Are you heading into the new year excited and ready to take on your first event?  Or are you feeling overwhelmed and anxious?  If it’s the latter, it may mean you simply need to do some year-end tasks that will set you up for success for next year’s events.     In this episode I share:<ul><li>Why you need a recap for all events</li><li>Why you should start recruiting your planning team now</li><li>The importance of organizing your digital files and event “stuff”</li><li>How to create an event kit and what you should put in it</li></ul> Head to the <a href='https://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/26'>show notes</a> for the list of items I keep in my event kits.     <a href='https://www.rippleeventmktg.com/subscribe'>Sign up for my email newsletter</a>  SHOW NOTES:  <a href='http://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/26'>https://www.thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/26</a>Ep. 22_<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-sounds-like-a-plan/id1611892354?i=1000578043076'>Creating an Internal Event Recap</a>Ep. 20_<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-sounds-like-a-plan/id1611892354?i=1000575656206'>Event Volunteer Basics</a>RIpple Event FB Page:  <a href='https://www.facebook.com/RippleEventMktg'>https://www.facebook.com/RippleEventMktg</a>Ripple Event Instagram:  <a href='https://www.instagram.com/rippleeventmktg/'>https://www.instagram.com/rippleeventmktg/</a>Podcast Facebook Community:  <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/thatsoundslikeaplan'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/thatsoundslikeaplan</a>

27_PPT Taking Time Off to Recharge

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!