Research for Development and Fundraising

1. Steps to Plan a Successful Fundraising Event

This articles is very helpful because it breaks down the essentials of what you need for a successful fundraiser in a easy bullet point form. It also provides examples to generate some great fundraising ideas. This article inspired me to plan in more details on what I can be doing a few weeks out from the event.

http://www.doorwaysva.org/files/uploads/Helpful_Steps_to_Plan_a_Successful_Doorways_Event.pdf

2. 5 Things You Need to Throw a Fabulous Fundraiser
Writer Rebecca Andruszka really inspired me by her point in this article about how you want to make your guests feel like they are having such an amazing time that they feel like they owe us to donate more. They way to get guests to feel that way is to create an entire experience.

https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-things-you-need-to-throw-a-fabulous-fundraiser

3. Creating or Holding a Successful Community Event or Fund Raising Event
I really like this article for a lot of the reasons I like the first mentioned, save I feel that this article goes into more detail. For example, this article has an entire part dedicated to items that one needs to remember costs money and that we shouldn't look over or take or granted.

http://www.coyotecommunications.com/stuff/events.html

4. Planning and Executing a Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Event
I love what this article said about finding out your biggest supporters and having them market with you as intensely as you are. This article really inspired me to have a communications plan. Overall, a very helpful read.

http://www.networkforgood.com/nonprofitblog/planning-and-executing-your-next-big-event/

5. Planning Perfect Fundraisers for Sponsors and Partners 
This article actually made a really good point of stating that you need to make sure that you design the event for your organization's needs, and not your sponsors. We also need to be very familiar with our network and community in order to reach them. It also tied in with us because it recommends that we make our event educational, but since we are already attached to the university, it solidifies that we are going in the right direction.

http://www.eventbrite.com/blog/planning-perfect-fundraisers-for-sponsors-and-partners/