Engaging with your church congregation and community around the holidays is extremely important. Many people may be visiting, some might be looking to get more connected, or others might not have the resources or outside family support that everyone else has. This creates ample opportunities for your church to step in and meet people where they are and help them with what they need (food, shelter, emotional and spiritual support, etc.). Today, we want to look at six great Christmas event … [Read more...]
How To Use Social Media To Market Your Event
Social media provides you with a great platform to reach your target audience and generate interest in your events. It doesn’t require any expert knowledge or skills, just a little bit of time and attention. Part of the time to do this requires some effort thinking about a specific strategy to reach your audience and inspire them to socially share your posts and create a hype around your events. The end goal of course should be selling tickets to your events and creating an urgency to take … [Read more...]
How A Museum uses Event Smart for Event Registrations
Are you searching for an event registration system for your nonprofit organization? In this success story we highlight how a museum, the Historic Indian Agency House, uses Event Smart for their museum event registrations throughout the year for a variety of different types of events. Meet the Historic Indian Agency House The Historic Indian Agency House is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the cultural and historical context surrounding John H. Kinzie's … [Read more...]
Tips for Creating Engaging Virtual Events
Creating engaging virtual events is a great way to bring in-person events online while being able to deliver value to attendees and growing your business. You’re able to save on event costs and get around operational restrictions (such as COVID-19) which makes virtual events all the more appealing for companies looking for ways to go digital. Organizing an event for remote participants obviously has its challenges but, with the right event management tool, you can create engaging virtual … [Read more...]
Great Events Don’t Just Happen! They Are Carefully Planned.
Learn Everything You Need to Know About Event Planning Here! Organizing a successful event requires proper event planning. Whether it’s a conference, concert, award ceremony, fundraiser, or fashion show, you need to take all of the necessary steps to plan your event. ______________________________ To set up your event for success we'll walk you step-by-step through the process of event planning and share some actionable tips and checklists along the way. We’ll also explain how you can use … [Read more...]
How to Use Event Smart to Limit Capacity for Church Services
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...]
So events are cancelled across the world…what now?
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...]
How to Boost Ticket Sales With Free Facebook Marketing
As an event organizer, you probably use social media marketing to advertise your events and attract more attendees. Facebook, for example, offers a variety of free tools – such as Facebook Pages, Events, and Groups – that you can use to increase your event outreach and potentially gain more revenue with increased event registrations and bookings. In this article, we’ll share some actionable tips that will help you fully utilize free Facebook marketing to improve your event planning efforts, … [Read more...]
Powerful Event Registration for Nonprofit Event Managers
Event Smart is a versatile event registration tool. You can sell tickets or event registrations to your next nonprofit or charity event and receive credit card payments online. Have you considered letting your attendees donate while registering for your next event? In this post, we'll talk about using this approach to reach your fundraising goals faster. Why events are an effective way to raise funds for your nonprofit Fundraising is a necessity for any charity. More funding helps your … [Read more...]
How to Throw a New Year’s Event!
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...]