There are two big mistakes many nonprofits make when planning a fundraising event:  

1) Not leaving enough time to plan the event.  This leads to all kinds of stress, things getting rushed, teams becoming burnt out which can impact your goals.    
2) Not having a planning timeline which can lead to things falling through the cracks.  

I talk about both of these mistakes and how to prevent them. 

In this episode you’ll learn:  

• The five factors to determine if you need to add MORE time, leaving enough time to plan your event.
• The best way to create an event planning timeline
• How to save time and minimize stress
• What you need to do once your timeline is done
• The tools I use to create an event planning timeline and where to get a whole bunch of freebies! 

LISTENER ACTION ITEM

Pick a freebie from today’s episode.  Download the template or watch a one of the videos, heck you can watch them all.  Select which method you’re going to use for creating an event timeline and put a date on your calendar to create it.  Make sure you select a time when you’re at peak mental capacity and have the least amount of distractions or other looming deadlines.   If you have ANY questions about creating a timeline, you can post them in the private FB group.  You’ll find today’s show notes, the links to all the freebies and the link to the FB group at thatsoundslikeaplan.net/episodes/4 

• Go here to find all four (4!) freebies from this episode
• Need some help with your event planning timeline or one of the tools I mention in this episode?  Join my private FB group to ask questions.  

LET'S CONNECT!

• Please consider rating & reviewing my show on Apple Podcasts
• Follow me on Facebook or Instagram

Text me with a comment, question or topic you'd like me to cover in a future episode.