Title: Networking FUN Night Out for Non-Profits
Location: South Shore Natural Science Center
Description: Networking event for non-profit organizations
$10 per person pre-registered/ $15 at the door
Start Time: 6:00 pm
Date: 2010-05-06
End Time: 8:00 pm

Networking for Non-Profits

A special evening for directors, board members and staff of South Shore non-profits to meet, find out what each are doing, have some FUN, and possibly go home with a donation to your cause!

The evening will include:

• Appetizers and a cash bar

• A short presentation to help “break the ice” with Stephen Melanson on Verbal Branding – The Competitive Edge

• A chance to “win” the 50/50 pool from proceeds from the event for your non-profit organization. (So the more attendees from your organization, the better the chance that you will win!)

• Other raffle prizes are (more to be added):
  • The Advisory Board Kit from Susan Hammond
  • Book by Jane B Ford – Get Grants Now
  • Jonathan Cleveland, book called “Designing for the Greater Good” 
  • Attendance for one to a Workshop on Linkedin-Facebook-Twitter for business
  • Subscription to HR Solved ™ including a wealth of HR tools and resources including webinars, newsletter, and support

Stephen Melanson – Professional Speaker and Author of Jaw Branding: “Branding’s Missing Link”

**All proceeds will go to Non-Profit Organizations.

The Rogers Law Firm, 3thought creative, PR Works, KAF Financial, Insight, Webster One Source, NPtoolbox, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LLC

South Shore MA - Networking for Non-Profits

Written by: Lisa Morrissey, Director of Marketing and Communications & Secretary of The Toolbox, Inc. and Speaker at the October 22 Non-profit Toolbox event.

Securing, engaging and building a lasting relationship with your sponsors requires sponsor-centric strategy and execution.  Some strategies to consider when preparing your organization’s sponsorship development plan:

1. Before asking a prospective sponsor for their support, consider whether your event, project and/or organization are a good match.  Is the prospective sponsor located in the same community as your organization?  Is your organization’s cause and/or the people you serve something that the prospective sponsor is passionate about supporting?
2. Provide tiered offerings that take into consideration the unique promotional needs of your potential sponsors.  Would some prospective sponsors benefit from visibility on your website and other marketing initiatives?  Would others want the opportunity to network with your other sponsors and supporters?  Might others want to participate by providing volunteers for an event or on an ongoing basis?
3. Make it simple for your sponsors and supporters to give.  Can your sponsors donate on-line? Through the mail?  Over the telephone?  Can they use a credit card and obtain airline or other benefits from their credit card company?
4. Educate your sponsors about your organization and, most importantly, about who or what their sponsorship will help.  Take the time to share with sponsors what it is that your organization does and who or what it serves.  The more connected your sponsors feel to your organization, the more likely they will be to spread the word about your organization and to give again.
5. Prepare and execute a comprehensive follow-up and thank you plan.  Immediately following your event, personally thank each of your sponsors and give them a recap of how it went.  Provide sponsors with updates on your project and/or the individuals who benefited from their sponsorship.  Brainstorm a special and memorable way to thank all major sponsors.

There are many organizations and causes to support, so it is important that your organization provides its sponsors with the best possible sponsor experience!

OCTOBER 22 SEMINAR

Thursday 10.22.09 /8:00AM-12:30PM

The Non-Profit Toolbox’ Seminar
has all of the tools you need!

Holiday Inn / 929 Hingham St / Rockland, MA 02370

$129 Registration [Early Bird $99] → LEARN MORE

Written by: Lisa Morrissey, Director of Marketing and Communications & Secretary of The Toolbox, Inc. and Speaker at the October 22 Non-profit Toolbox event.

Developing and executing a successful fundraising campaign takes extensive planning, thorough follow-through and often times a little creativity.  But the one piece of the success planning puzzle that is easy to overlook is a strategic PR and marketing plan.

When putting together the PR and marketing plan for your next fundraising campaign, please consider the following:

1)  What are the various mediums that you will be using to communicate your campaign?

• Can one find out about your campaign by visiting your website?
• Is there a separate landing page for your campaign?
• Do you have a blog?  Can you guest post on other’s blogs?
• Once on your website, can one give right on the spot?  Securely?
• Can you afford to send something out via the mail?

2)  Will you be taking advantage of social media?

• Does your organization have a FaceBook page?
• Are you Tweeting?
• Does your organization have a channel on YouTube?

3)  Do you plan to submit pre-event information to your local newspapers, radio and television channels?

• One month prior to kick-off?
• Two weeks prior to kick-off?
• Do you have quotes about your organization and the event that you can include?

Your organization is sure to reap the benefits of your strategic planning and execution!

OCTOBER 22 SEMINAR

Thursday 10.22.09 /8:00AM-12:30PM

The Non-Profit Toolbox’ Seminar
has all of the tools you need!

Holiday Inn / 929 Hingham St / Rockland, MA 02370

$129 Registration [Early Bird $99] → LEARN MORE