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St. Jude Walk/Run Recap

By Kat Thomas This year Event 360 partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to host 15 of their St. Jude Walk/Runs across the country over three weekends. After two years of virtual events, it was more important than ever for St. Jude to produce an incredible experience to…

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Must Haves for Your Event Day Shot List

By Abbie Peterson We’ve all heard the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words,” and as non-profit professionals we know just how far great event photos and videos can go towards recruiting and inspiring participants. Great content is not only good for posting on social media, but for…

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Throwback Thursday with Event 360

Over the years, we’ve covered all sorts of topics on our Event 360 Blog, because we want to give you the kind of advice that can lead to safer, more successful and efficient events. In case you’ve missed any of that great content, here’s the next installment of our…

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight

Today, our Teammate Spotlight showcases the life and mind of Molly Fast! Don’t forget to follow along as Molly takes over the Event 360 Instagram channel today for a peek into her week!   Name: Molly Fast Position: Director… Read More

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A Balancing Act: Tips for the Time-Crunched Event Volunteer Manager (Part 2)

By Erin Piafsky Anyone who works on events knows that time is of the essence in the successful planning and execution of your walk/run/ride. This is absolutely true for you lucky rock stars who are tasked with managing event-day volunteers. In… Read More

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

by Jen Hagan This past weekend the Event 360 team kicked off the 2022 Susan G. Komen 3-Day Series in Boston! It has been three years… Read More

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A Balancing Act: Tips for the Time-Crunched Event Volunteer Manager (Part 1)

By Erin Piafsky Over our two decades as industry leaders in peer-to-peer fundraising event production, we here at Event 360 have gotten very good at planning and executing events with a very lean staff. Often, we have less than a dozen people working year-round on the planning… Read…

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Your Event Personality Based on Your Zodiac Sign

By Abbie Peterson Last month we brought you the “official” astrological rulings of Which event item are you? on our Event 360 Instagram page. We’ve once again listened to the stars to bring you our next installment…Your Event Personality Based on… Read More

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight

Today, our Teammate Spotlight showcases the life and mind of Tracy Greco! Don’t forget to follow along as Tracy takes over the Event 360 Instagram channel tomorrow for a day in her life. Name: Tracy Greco Position:… Read More

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Throwback Thursday with Event 360

Over the years, we’ve covered all sorts of topics on our Event 360 Blog, because we want to give you the kind of advice that can lead to safer, more successful and efficient events. In case you’ve missed any of that great content, here’s the next installment of our…

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Get Out of Your Own Way: Three Fundraising Strategies to Up Your Game

By Molly Fast I often tell peer-to-peer fundraising event participants that when it comes to fundraising, you’re only limited by your imagination and the law. This advice can also apply to those of us who are behind the scenes putting the fundraising strategy together. In fact, our success comes…

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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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Purchasing Best Practices

By David Koslovsky The event landscape has changed in many ways over the last couple of years. One area that has felt this change more than most is purchasing goods and services. For almost everything, prices have increased and availability has decreased. Here are some best practices… Read…

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Throwback Thursday with Event 360

Over the years, we’ve covered all sorts of topics on our Event 360 Blog, because we want to give you the kind of advice that can lead to safer, more successful and efficient events. In case you’ve missed any of that great content, we’re bringing back our Throwback Thursday…

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What Makes a Great Event Book?

By Cyrena Hillyard What makes a great event book? Well of course it all starts with the information. You can’t have an event book full of pretty pages without any real details. Once you’ve gathered the content, and it’s likely to be a LOT of content, you will want…

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The Ride that Sparked our Pride for Events

By Abbie Peterson After years of producing events, there is one thing we know for sure. Peer-to-peer fundraising events are magic. They allow individuals to come together as one community to grieve, honor, celebrate and fight for causes that are important to us. They give us tangible… Read…

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A Balancing Act: Social Media Hacks for the Time-Crunched Event Professional

By Abbie Peterson and Monica Roos Non-profit professionals are notoriously known for wearing many hats. You must be social media savvy, a fundraising expert and an event planner extraordinaire — all wrapped up in one. When it comes down to giving each aspect of your job the time it…

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Dive into Summer Events with these Helpful Tips

As we begin the summer season, outdoor events can feel like an entirely different beast compared to indoor events, when it comes to logistics. To make sure you’re fully prepared for all your summer event needs, we asked our staff to share their tried-and-true event tips to make your…

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Five Things I Learned (or Relearned) During my 10th Year Riding in Cycle for Survival

By Molly Fast In 2004, only six months after my father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, he died. He was only 55 years old. A few years after that, I found my way to a community that helped me take action and heal. I haven’t turned back since.

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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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