Mingling for a Meaning: How to Plan a Successful House Party (Three-Part Series)
Aug. 24 - Oct. 19, 2018
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cal Lutheran - Oxnard Center
2201 Outlet Center Dr., Oxnard, CA 93036
Individual Members: $75
Organizational Members: No Additional Cost
Non-Members: $95
About this event
Session I: Introduction to Fundraising House Parties
August 24 - 9 a.m. – Noon
At this introductory session, Kathy Wertheim, CFRE will explore how to plan, host and debrief effective fundraising house parties. The session will include lessons from the trenches and planning essentials: the planning timeline, how to engage your board of directors, recruiting party hosts and securing a venue, preparing the guest list and the invitations, finalizing the program and having a practice party. Participants will be ready to host their own fundraising house party this fall!
Session II: Planning your House Party
September 21, 9 a.m. – Noon
As workshop series participants reconvene to share their accomplishments from the first session, Kathy will also debrief and troubleshoot challenges encountered thus far. At the end of this session, attendees will know how to structure the remarks, how to recruit and prep your testimonial speaker, how to make the ask for money, how to boost attendance and how to make it easy for your guests to make a gift. Online gift processing, monthly pledges and gift follow up will be examined.
Session III: It’s Your Party!
October 19, 9 a.m. – Noon
At this point in the series, attendees will have hosted their own house party and be prepared to share their successes, challenges and lessons learned with their peers and colleagues. In this debriefing session, attendees will also explore how to integrate regularly scheduled house parties in to their annual fundraising efforts. Each attendee will have a chance to present the details of their house party and support those who were not able to host their party – yet!