Hoping for the best, but planning for the worst By Mark Dolce The planet is warming and the climate is changing, and as event production professionals—the sometimes salty Rain Dogs who work through all kinds of Stormy Weather—we plan for it, we deal with… Read More
By Robin Shapiro Whether you are planning a new event or working to improve an existing event, developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all of your processes is key to your event’s success. A complete SOP outlines how things get done, who does what and how results are measured. Compiling……
By Joann Collins The seasonal nature of the fundraising events business means that your communications team is usually in one of three repeating phases: Planning, Implementing, or Analyzing. Then as soon as you’re done with your analysis, it’s time to plan for the next year. During that transition period…
By Janelle Benuska On September 8-9, 2018, a mighty team of Event 360 staff members came together to support the 15th Annual Ride for AIDS Chicago for our client, Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN). The back-to-back century cycling event took riders 200 miles on… Read More
By Suzanne Mooney Waiting by the phone and hoping it will ring is no longer an activity reserved for starry-eyed romantics in the throes of a budding romance. Hardy souls on the front lines of peer-to-peer fundraising events across the country are doing a lot of waiting and hoping by……
By David Kramer Imagine planning five events for one client in an event season. Not so unusual for those of us in event planning, right? Now imagine all five of those events will happen in two back-to-back weekends… spread out in different cities across the country. It becomes a bit……
The V Foundation for Cancer Research was built on the dream that cancer can one day be defeated. On Saturday, May 19, 2018, the Event 360 team brought to life the very first Victory Ride to Cure Cancer, a new peer-to-peer fundraising event designed… Read More
By Molly Fast Welcome back! A couple weeks ago I kicked off this two-part blog post sharing about my fundraising success with Cycle for Survival. In the first blog post I shared that I’ve raised nearly $150,000 in the past six years for rare… Read More
We’re excited to introduce this week’s Event 360 Teammate Spotlight. Enjoy a glimpse into the personal and professional life of Emily Clay! Position: Event Execution Coordinator Start Year: 2017 What job did you hold right before you came to work at Event…
By Molly Fast For the past six years, I’ve participated in Cycle for Survival, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s wildly successful and popular indoor cycle event that raises money for rare cancer research. (Side note: it was also selected as the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum’s Program of the… Read…
A note from the Event 360 Team: Our friends at Qgiv recently put together this piece about gamifying peer-to-peer fundraising events, and we thought it might be a good fit for our blog audience. If you’re not already doing these things, we hope this post inspires you to make your……
Over the years, we have covered a vast array of topics on our Event 360 Blog, giving our followers the kind of advice that can lead to safer, more successful and efficient events―events that leave your participants feeling happy and fulfilled. In case you’ve missed any of that great content,……
Since 2001, the MMRF Team for Cures 5K Walk/Run program has raised both awareness and funds for multiple myeloma research. This family-friendly series is held annually in thirteen cities and participation offers camaraderie and knowledge-sharing for patients, family members and friends of patients, members of the myeloma community, and others.…
By Katie Zupancic Wymer Last week, I had the honor of attending the Classy Collaborative, a three-day conference focused on social impact. Together, 1,200 changemakers explored trends in philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, fundraising, cause marketing, digital marketing, and corporate social responsibility. Throughout the different panel discussions, case studies, and…
By Alyssa Curran Most of the world loves dogs, but how many people can say their dog helped them get a job? Will B. of Chicago can. And he has Checkmate―a spry black Labrador pit bull mix, a ‘shelter special’―to thank for it. Will was looking to make a career……
All across the U.S. today―and even around the globe―people are celebrating their passion for running. Yep, there’s a day for that. Today is #NationalRunningDay ! So it seems like the appropriate (if not perfect) time to mention that Event 360 is attending the Classy Collaborative next week… Read…
By Kaleigh Glaza Instagram’s growing success and influence (experts estimate it will reach 1 billion users in 2018) has led it to be the social media platform to be on. Whether you’re an individual, brand, event, cause or otherwise, Instagram can help you tell your story and grow your reach.…
By Janelle Benuska In today’s busy landscape of time commitments and to-dos, many of our partners have questioned whether their race should offer, or continue to offer, a packet pick-up or early check-in event(s) for participants. As with most things related to what participants want, need and expect, the answer……
By Suzanne Mooney I first saw J.D. at the opening ceremony of Challenge Walk MS: Savannah. Slade Thompson and I had flown to Georgia to observe the three-day, 50-mile walk as part of an event audit we are doing for the National Multiple Sclerosis… Read More
By Robin Shapiro Event work is tough! Lifting cases of water, putting up pop-ups, long hours on your feet―often in direct sunlight or pouring rain―can take its toll on your event staff and volunteers alike. If you are like us, you have loyal volunteers who have served with you for……
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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