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5 Pitfalls of Event Planning and How to Avoid Them

Ngage Management

According to Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), the world’s largest community for business events strategists, event planning is one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Here are her five pitfalls of event planning and how to avoid them. Managing Multiple Moving Pieces.

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Planning a Virtual Day of Service for Your Organization

Blue Sky eLearn

Although your association might not be meeting in person right now, plenty of organizations are moving their meetings and events online and engaging members in the digital realm. As with any new process, we know there’s a learning curve to figuring out how to host an enriching virtual service event. Let’s jump in! .

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Your Ultimate Guide to Membership Management Software for Your Nonprofit

Wild Apricot

Managing a membership organization takes a lot of work. There are many moving parts: reporting, outreach, marketing, database management, event planning, and payment processing, just to name a few! If you’ve found this article, you probably have.

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Inclusive Event Planning after COVID-19

AssociationChat

As a result, the meetings and events industries are having to adapt. There’s still demand to do things, but how can events be organized safely? How COVID-19 impacted events. When the UK Government announced we’d be going into lockdown on the 23rd March 2020, all events were cancelled or moved online.

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The Event Planning Timeline

Expo Logic

With this timeline, we start a year before your event begins to get the planning process off the ground. This timeline will: Guide you through the details to cover and plan over 12 months leading up to your event. Provide important steps to take after your event for future success.

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Event Planning Software: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide

Eplys

Planning an event of any kind takes organization, teamwork, and a lot of manpower. However, one of the most important elements you should include in your event planning process is something that might be easy to take for granted at times: Event planning software.

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Becoming Excellent at Post-Event Follow-Up: 5 Tested Tips

NXUnite

It can take six months or longer to plan a nonprofit event and market it effectively. Then, the event itself requires careful management and will inevitably face a few challenges. Follow-up is an indispensable aspect of donor engagement for solidifying supporter relationships after they’ve attended an event.

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