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Collaboration Drives Innovation: Participant Coaching

Our Collaboration Drives Innovation series aims to provide help and advice specific to this unique moment in time. Last week we talked about working from home, collecting input from several teammates in a variety of roles here at Event 360. This week, our Director of Local Operations, Molly Fast,…

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Collaboration Drives Innovation: Working from Home

Just like you, our Event 360 team is made up of people of action. During this time of uncertainty and change, our team has been discussing how to find a way to offer support to others in our industry, including our clients in the non-profit space. What does this mean……

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Event Change Management

In this ever-changing, uncertain time, we are beyond proud to work with the very best partners to ensure that safety is at the forefront of every decision we collectively make: safety for our participants and spectators, safety for our vendors and emergency preparedness teams, safety for staff, and for all……

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight: Meet Jonathan Madrigal!

Name: Jonathan “JAM” Madrigal Position: Event Production Manager – MuckFest/Muck FOR GOOD Start Year: Officially, I think it would be 2011 but I took a break from 2014 to 2015, then came back in 2016. How did your life path bring you to Event 360?… Read…

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Improve Your Event Production: How to Make Technology Work for You (& Your Event!)

By David Kramer & Kari Johnson Throughout the year, we’ll be presenting our top ten tips for improving event production. We first visited this topic in 2012, but we have learned so much since then that we have even more to say. The first tip we… Read More

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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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The Evolution of Recruitment and Retention

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……

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight: Meet Chris Like!

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

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The Best Lessons We’ve Learned!

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

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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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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight: Meet Jenn Fortnash!

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

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Do the Hustle: Best Texting Practices for P2P and Advocacy Campaigns

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…

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Building A Great Team!

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

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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 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

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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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Don’t Rain on My Parade…or My Event!

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……

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