Ep 52: Laurene Mitchell - 53 Years of Fundraising

Events with Benefits®

English - June 11, 2018 12:34 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep 51: Stephen Kilbreath - Fundraising Auction Timelines

Next Episode: Ep 53: Nick Arquette - Building a 1,300 Person Event From Scratch

Today's special guest is Laurene Mitchell, a veteran fund developer for Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta. In this episode she shares diverse fundraising tips to generate more money by producing unique, fresh events.

Topics covered include:

History and background of Heritage Park
Strategies they've used to stay "in the black " for 53 years
How they keep the big annual fundraiser fresh and entertaining
Games & raffles (like the 'Blind Bid auction')

...and more! To contact Mitchell, email Lmitchell[at]heritagepark.ca