selfishly wanted to find a way to volunteer that wouldn’t take too much time away from home, since we love enjoying quiet time on our back porch with dinner and wine.…

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How Our Staff Gets Engaged Beyond Events: Board Membership

By Molly Fast I’ve been fortunate enough to work with non-profit organizations for nearly my entire career (that blip doing high-tech PR right as the dot com industry was plummeting barely counts). I’m equally as fortunate to have been able to put roots down at Event… Read More

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Spring MMRF Event Season Wraps Up!

By Jake Geiger This past June, a small but mighty team from Event 360 wrapped up the spring season with the MMRF Team for Cures 5K walk/run at Calf Pasture Beach Park in Norwalk, CT. This was the 43rd 5K that Event 360 has produced for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.…

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The Susan G. Komen 3-Day Event Season Kicked Off in Michigan!

This past weekend, a large contingency of our Event 360 staff found ourselves in Michigan to produce the first event of the 2019 Susan G. Komen 3-Day season. We have been working behind the scenes for the past 12 months, and despite the long hours and sweaty weather, it was……

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