How to Make the Most Out Of Your Special Event

This workshop is co-sponsored by the West Virginia Nonprofit Association and the Office of Professional & Community Education at the WVU School of Social Work. WVNPA Members can attend the workshop at a 50% discount ($17.50).

Whether it’s a fundraiser, an annual meeting or an educational conference, event planning requires attention to detail and a thoroughness that often is learned on the job and/or through missteps. Attend this workshop to learn the ins and outs of this important process, from planning to execution, anticipating glitches, to assessment and evaluation. Best practices and resources will be shared including helpful checklists, relationship building, marketing ideas, contract negotiation, sponsorship, and the use of advisory/planning committees, to name a few. This workshop will give you the tools you need to plan a great event for your organization.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to define the primary roles and tasks of a special event planner/organizer; define the different types of corporate and social events; outline and summarize the details of planning any special major event; identify best practices in event planning; describe the pros and cons of utilizing advisory and planning committees; describe the important of networking, relationship building, and marketing to the event planning process and execution; understand basic concepts of contracts and banquet event orders and identify cost-saving methods such as sponsorship and in-kind donations.

Presenter: Jacki Englehardt, MSW, ACSW, Professional & Community Education Director, WVU School of Social Work

Target Audience:  All levels of practitioners

CEUs: 3 Social Work hours; 3 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 3 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Financial Resource Development)

Registration Fee: $35 (Early bird rate of $31.50 by 9/16/16); $17.50 for WVNPA Members

Register: http://socialwork.wvu.edu/continuing-education