As a planner, you know that coordinating an event team is one of your biggest challenges. Your teams not only include volunteers but also include your paid crews and security - adding yet another layer of complexity. Staying organized can be challenging when you’re spending hours recruiting...
When it comes to recruiting volunteers through social media, the LinkedIn platform is often underestimated and overlooked. Many people on LinkedIn are willing to donate both their time and their expertise to your cause. Here are five steps to follow to find these people:
If there is one thing that Event Managers know how to do it’s problem-solve on the fly! Nothing ever seems to be set in stone, even if you’ve already sent out your final event schedule. Since it can be stressful dealing with last-minute schedule changes, here are 5 tips to help you prepare for them!
Connectivity. It’s a big deal. In fact, it’s a huge driving force behind the development and adoption of mobile technology. We all want to have that feeling of ease that we’re only a touch of a button away from calling a loved one, texting a friend, emailing a boss, or tweeting about how crazy the...
You always hear the same thing about Millennials: they need to be engaged. This is true. However, there is also value in allowing Millennials to engage you. Here are 4 tips to help you manage a Millennial event team!
Social Media platforms are excellent tools for sourcing volunteers and reaching out to large audiences. Here are five helpful tips on how to leverage social media to recruit volunteers.
It happens to everyone. You spend hours setting up a detailed schedule for your event. You assign your volunteers roles, accounting for all of their specific requests and interests. Then, you send them a carefully crafted email indicating the days and times they are supposed to show up. On the day...
For your upcoming event, you want complete confidence that all volunteers, staff, and attendees will be safe - particularly with the increasing threat of terrorism. Here are 5 simple steps to help you plan for a safer event.
The not-so-fun event jobs are the ones that usually get left to the last minute. Scheduling staff and volunteers is a task that many event planners procrastinate on. However, to do it successfully, it needs to be planned out well ahead of time. We've prepared 5 tips to help you stop procrastinating...
As planners, we are always seeking out new technology & innovation to make our events run smoother for the attendees & to keep them engaged. When it comes to finding technology that benefits your event, we often overlook one critical component; our team on the ground, the people that help make our...
With event budgets getting cut, more and more event planners are turning to use volunteers to help run their events. Since these resources do not get paid for doing the work, what is the best way to motivate them to do a good job and stay focused when working? We've come up with 5 great ways!
