At the end of February, a few of our Event 360 coworkers had the opportunity to attend the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Professional Forum Conference in Miami. It was a chance to network with fellow P2P fundraising event experts and pick up some new ideas for how to continually… Read…
By Erin Kirchhoff I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to travel to Miami, Florida last week for the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum annual conference. In my 14 years as an event fundraising professional, this was my first time representing the Event 360 team. And let me say:… Read…
By Erin Kirchhoff By show of hands, let’s see who’s taking a plane, train or automobile (or boat??) to Miami for the annual Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Professional Forum Conference? If you plan to arrive in sunny-but-balmy Miami this week for the biggest fundraising conference of… Read More
For those in the peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising space, the must-attend event of the year is the annual Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum’s conference. This event brings together industry leaders―professionals from event planning, nonprofit software platforms, and charities alike―to hear about the latest in the ever-changing world of P2P fundraising. Attendees will also……
By Janelle Benuska As we ramp up for the start of the 2018 event season, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the very last event we successfully executed in 2017: a concert for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in honor of World AIDS Day. This was the first year……
By Jim Hennessey Facebook announced in January that it will be overhauling its News Feed. It is a change that will once again shift the type of content users see first, and most often. According to the official statement, Facebook will “be making updates to [its News Feed] ranking so……
By Courtney Jones and Casey S. Campbell Giving Tuesday was November 28, and if you recall hopping onto social media, even for a second, you most likely saw a friend or two post about a cause important to them. Facebook―with its more than two-billion users―has totally revamped the peer-to-peer fundraising……
By Jillian Schranz I’m writing this blog from an airport, which seems appropriate for the topic. What’s on deck for the Event 360 team in 2018? Lots and lots of events all across the country. As we enter the new year, we have a roster of more than 40 events……
By Kari Johnson What a year 2017 was! From San Francisco to South Florida, the MMRF Team for Cures 5K Walk/Run event series visited 13 markets last year. We were inspired by the more than 13,000 walkers and runners who raised over $3.5 million in 2017! Encouraged by the success……
By Erin Kirchhoff Whether you’ve resolved to eat better, go to the gym more, save more from each paycheck, travel more, spend more time with your family… or you didn’t set any resolutions at all… we hope you’ve taken some time to reflect on what worked well in 2017, and……
Hard to believe the holidays are knocking on the door again! After a whirlwind year of Event 360 events, it’s necessary to take a moment to reflect on successes and challenges, and ultimately, show gratitude. For our clients, our partners, our participants, and each of you. In the next couple……
By Cheryl Stern A wise man once said, “If you build it, he will come.” An even wiser man then added, “Go the distance.” Ok, admittedly, those two wise men were the same person. And that person was technically a disembodied magical voice from Field of Dreams, talking…
By Jim Hennessey As marketers finalize their 2018 marketing plans and strategy, what are the buzzwords they are talking about? Here is my take on the five most “buzz-worthy” concepts that will pervade most digital marketing plans for the new year. Micro-Moments – Whenever a consumer feels the need to……
Getting to the end of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day® season is always bittersweet. While we welcome the opportunity to return to “normal life” and to catch up on sleep and our year-round jobs, the Komen 3-Day staff feels the absence of the Pink Bubble almost as much as our……
By Janelle Benuska We recently wrapped up the DAV Run to Honor Veterans 5K series, taking place in six cities over two weekends in November. And while our job on this project is more focused on logistics – the route, the site, the timing company, the moving pieces – it’s……
By Mike Murphy I had the pleasure this week of attending the Disabled American Veterans 5k in Tulsa. I love the DAV 5k’s. There is so much heart and respectful patriotism in the air. Our veterans are a national treasure and deserve every bit of respect and thanks we can……
By Molly Fast A couple of years ago we (finally) introduced a fundraising rewards program on a long-time project which has a high fundraising minimum. It had been a long time coming. While it’s about encouraging participants to increase their fundraising performance, it’s also about recognizing participants who are truly……
By Katie Zupancic Wymer 2017 is the year of Facebook Live video, omnichannel communications, Instagram Stories, and personalization. We’ve seen the introduction of hip buzzwords like Chatbots, and we’ve explored email trends and social media trends to help keep our clients at the forefront… Read More
Through the years, we have covered a vast array of topics on our Event 360 Corp Blog, giving our followers the kind of advice that can lead to safer, more successful and efficient events that leave your participants happy. In case you’ve missed any of that great content, we…
By Dawn Clark and Erin De Baets *Well, maybe not always… We’ve all heard that old expression, “The customer is always right,” a saying meant to encourage service providers to exhaust all measures to make and keep their customers happy. For many of us in the event world, our customers……
Happy birthday, mighty Event 360! As we approach our 18th birthday on November 27th, we’re…
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