As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many faith-based organizations and churches have had to reduce capacity. If this sounds familiar, you’re probably looking for an easy way to limit the capacity for church services to comply with government mandates, follow recommendations from health care organizations and ultimately keep members safe. Online event registration can help churches and faith-based organizations. In this article, we’ll explain how you can use Event Smart to … [Read more...]

Companies all over the world are working to minimize the negative impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on their business. Companies are asking employees to work from home and taking steps to deliver their offering through an online environment. In this article, we’ll take a look at how organizations are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll also go over some tools and actionable tips you can implement to mitigate the negative effects it has on your event business and measures you can take to … [Read more...]

Are you searching for an event registration system for your nonprofit organization? In this success story, we highlight the LeadingAge Organization to learn more about how they use Event Smart for event registrations throughout the year for a variety of events. About LeadingAge California LeadingAge California is a non-profit organization that advocates for quality, senior living and care. The association’s advocacy, educational programs and public relations help its members best serve the … [Read more...]

Meet the Northwest Berry Foundation The Northwest Berry Foundation is a non-profit organization that exists to strengthen the NW berry industry through on-farm research, grower education and information sharing, and reducing food waste. Since 2014, they have filled gaps in service offerings and research for NW berry growers, helping to support a strong small fruit industry in the Pacific Northwest. They are a hub of research, information & resources for PNW berry growers, researchers, and … [Read more...]

How to Throw a New Year's Event! New Year’s events make for a fun and entertaining way for people to come together and ring in the new year with friends and family. It’s also a great opportunity for event organizers to turn an annual festivity into a memorable and lucrative event. To help you plan and organize a successful New Year’s event, we’ve put together this step-by-step guide to show you how to get started with a step in the right direction. #1: Decide on a Venue It goes … [Read more...]

Just like any other holiday event, hosting a Halloween party is a lot of fun – especially when you have a solid plan in mind. Whether you’re hosting a party for kids, teens, adults, or a family event, you’ll need to make sure you have a suitable venue, theme and décor, party games, food and snacks, and a way to accept registrations. To help you organize your next Halloween party, we’ve put together this quick step-by-step guide to walk you through the process of planning the event. Along the … [Read more...]

Managing an event requires a lot of planning, management, and promotion. Whether you’re organizing a business conference, charity events, or training classes, as an event planner, it’s important to pay close attention to the details to achieve event success. With this in mind, in this article, we’ll share some quick, actionable tips to help you plan, manage, and launch successful events. But before we go through the tips, we need to understand why managing an event for your business is … [Read more...]

With the right event ticketing and registration solution, you can collect attendee information, sell tickets, and accept payments in a cost-effective way. But, there are some event ticketing tools out there that retain full control of your payouts, attendee information, and payment processing. Do you really want to give up control of these items? In this post, we’ll take a closer look at Eventbrite and explain why it isn’t the most cost-effective solution for small businesses in terms of … [Read more...]