Fundraisers Now Sip, Nosh and Stroll

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

For formal fting, galas are often the go-to event for high-end fundraisers. But sometimes sit-down dinners just don't suit the scene. Any nonprofit that...

Event Eleven Makes the Grade with School Fundraiser

By Natasha Garber

Sometimes when you need something done right, your best bet is to do it yourself. Los Angeles' Event Eleven took this advice to heart with its work on...

Room For All

By Natasha Garber

A first-time event challenges any professional tasked with its design and production. But when the event involves headline entertainment, an attendee...

CONFETTI: BALLET TROUPE FUNDRAISER PUTS PROS ON THEIR TOES

Alexandra Gudmundsson

Fundraisers create a conundrum for event producers as high style must be paired with low production costs. A challenge, as always with not-for-profits,...

GALAS: CORCORAN BALL IS MUSEUM QUALITY

By Natasha Garber

Hosted by the Women's Committee of the famed Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, the annual Corcoran Ball offers its guests 1,000-plus invited museum...

CONFETTI: PLAYING WITH FIRE

Alexandra Gudmundsson

Feeling fed up with flowers? Gina Cobetto, owner and designer for the Montreal-based Candelum Group, says foregoing floral in favor of creating a mood...

WHITE HOUSE GOES WHITE-TIE FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH

In a first for the 6 ½-year presidency of George W. Bush, the White House staged a white-tie dinner to fete Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Monday night....

CONFETTI: CHICAGO OLYMPIC BID EVENT IS A SOLID-GOLD GALA

Alexandra Gudmundsson

At the core of the Olympics is a love of spirited competition. Chicago-based Proactive got into the spirit of celebrating the city with a well-played...

GALAS: A FLIGHT-THEME FUNDRAISER SOARS

BY NATASHA GARBER

WHILE hardworking volunteer committees are an invaluable resource for nonprofit events, committees sometimes find themselves faced with a quandary. As...

TABLE-HOP TILL YOU DROP AT THE OSCAR BALL

Forget the place cards: The 79th annual Academy Awards Govenors Ball--slated for Feb. 25 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles--will offer an array of casual seating options and lavish buffets so the A-list guests get A-plus face time....