Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series) - Hardcover

Wendroff, Alan L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471249912 ISBN 13: 9780471249917

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

The nonprofit′s step–by–step guide to running successful special events.

Here is simple, sound advice on fund–raising geared to the requirements of nonprofit organizations of all sorts and sizes. Applicable to all types of events, including auctions, sports tournaments, and theater openings, the book includes a tested and proven Master Event Time Table. This table walks readers through the entire planning process and alerts them of common pitfalls to avoid. Sample worksheets, checklists, and tables are included on an IBM–compatible disk.

ALAN WENDROFF (San Francisco, California) is a development consultant whose clients include the United Way and the Bar Association of California.

About this title

About the Author

ALAN L WENDROFF, CFRE, is an independent fund raising consultant in San Francisco, California. A professional fund raiser since 1980, he lectures and writes extensively on fund raising topics. He is on the board of the Golden Gate Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, the Central Pacific Region of the Anti–Defamation League, and is a member of the United Way’s Agency Relations Board.

From the Back Cover

A practical and accessible guide to organizing and producing special events "Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising is a clear guide for staff and volunteers planning and staging special events. But its most significant contribution may be Alan Wendroff’s discussion of the role that special events play in the organizations’s total development program and the various contributions special events make to a nonprofit organization in addition to fund raising." Eugene R. Temple, Executive Director Indiana University Center on Philanthropy "Many organizations have learned the art of successful special events from Alan through his classes now many more organizations can get the full training through this comprehensive and practical book. Alan shows us that special events are no mystery. They succeed with consistent planning, follow–through, and lots of heart. This book puts us on the path to making an event achievable, creative, and memorable." Jan Masaoka, Executive Director Support Center for Nonprofit Management "Special Events is a practical, step–by–step guide that takes the mystery and risk out of event–based fund raising. For the novice or seasoned professional alike, this ready reference is sure to become a trusted companion, chock–full of scribbled margin notes and folded page corners. Alan Wendroff’s wit and wisdom make for engaging reading, revealing the many financial and organizational rewards that accrue from well–planned special events." Richard S. Hirschhaut, Director Greater Chicago/Upper Midwest Region, Anti–Defamation League "Charitable events can be very, very good, as they can be horrid. Alan Wendroff’s book provides sound advice and practical tools that should ensure both donor satisfaction and nonprofit financial success. The easy–to–read text plus the attached disk provide all you’ll ever need to hold impressive winning events." Claude Rosenberg, author, Wealthy and Wise founder and Chairman, The Newtithing Group

From the Inside Flap

If carefully planned, special events can be a monetary and marketing bonanza for nonprofits; however, many organizations end up running into the red because of poor budget planning, insufficient volunteers, mediocre media attention, badly negotiated service contracts with caterers and hotels, or careless oversight of other essential elements. In this practical and comprehensive guide, Alan L. Wendroff, CFRE, shows you how to sidestep potential mistakes by covering the do’s and don’ts of running a successful special event. Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fund Raising presents the essential knowledge necessary for organizing and holding events that will meet your objectives. It starts by helping you determine your particular goals, from raising money, marketing and public relations, and building and expanding a donor base to building and motivating a volunteer pool, training the board to solicit funds, educating the public about your mission, and gathering endorsements. It then provides the fundamentals necessary for achieving your organization’s multidimensional goals. The Master Event Time Table, the ultimate special event tool, will walk you step–by–step through each stage of the process, and this 26–week checklist can be abridged or modified based on your organization’s needs. Packed with practical insights, planning tips, as well as common misconceptions, pitfalls to avoid, and warning flags, this invaluable resource also includes sample worksheets, checklists, both as illustrations and on an IBM–compatible disk. Some of the need–to–have information that you will find in this book includes:

• Models for a special event auctions, theater and gallery openings, sports tournaments, testimonial events
• Monetary goals and budgets calculating revenue sources and expenses, estimating attendance, figuring gross revenue
• Recruiting volunteer leadership stakeholders, agency governing boards,
• honorary chairpersons, event chairs
• Administration choosing a location, contract negotiations, staffing, postal and financial matters, insurance
• Final preparation documents, reception, guest seating, the PDQ checklist
• Post–event duties how and when to say "thank you," evaluating outcomes

Written for nonprofit organizations, Special Events is an indispensable guide for any and all who are looking to capitalize on a key component of nonprofit success.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471249912
• ISBN 13: 9780471249917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 214