Why do this? Often asked of people everyday. In my case, the question was, why write this book? Over many years of working with non profits, their strengths and areas needing improvement became appa

Lets host a virtual event. It will be fun, they said Truth is, virtual events can be ridiculously tough if you do not know how to handle them. Listen closely as I reveal 5 easy tips to help your vir

You know the feeling when you have everything firing on all cylinders and your events are cruising along. Its awesome. I am also sure that you have experienced days where absolutely nothing goes righ

When you think about fashion, one of your first thoughts is not about human trafficking. Heidi VanderWal, founder of Crowned Free, saw fashion as a way to bring awareness to an epidemic issue that no one wants to talk about.

Often times, an organization is born out of an immediate need. Such was the case with Sewing for Angels-Today’s Rosie The Riveters. Founders Becky Auer and Mary Beth Kratsas tell us the story of the creation of a network of volunteers that have taken t...

How many board members do you really need? Have your large donors traditionally been    given board positions? As you can imagine, Non-profit boards can find themselves in major trouble simply because they have not managed the composition of their boar...

Ashley Moss-Kurkiewicz, owner of Hello Productions, LLC,  works in multiple cities across the United States, while calling Raleigh, North Carolina home. Like many event people, she works across a wide variety of organizations and events.

Ginny Fujino, Owner of Blacktie-SouthFlorida, is one of the most dynamic people we have ever spoken to. Her background of planning top notch events for the NFL (National Football League), the USTA (United States Tennis Association) in particular the Li...

Paulette Zanotti shares her experiences in both the For Profit event planning business and the Non profit event business. Although somewhat different, each entity requires a certain set of skills that are called into use at the drop of a hat.

Adriane has been on the cutting edge of Event Management for more than 20 years. Her company, Wish, Hope, Dreams handles Non-profit events, weddings, grant writing and so much more across the United States.