15 Free Ebooks About Event Planning

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A little bit more indulgence. Hard days of researching to bring you effective tools for your event planning business or career.

Download them on your PC, ipod, pda and read them. I am sure you will get inspired and remember that every little bit counts.

Management

1. Practical Project Management
2. Event Management Tips and Guidance for Success
3. A Project Management Primer or “a guide to making projects work (v2.0)”

Planning

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Stand Up for Poverty – Blog Action Day

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Today is Blog Action Day. The topic is Poverty. This post will make ad difference only if you donate.

I am a fan of collective actions and events. No event planner can motivate so many people. It is just events you enjoy, you participate in and share with everyone close to you.

Here is a list of StandUp! events, one per continent:

- North America – Stand Up Seattle at UW – Seattle, USA – Oct, 17 2008 10.30am – 2.30pm

- Central America – Human Peace & Love Sign – Mexico City, Mexico – Oct 17 2008 1:00pm – 1:10pm

- South America – Hambre no! – Mar de Plata, Argentina – Oct 17 2008 4:30pm – 7:30pm

- Europe – Manchester Stand Up and Take Action – Manchester, UK – Oct 17 2008 1:00pm – 3:00pm

- Africa – End Poverty rally events – Zamfara, Nigeria – Oct 18 2008 10:00am – 3:00pm

- Asia – Stand up Eat Lunch – Hongo, Japan – Oct 17 2008 12:00am – 1:00pm

- Oceania – Stand up against poverty – Newcastle, NSW, Australia – Oct 17 2008 3:30pm – 3:31pm

Fundraising for success. Interview with Sandra Sims

I am aware that a lot of you reading out there are involved with no-profit and fundraising. I am amazed by the dynamics of such events and I am even more amazed when I see huge participation and donations. I have found myself involved with managing volunteers and that is a big chunk of running successful fundraising events.

Now as I can just speculate on the subject and I am sure you seek real experience and down to earth suggestions I decided to interview Sandra Sims.

Sandra first started fundraising when she was in college at the University of North Texas. She was active in a school spirit club and served as chair of the fundraising committee, planning a variety of fundraisers for her club.

After graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts she went to work in a variety of industries primarily working in marketing and database management.

The turning point was a volunteer experience with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

At that point she realized that not only did she enjoy fundraising, but had a knack for it too. She continued to volunteer for a variety of charitable organizations. In the fall of 2003 StepbyStepFundraising.com began as a way to share her experience with others.

She is author of a blog and several ebooks (some available for free if you subscribe) on the subject

Here are the tips that Sandra shared

- Three attributes of the successful fundraising organizer

Organization, Enthusiasm, Empowering (the ability to recruit volunteers and empower them to fulfill their duties)

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