All events

Plan the guests, the budget, and the evening.

Plan fundraisers, private dinners, milestone parties, and community events with details and templates that fit each event.

A tall arrangement of red, white, and green florals outdoors

One brief that changes with the answer.

Start from the Social and nonprofit event brief. Its fundraising questions show only when the client says the event raises money, and you see which answers came from a conditional question when you review them.

Collect event details

Start from templateSocial and nonprofit event briefAssigned clientAll connected clients

Question 3

Is this a fundraising event?Yes or noRequired

Question 4

What is your fundraising goal?Number
RequiredShow conditionally
Question 3: Is this a fundraising event?isyes
Social and nonprofit event briefSubmitted 13 of 15 answered
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Who is hosting, and what is the organization or family name?Required · Short answerFriends of the Riverside Library
Is this a fundraising event?Required · Yes or noYes
What is your fundraising goal?Optional · Number · conditional85000
How will you raise money?Optional · Choose several · conditionalSponsorships, Silent auction, Paddle raise or appeal
How many guests do you expect?Required · Number180

Twenty weeks of tasks, dated from the event.

Apply the Fundraiser or community event timeline and its 22 tasks are dated back from the event: the goal and budget first, then the venue, permits and sponsors, through the thank-yous after.

Task templates

TemplateFundraiser or community event timeline — 20 weeks outApply

22 tasks added.

Planning checklist 22 open

Agree the purpose, goal and budgethigh · Client visibleDecember 5
Recruit the planning committee and assign roleshighDecember 12
Choose and reserve the venueurgentDecember 19
Confirm licenses, permits and raffle ruleshighJanuary 2
Build the sponsor list and packageshighJanuary 2

Sponsors, speakers and volunteers, in groups you name.

Add the people around the event with their role, a group of your own, their responsibilities and whether they can sign in to the portal. Guests can belong to households, and each household gets one invitation link to reply on.

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Lakeside FundraiserSep 18, 2027 · River House
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Clients & collaborators Add person

DEDana EllisExecutive director · dana@harborarts.orgPrimary clientConnected
MGMiles GrantGrant & Co. · SponsorsImportant personPrivate
KFKeisha FordKeynote speaker · Speakers2 responsibilitiesImportant personPrivate
LOLeah OkoroBoard member · VIP · leah.okoro@example.comDecision-makerInvited
BOBen OrtizVolunteer captain · Volunteers · ben.ortiz@example.com3 responsibilitiesCollaboratorReady to invite

Also here: the run of show with private planner notes the client never sees, the budget, vendors, the guest list with meals, and an agreement starter written for donors, volunteers and funds raised.

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