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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 Piafsky 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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People and Puppies: Event 360 Loves Both!

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.…

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How Our Staff Gets Engaged Beyond Events: Board Membership

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

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AIDS Walk Atlanta & Music Festival Recap

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

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MuckFest 2019 Season Recap

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,…

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight: Jen Hagan

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…

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The Ride for Life

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

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Throwback Thursday with Event 360

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……

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Tips for Major Last-Minute Event Changes

By Katie Zupancic Wymer Tips for Major Last-Minute Event Changes While your team may have the “best laid plans”, in the live event world, we know that plans do not always happen quite as envisioned. Some situations are completely out of your control, but by preparing for those worst-case scenarios – like extreme……

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The Event 360 team is proud to partner with Team RWB

The Event 360 team is proud to partner with Team RWB to produce their brand new P2P fundraising event – the Epic Eagle Challenge! After many months of concepting and planning, the new event will launch this November in two locations. We are honored and excited to be…

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Spring MMRF Event Season Wraps Up!

By Jake Geiger This past June, a small but mighty team from Event 360 wrapped up the spring season with the MMRF Team for Cures 5K walk/run at Calf Pasture Beach Park in Norwalk, CT. This was the 43rd 5K that Event 360 has produced for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.…

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

This past weekend, a large contingency of our Event 360 staff found ourselves in Michigan to produce the first event of the 2019 Susan G. Komen 3-Day season. We have been working behind the scenes for the past 12 months, and despite the long hours and sweaty weather, it was……

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Event 360 Teammate Spotlight: Jes Schneider

We’re excited to introduce this month’s Event 360 Teammate Spotlight! Enjoy a glimpse into the personal and professional life of Jes Schneider. Name: Jes Schneider Position: Human Resources Manager Start Year: 2018 What job did you hold right before you came to work at Event 360? I was…

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