Grants are a great way to help support your events and organization financially. A grant is described by Wikipedia as; “Grants are non-repayable funds or products disbursed or given by one party (grant makers), often a government department, corporation, foundation or trust, to a recipient, often (but not always) a nonprofit…
Read MoreThe learning curve for the events industry has been crazy in the last nine months. It’s not that virtual events and hybrid events didn’t already exist but they certainly were not as a “mainstream” as they are now. Along with learning new technology we’ve had to get a handle on…
Read MoreFive months into the Covid pandemic we held 2 live events. This event was originally scheduled for the middle of July 2020 but with the pandemic it laid in limbo until about 3 weeks before we were supposed to go live. We went back and forth trying to figure out…
Read MoreChristmas and holiday parties are certainly going to look a little different in 2020 but it doesn’t mean they can’t still be memorable and exciting. We have talked with some of the best in the industry about how they are helping to bring holiday celebrations to life this year. As…
Read MoreThe new world requires speakers’ content to be adjusted, they need to make their home office their new stage and learning how to engage the attendees, when often not even being able to see them, is becoming a newly acquired talent.
We have created this downloadable speaker guide to help.
Read MoreBack when Covid started I wrote a blog post about whether you still needed an event planner or not now that your event has gone virtual. Here is my update on that thought now that we are at the 6 month mark of this life changing pandemic. You need an…
Read MoreEvent planning can be tough, to say the least, but planning your perfect function doesn’t have to be stressful. Event planning experts have the tools and expertise needed to make your exceptional occasion a success and a unique experience for your attendees. Hiring the right event planner does require a…
Read MoreWhen all the changes first happened I thought it would be only temporary so I didn’t want to commit or invest. But now that it appears that the Covid changes are here to stay for a bit in our industry it was time I stepped into Step 2 of the…
Read MoreWe have yet to have one of our own client’s events go live as a virtual event but we are learning so much while planning, watching other events and volunteering for a world-wide virtual event, Global Pride. The learning the events industry has to do in a short 4 months…
Read MoreWe’re talking live events today because RFPs have started to come out! Woohoo!! There is a light at the end of the tunnel. This topic has been one I have wanted to talk about for a long time. Using an example from one of our own events, I talk about…
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