By Rachel Gans Kemp The peer-to-peer fundraising event world we now live in is about engagement and community — so much so that even using the words recruitment and retention feels antiquated. It is not just about getting bodies to your events and then hoping that they will come back……
Name: Chris Like Position: Applications Programmer Start Year: 2011 How did your life path bring you to Event 360? I grew up in Maryland and moved to Chicago for my undergrad. After getting my degree in Music/Urban Studies, I moved to the south-west side… Read More
We posed a question to our staff and the event industry at large via Facebook. The question was, “What is the best lesson you have learned from working events?” The answers were so compelling that we just had to share! No matter what your past experience… Read More
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
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……
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…
Name: Jenn Fortnash Position: Digital Marketing Coordinator Start Year: 2014 – My path has led me back here several times over the years for good reasons! How did your life path bring you to Event 360? As an idealist, what really resonates with… Read More
By Shea Morrissey, Senior Director of Client Success and Product Strategy with Hustle and Rachel Gans Kemp, Senior Team Recruitment Manager at Event 360 We’re living in a world where it’s become increasingly difficult to connect meaningfully with our supporters. How do we have conversations when and where…
By Rene Tamayo Last month, our event team completed the final Susan G. Komen 3-Day of the 2019 season. As always at the end of an event season, it provides a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished and evaluate what contributed to the success… Read More
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……
By Erin De Baets 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
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……
By Rene Tamayo Weather, whether good or bad, plays a major role in determining how successful your event will be. When weather is perfect, it almost seems like nothing can go wrong —everything falls into place and we can focus on giving participants a wonderful time doing good for their……
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.…
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
By Janelle Benuska This past weekend, members of the Event 360 team produced the AIDS Walk Atlanta & Music Festival for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Taking place in beautiful Piedmont Park, approximately 5,000 people attended to walk, run, and/or enjoy the festival… Read More
By Katie Zupancic Wymer On September 14, our final Mucker for the 2019 season crossed the MuckFest finish line, as they jubilantly rang the bell for a world free of MS at the completion of their 18 obstacle 5K run. Join us in celebrating a year of impact, milestones,…
Our Event 360 Teammate Spotlight showcases the life and mind of Jen Hagan! Enjoy! Name: Jen Hagan Position: Account Director, Susan G. Komen 3-Day Start Year: 2005 – 2013 & 2018 – present! What job did you hold right before you came to work at Event 360? I have…
By Janelle Benuska This past weekend we had the adventure of helping to produce the Ride for Life Chicago event with our client, Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN). Formerly Ride for AIDS Chicago, TPAN rebranded the event this year to be more inclusive of the organization’s… Read More
Our blog covers a great depth of topics and just in case you’ve missed any of that content, here is another installment of our Throwback Thursday Series. As most of us are well into event season, it’s fun and important to stop and reflect on what those early morning hours……
by Jillian Schranz
As we wrap up our Collaboration Drives Innovation blog series, we reflect…
By Molly Fast
Continuing our Collaboration Drives Innovation series, which looks at ways we…
By Slade Thompson
Spring and Summer 2020 have brought a plethora of difficult decisions to…
As we live through a paradigm shift confronting racism, inequities, and a global pandemic, we’re…
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