8 Winning Steps to Creating a Successful Special Event You don't have to have a million dollar budget to create a spectacular event. The goal of 8 Winning Steps to Creating a Successful Special Event is to provide you with the tools to create a memorable event experience for your guests while not breaking the bank. The easy to follow template serves as an start-to-finish guide on planning various types of events from networking socials to elaborate fundraising raising events. Whether you're planning for 20 people or 200, this book outlines the process and was kept short for a relatively quick read. This publication was written for everyday people who may not have a lot of event planning experience or money but want to produce quality special events: church groups, organization planning committees, community volunteers, parent/teacher organizations and many more. Highlights Include: Planning your event budget; Recruiting your leadership team; Producing a winning event; Promoting your event; Fixing event nightmares; and Understanding the difference between events and conferences.

Discover the true power of philanthropy--how generosity and small acts of kindness in your everyday life can make a huge impact.

A companion to "Special Events Production: The Resources," this text analyzes the process of event planning to provide a unique guide to producing events. It explains budgeting and resource concerns, planning and cost projections, and the role of the well-crafted proposal.

This bestselling all-in-one guide to the event planning business is back and better than ever, fully updated and revised to reflect the very latest trends and best practices in the industry. This handy, comprehensive guide includes forms, checklists, and tips for managing events, as well as examples and case studies of both successful and unsuccessful events. Judy Allen (Toronto, ON, Canada) is founder and President of Judy Allen Productions, a full-service event planning production company.

Prepare yourself for a lifetime of emotional and intellectual success and physical well-being with this essential and practical guide—perfect for teens, parents, grandparents, and educators alike. The teenage years are filled with growth, promise, trials, and tribulations. During this time, one may be faced with life-changing decisions and challenges. And often these dilemmas are not easily answered. In Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success, prominent businessman and author Stedman Graham guides readers to a better understanding of themselves, their strengths, and their desires, while helping them to devise and achieve plans for realizing their visions. In an entertaining and interactive style, Graham bridges the gap between education and the real world, and provides teenagers with the means to boost self-esteem, avoid peer pressure, and handle the daily stresses that come with being a young adult. As founder of Athletes Against Drugs, an organization created to combat drug abuse and promote youth leadership, Graham knows how to talk to teenagers. Teens Can Make It Happen is filled with relevant and practical wisdom for today’s young adults. Its hands-on approach and personal style make this engaging handbook a must-have for teens as well as for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who influences young people.

"Marketing To Win: Creating and Sustaining Your Non-profit Brand provides non-profits with a framework and cost-effective tools to create, execute and evaluate a Marketing Communications Strategy and Program. It offers the strategies they need to create dynamic promotional and publicity materials; develop an online presence and personality; gain visibility through speaking opportunities, networking events and trade and consumer show booths; and gain media attention, support and coverage."--Page ix, x from the book entiteled Marketing To Win: Creating and Sustaining Your Non-profit Brand

America's premier corporate event planners reveal the seven secrets of successful planning for every occasion, on any budget Whether it's the company's annual party, a product launch, or a fund-raising gala, planning a major event is a daunting task. Now the industry leaders who organized major events for the 1996 Olympics and for several Fortune 500 corporations make it easy for you. In seven simple steps, they share the proven secrets behind any successful function--and show you how to: Choose the right venue at the best price Create an organized event book Book entertainment, staff, and caterers Develop an ideal menu and theme Manage behind-the-scenes operations and security Make every event a smashing success