At this point you will have identified your organizational profile by finishing Stages One & Two of the event design process.

However, we realize that many questions in the assessment are subjective and while we have tried to create a tool that will help narrow down what kind of strengths and challenges that you face… we realize that the description generated may not ring true for you.

Take time to read all the possible options listed below and make sure that your team can agree that you fell within the right category for the challenges and concerns that you face in organizing a fundraising event for your organization.

What is it time to do in your organization?
Is it…

Time to Give It Your Best Shot 

Your organization faces one or more major obstacles in getting an event off the ground. You may be worried that you have a lackluster budget or have concerns about driving attendance to your event.You may have just a small handful of volunteers. You know that you have some resources at your disposal but are concerned that they just won’t be enough to make a big splash. This is your time to stand up and give it your best shot.

Time to Take the Next Step

Your organization faces one or more obstacles in getting a big event off the ground. You realize that you have some resources at your disposal but are concerned that your budget, volunteer base or attendance may hold you back. You may have had a mixed bag of event success in the past and are looking to create something that will provide an influx of funds that you can count on, perhaps something that you can repeat annually. This is your time to take the next step.

Time to Make a Name for Yourself

You realize that you have some solid resources at your disposal but are concerned that your budget, volunteer base or attendance may hold you back in making a large impact. Your organization is devoting financial and human resources into this event and they are counting on you to create something memorable. As you start to ponder what “memorable” means, you may be concerned that the event needs to be the most fun or the most swanky event of the year….but what really strikes you is that it must really tell the story of your organization while you have a rapt audience. You want people to know who you are and the good that you are doing, but you also need to make your fundraising goals. This is your time to make a name for yourself.

Time to Stand Out From the Crowd

You have identified a number of factors that can contribute to successful event, but that doesn’t mean you don’t face your own challenges. Your stakes are high and the competition of other non profit events, donors and time can be fierce. Your organization is devoting financial and human resources into this event and they are counting on you to create something that is not just a fundraiser, but a symbolic representation of your organization overall. You must balance the opportunity to derive profit while weaving the core of your mission into the “story of the event”.  Your community is likely to know who you are, but they may not know the many layers of the work that you do and how they impact your success directly. This is your time to stand out from the crowd.

Wildcard

You are not really sure what you have to start with, but you are interested in exploring options that will help your team come up with fundraising event ideas. We have some exercises for that too!

Once you have committed to a category for your team you can proceed.