Episode 0: Welcome to the Show
I, your host Alicia Baraga, have been planning nonprofit fundraising events since 2010 through my company Ripple Event Marketing.
It has taken me over three years to launch this podcast, mostly out of fear…fear of the unknown, fear of failure, and (as crazy as it sounds) fear of success. If you’re having all those same fears when it comes to planning an event, I want you to know I get it!
That Sounds Like a Plan! covers all topics related to starting and growing successful fundraising and awareness building events.
There are 4 types of episodes in this podcast; 1) solo shows where I’ll give you tips, tools & info from my experience of over a decade of planning fundraising events, 2) interviews with experts in fields related to events, 3) Q&A shows where a listener has submitted a question that I answer and lastly 4) Planner Pep Talk. The Planner Pep Talk episodes are essentially me being your cheerleader, the person in your corner telling you you can do this. Because let’s face it...planning an event is NOT easy.
Submit a question that I’ll answer on the podcast
There are three things (three Cs) I want you to get from this podcast: Clarity, Confidence and Community.
Clarity: Whenever I worked with a client, the resounding emotion they all felt was ‘overwhelm’. I’m going to walk you through the key elements of a successful fundraising event from start to finish.
Clarity comes from DOING. At the end of each episode I’m going to have a quick action item that you can take to set you in the right direction.
Confidence: YOU CAN DO THIS. It may feel overwhelming at first, but that’s what I’m here for - to give you the tools & information you need to make it happen!
Community: Join my free, private Facebook group where you can post questions and get support from nonprofit leaders like you! You just have to answer 3 simple questions so FB knows you’re not a robot.