Different professions tend to call their event sessions by different titles even though they’re all talking about the same thing. A client and I were having a conversation recently with another planner and she continued to use an alternative word for “main session” that I was familiar with but others in the meeting were not.Continue reading “Calling All Sessions!”
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It’s Here!
After a couple of years and a bit of editing, my book “Cultivating a Healthy Volunteer Team“ is published! Over the years I have encountered many in the non-profit, association, and faith-based communities who struggle to develop and maintain healthy volunteer teams. I don’t claim to know it all but I have worked with thousandsContinue reading “It’s Here!”
Buffet Math Basics
I don’t know anyone who likes standing in a line, especially one that doesn’t seem to be moving very fast, and definitely not when they’re hungry. Buffet-style seems to be the most popular way to serve a meal lately, but not everyone executes these well. There is a bit of coordination to a buffet, itContinue reading “Buffet Math Basics”
A Rhinestone Cowboy
I heard this country song by Glen Campbell while walking through an airport recently. It conjured up an oddly specific image in my mind. I envisioned the Marlboro man but Elton John-style; all glitz and glam with sequins on his hat yet rugged, fit, and tan. When in the world would there be a needContinue reading “A Rhinestone Cowboy”
Is a Silent Auction Silent?
Not necessarily. Not the good ones anyway. They may be anonymous, but silent? Yeah, no. There’s commotion during the organizing phase, marketing phase, execution phase, close-out phase, and follow-up phase. Silent auctions are fundraising events. You don’t want to go quietly into that good night, you want to pack the house with excited people andContinue reading “Is a Silent Auction Silent?”