In this post: cancelling a festival or an event – what’s involved? Are people willing to go out in their hometowns? safety concerns? health concerns for family and friends? generational interest in attending festivals and events? how many potentially would attend? when do…
In the Event Business Not Everyone Deserves a Trophy for Just Showing Up Don’t try to level the playing field when it comes to event sponsors. An email arrived the other day and asked a question about the equitable treatment…
In its early years, the local community festival was a huge success. The crowds were big, volunteers readily signed on, sponsors waited in line and the event raised enough to cover its costs and then some. Excess funds were donated…
Breaking it Down with this List of Best Practices Summer calendars are filled with beer, wine, food, music and literary festivals of all types, plus air shows. This list of best practices to promote and market summer festivals is designed …
Your event chairman is likely to be one of the people involved in soliciting sponsors. However, as chairman, she has much to do to orchestrate an event. A smart chairman delegates the responsibility of handholding sponsors soon after they’ve sign…
The best in-kind contribution form comes in two parts. The main portion should be given to the person making the donation, while the remainder should be submitted to the event’s designated contact (master list keeper). All volunteers soliciting in-kind contributions…
Often in-kind contributions aren’t given the attention they deserve. They significantly affect the bottom line of any event, whether a donation involves products or services. The one challenge is these contributions often get lost in the shuffle. Event volunteers may…
How do you go from zero dollars and no track record to securing a sponsorship? As the old saying goes, “It’s easier to get money when you have money.” There are a number of factors that come into play: 1)…