Put the Special in Special Events!
One-time and annual events sponsored by organizations are often for fundraising and public relations. The tone and quality of the event needs to support those outcomes as positive measurables.
The coordination of unique events involves many players who have not worked together before. In working for non-profits and start-ups I facilitate the communication between participating stakeholders to reach the objective.
And we all have fun along the way!
Below are examples of two major, one time only, events I've managed:
One Hot Date: multi-venue and event fundraiser for a small, ambitious art school in the Berkshires. As a freelancer I was a production/PR liaison from press releases to tech on the night of the event. The 'story' of the event itself, 'Dinner and a Movie', helped draw a record crowd for for record revenues.
