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Guide
How to Plan and Put on a Fundraising Gala
A guide to planning a classic fundraising event with advice on what to consider before, during, and after a gala. Includes budgeting tools, timelines, post-event evaluation form, and case studies of successful events.
This guide includes tips on how to assess your operation, steps to take to prepare a budget to increase contributions, a tool to measure long-term fundraising performance, an interactive formula to calculate your cost to raise a dollar.
A guide for capturing donors' attention at year's end and learning valuable lessons from other nonprofits. Includes steps to plan a direct response campaign, a tool to create a donor communication plan, and checklists for maximizing year-end fundraising.