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This month we interviewed two inspiring women, both battling rare forms of cancer, who have channeled their passion to make a difference for their cause into very successful peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Jodi Kaye created a DIY fundraising event to benefit Oligo Nation, and Ashley Cámara created a fundraising team for the Chicago MDS Awareness Walk. ...

Now that we're a month into 2020, your event planning has probably started to ramp up, and it's time to start raising funds for your 5K event. You've set a goal, now how do you reach it? Here are a few fundraising tips we use at Powered by Professionals that can help your organization achieve ...

"You gotta have a goal. Do you have a goal?" Do we need Kit DeLuca (from Pretty Woman) to tell us that we all need to have goals? As we charge into a new decade, it is that time of year where we all inevitably take stock of our lives and perhaps make some New ...

Although Giving Tuesday has now passed, we are still riding high watching the U.S. kick-a** by raising over 511 million dollars this year. A 28% increase from Giving Tuesday in 2018, which at that time had a shocking increase of 45% since Giving Tuesday in 2017. Rock on America. If you were still digesting Thanksgiving ...

Every good event planner asks themselves the same question while planning their next soiree: how do you engage attendees at every touch point of your charity event and make the experience memorable? At Powered by Professionals, we practice what we preach! Below are 9 ways to ensure attendees at your next non-profit event are engaged ...

You're a small non-profit trying to navigate the vast array of options available to organize your events, improve your fundraising, and manage your constituents. Maybe you have a few small local events a year, or you're looking to expand to new cities. You want to streamline your email communications, retain information for managing your current ...