Galas, Golf Balls & Goody Bags: 5 Key Elements of Successful Fundraising Events

Atlanta

Learn the essentials of special events fundraising.

Free
90 minutes

Almost all nonprofit organizations rely on special events to help heighten awareness and raise money to fulfill their missions. Unfortunately, many charities move from event to event struggling with low attendance, high overhead, and little return on investment.

Join us for this informative workshop designed to streamline event planning for maximum impact by covering the most important components of successful fundraising events.

The key elements that will be discussed in this workshop are:

1. Purpose
2. Enthusiasm
3. Time
4. Experience
5. After Party

Presenter: Joy Graham, Managing Director at Livingston, Graham & Martin

Joy Graham has held various positions in nonprofit management over the past twelve years – most recently as a philanthropy consultant for nonprofit and business entities throughout the country. Through her consulting, Joy has also, at various times, held interim positions with different types of nonprofit organizations which combine her professional accounting and nonprofit expertise to manage fundraising, stewardship and financial systems for smaller organizations.

Joy’s increasing responsibilities in the nonprofit sector have included accounting, organizational development, marketing and communications, fundraising, training, and event planning. She knows first-hand the nuances of working on a development team with a multi-million dollar budget as well as working with minimal staff and minimal funds. She has effectively mastered applying big-budget strategies to low-budget initiatives, and enjoys sharing her knowledge to build stronger nonprofit organizations in every community.

Free Registration

This program is offered free of charge. Space is limited. Please arrive on time or your seat may be given away to others who are waiting to attend.

You can register online, in person, or by calling 404-880-0095.

To register online please select one of the following sessions:

Registration for this course is currently closed. For classes and events offered over the next three months, please see our Events Calendar.