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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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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.
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreThere 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!
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreI’m a consultant working with a 501(c)(3) organization that’s part of a very complicated, international organization, which includes a couple of c3’s, a c4, and a few standard issue for-profit entities. Basically, it used to just be one organization, but then they decided that each of their major departments should spin off on their own.
Read MoreDue to the pandemic, the organization I worked for decided to host the annual gala virtually. This was a tough decision, as the majority of attendees are older and streaming technology was likely going to be a challenge.
Read MoreOne of the most important aspects of my job is being able to communicate well, connect with people, and well, at the end of the day be able to talk. While I have always considered myself a chatty Kathy, this experience confirmed it.
Read MoreThis nonprofit I used to work for was very concerned that staff knew internally that the mission was “food education”…
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