Events do so much more than increase sales and attract customers. The greatest impact of events lies in their ability to foster an individual’s welfare and cultivate human relationships. To name a few, the positive effects of events include making people happier, building connections, promoting positive well-being, and providing the opportunity to relax and unwind. However, only a well-hosted and well-planned event can achieve its desired results. That’s why today, we’re going to be diving … [Read more...]
Event Planning Logistics in 2022: Elements and Best Practices
Are you hosting an upcoming event? The planning stage of events is undoubtedly time and energy-consuming. With the continuous shifts in event design and more emphasis on health and safety, event planning has become even more complex. In order to have an outstanding and successful event, you need to consider event planning logistics first. What is event planning logistics? Event logistics is simply the planning and management of all people involved and materials used in a particular … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Event Planning in 2022: What to Expect and What to Avoid
Photo credit: Gabrielle Henderson It’s almost 2022! Time to say goodbye to 2021 and say hello to 2022. As organizations and event organizers gear up for the new year, it’s time to pick up the pace on your events. Your organization might be lining up your events already. And while it’s great to start early, knowing what lies ahead will help you be prepared and ready. After all, the year is still full of uncertainties. So what can we expect from event planning in 2022? Event trends for … [Read more...]
5 Fundraising KPIs to Track for Nonprofit Events
Nonprofit events represent more than just a fun opportunity to bring community members together. They have the unique ability to generate engagement and excitement among their communities while raising a lot of money for worthy causes. As a nonprofit fundraising professional or event planner, you can learn a great deal about where your organization stands with supporters from your events. They allow you to gather data on supporter engagement and fundraising strategies, analyze your results, … [Read more...]
Streamlining Event Processes with Digital Donations
As a nonprofit event coordinator, you’re always busy planning your next event, which means you’re probably thinking about how you’ll incorporate fundraising into the experience. After all, strengthening donor relationships and raising money are among the top reasons for hosting nonprofit events. Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can use digital donation tools and strategies to keep fundraising at the front of your supporters’ minds throughout your event. Whether you’re hosting an … [Read more...]
Event Engagement: 4 Creative Ways to Engage Attendees
From massive corporate conferences to small-scale nonprofit 5Ks, memorable events all have one thing in common — they actively engage their attendees. For many event planners, creating an atmosphere that piques the audience’s interest is a major priority that they center their entire event around. They’re constantly looking for the latest trends to leverage in order to connect with their audiences. Thankfully, capturing attention and capitalizing on engagement doesn’t have to be some … [Read more...]
Dating the Unknown Uses Event Smart to Host a Virtual Dating Show
University students from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh created a fun, socially distanced charity event--and delivered it virtually in the middle of a pandemic that kept us all away from in-person events. Are you searching for an event registration system for your virtual events? In this success story, we highlight the Dating The Unknown to learn more about how they use Event Smart for event registrations to bring people together during a time when we have all been forced apart and … [Read more...]
How To Improve Event Engagement With Social Media
Organizing and managing events is not only an important element for the success of your Event, but audience engagement is the most critical aspect for the success of any event. It is important that people who come to attend your event must feel entertained and engaged from beginning to end of the event. Simply promoting your event on social media cannot be enough for your event marketing and audience engagement. You have to create exclusive event strategies that comprise reaching … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Eventbrite Fees
How to Avoid Eventbrite Fees Most event management and ticketing platforms are not transparent about all the ticketing fees that they charge an event organizer to use their event management platform to sell tickets. Eventbrite pricing is no exception; they downplay their two types of fees: 1) service fee, and the 2) payment processing fee. Eventbrite hypes how an event planner can sell tickets, which you could do with any other platform, but with Eventbrite you'll pay higher fees than if you … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Becoming An Successful Virtual Event Planner
Virtual events are increasingly replacing physical events due to global restrictions, but also because of certain advantages. By virtualizing events, organizations can grow their reach and do more with smaller budgets. Yet organizing a virtual event is a tricky process, one that relies heavily on data, promotion and technological tools. Here are five tips for organizing a great event, and becoming an effective virtual planner with one foot in the future. 1) Explore All The Virtual Meeting … [Read more...]