A little levity, as we all have had board members that were looking for a creative way to leave, whether it’s their time or they knew they weren't producing…So we had the latter, and he knew the big adios was coming…
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I recently attended an “Oktoberfest” and volunteered for the event set up. The organizer was obviously wearing many hats #nonprofitlife. As I set up some of the carnival games for the children, I noticed table signs on the tables and almost laughed out loud…
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This just happened and I had to share…
I was making a PayPal form for our organization’s donations page, and tested the payment feature. I donated $10.00, and then logged into my bank account to see if it worked.
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A few days ago I volunteered at a gala for a friend of mine (who was the ED). She placed me in the silent auction area to help guests use the mobile bidding platform. OF COURSE as soon as cocktail hour began the QR codes on the printed signs did NOT work…
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I worked for a nonprofit on a large wooded property. One day, a group of our volunteers learned that a gas company was planning to begin fracking near the property…
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So I worked in an after school setting for 20 years. One day this kid was having a very bad day. He basically had a meltdown that required several hands on deck…
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I once worked for a nonprofit school, and learned the hard way how tight school budgets can be. Once the school year was over, the building was closed and hardly anyone even came into the building…
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There is no such thing as a perfect gala. No matter how much you plan, every event has a few things go wrong. For myself, at my first gala, there were two hilarious moments that I have to share - if anything to remind any fundraiser’s out there that nobody is perfect, and everything works out in the end!
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It was my first year as a Development Director and my first big fundraising event—about 1,500 guests. I invited my mom and was excited for her to see all my hard work and creativity…
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I worked for a non profit that shared its meeting room with outside groups. It was a great way to create more exposure, but also share some good will to other groups that know the pain of finding low cost event spaces. However, there was an added benefit for us on-site staffers: free food
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