So, you’re planning an event. Where to start? Well, I always start with 3 key things. The first is getting clear, agreed upon event goals.

Read more about those here: #1: Get Consensus on Your Event Goals

#2: Build a Rockin’ Events Team

Once you’ve got your goals in place, you need to build your team. Event planning is always a collaborative endeavor, and really takes a village. Building a great team with clearly defined roles will save you SO MUCH time down the road. This team will need to work closely together and each person on it will have a distinct job.

Here’s some of the key team member roles you’ll want to identify when planning your event:

So your organization has decided to host an event. Hooray! Events are exciting, fun ways to bring people together, engage new and continued partners, get people on board with your mission and sometimes even raise money for your cause.

They also require lots of work, advance planning and time. It can be tempting to charge ahead and start coordinating, but before you do, save yourself future scrambling by front-loading your planning.

When I work with a new event, here are 3 things I do to set it up for success.

Events can bring people together, raise funds for an organization, and engage partners more deeply in a cause. Though, they can also be a lot of work and an added burden of stress on the staff who put them together. 

At Inspired Events, we love helping nonprofit organizations put on amazing events. We use systems to help make your events more strategic and less stressful. 

Here are 4 steps you can follow to create a powerful event in an efficient manner: