No, I don't hold events, but I have worked with many nonprofits to plan and design the materials needed for their events, including fundraising galas, cocktail parties, luncheons, conferences, auctions, walk-a-thons, tours, workshops, a dog show, and a community-wide "read." Most are held to raise money, but many are also organized to thank existing donors, attract new supporters, raise public awareness, and bring together a community.

Organizations with less experience holding events may start out knowing that they will need a save-the-date card and an invitation, and then realize as they go along that there are lots of other items that need to be designed and produced as well. The better you can anticipate event needs in advance, the more smoothly your event preparations will go, plus you will likely realize cost savings on both the design and printing.

Organizations with tons of experience holding events know more about this stuff than I do, so they should go straight to my portfolio and look at work I've done for fundraising events and conferences.

A couple of years ago I produced a short booklet on materials that can enhance fundraising events, which I will be happy to send you (free if you're nearby, for the cost of postage if you're not). Click here for more info.

More recently, I've developed a couple of checklists, one for fundraising events and another for conferences, which you can download right now:

Whatever type of event you are planning, I hope you will find the information in these checklists and booklet helpful. And of course I also hope you will consider me to design the materials.