Internship Planning, Week 1

  Goal Setting 

1.      Fundraising 101 (Specifically Strategies for Fundraising)

2.      Event Planning Components 101 (Life of an Event)

§  Planning needs vary based on scopes (let’s consider a variety of differently scaled events)

§  Seating Plans/Charts (Logistics, Considerations/Preparation/Last Minute SOS)

–       Strategies for Fundraising Events/General Events

§  Specifically:

Ø  Goal Setting

Ø  Marketing/Communications

Ø  Audience

Ø  Fundraising Needs

Ø  Etc.

–      Strengths

§  Food/Beverage

§  Creative Thinking

§  Problem Solving

§  Working under pressure

–       What do I consider my weaknesses?

§  Would like to strengthen networking skills 

§  Event Proposals (Execution Plans)

§  Interpersonal communication

§  Introduction to Shai’Anne Luebbe, Special Events Assistant

§  Special Events Briefing (Details about current rotation)

–       Capitol Land Trust Breakfast (Tuesday, February 7th, 7-8:30am) Correan to CLT contact for RSVP & send events details.

–       State of the College Address (Wednesday, February 15th, 1pm)

§  Shai’Anne to lead logistics w/Correan overseeing. *Shai’Anne will not be in the office of the event and Correan + Archer will handle execution

§  Will need to looped in on planning progression

–       The Art of Giving Gala & Auction (Saturday, March 4th, All Day)

–       Evergreen at 50: Founding Day (Tuesday, March 21st, Afternoon/Early Evening)

–       Years of Service Brunch (Wednesday, June 14th, 11am) *Work on this will begin early next month

§  Professional Development Assignments

–       Event Planning Scenarios (Also collaboration with Shai’Anne)

§  Next Steps

–       Background check clearance

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