Jen Gilhoi is an event strategist and founder of Sparktrack where she sparks conversations and tracks results for brands. She helps nonprofits view and approach their relationship building and events on more of a continuum, versus siloed points like an annual gala.Jen and I talk about the external event recaps she creates for nonprofits and corporations, helping the event host capture the excitement and vibe of the event to share with the audience, speakers and sponsors to keep the energy going.    TSLAP SHOW NOTES:  https://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/14 TSLAP FACEBOOK COMMUNITY:  <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/thatsoundslikeaplan'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/thatsoundslikeaplan</a>RIPPLE EVENT INSTAGRAM:  <a href='https://www.instagram.com/rippleeventmktg/'>https://www.instagram.com/rippleeventmktg/</a> RIPPLE EVENT FB PAGE:  https://www.facebook.com/RippleEventMktg

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Planning and producing a successful fundraising event can be stressful and overwhelming. That Sounds Like a Plan! walks you through the process step by step from start to finish. Whether you're an executive director, marketing manager, board member or volunteer, if you need guidance planning and producing a fundraising event for a small nonprofit, this podcast is for you. Host Alicia Baraga brings you strategies, tips, tools, and information from her 14+ years planning fundraising and awareness-building events for a wide variety of nonprofit clients. Along with sharing best practices, Alicia interviews experts in fields related to events such as marketing, sponsorship, A/V, auctions and more. She answers your questions in Q&amp;A episodes and boosts your confidence through Planner Pep Talks (PPT). If you're ready to streamline your event planning process, grow your audience and raise more money at your fundraising event, hit subscribe and let's get started. Now that sounds like a plan!