Guiding you to success! Serving small nonprofits in their event and fundraising needs.
General Fundraising for Grassroots Nonprofits
*Fundraising and Communications writing
*Volunteer recruitment and management
*Development planning
*Database improvement
Event Planning Services for Small and Medium Nonprofits
Karin Turer’s event portfolio includes:
*academic events from panel discussions to commencements
*gala events from grassroots “barn dances” to formal 400-guest dinners
*cul
06/05/2023
Another rainy Making History in the books! Rain never stops the fun, and our program partners did an amazing job of creating really interactive stations. Thanks also to our fantastic volunteers, and all the teachers and aides who brought their students out to play in the rain!
05/23/2023
This is a brilliant idea for building community! My recommendation would always be a popcorn machine rental! What other things would YOU spend the funds on?
If you host a block party in Cambridge, the city will give you $200 for supplies - The Boston Globe The city is encouraging people to host neighborhood gatherings by waiving permit fees, and handing out checks.
04/15/2023
Next time I am sitting at the dining room table measuring rubber duckies, I can remember that at least I am not attaching doilies to balloons for an RBG-themed party for a 1-year-old....
It’s a Toddler’s Party. How About a $75,000 Budget? In Los Angeles, children’s birthday celebrations have spiraled into mini-weddings.
02/15/2023
another fundraising Valentine, this time from the excellent Vu Le!
Nonprofit pickup lines you can use this Valentine’s Day (and year-round) [Image description: A bunch of paper hearts in red, pink, and white, and in various sizes, scattered on a white rug and wooden floor. Image by Element5 Digital on Unsplash] Hi everyone, a couple of…
02/15/2023
Here's another one, from the always-excellent Vu Le!
Nonprofit pickup lines you can use this Valentine’s Day (and year-round) [Image description: A bunch of paper hearts in red, pink, and white, and in various sizes, scattered on a white rug and wooden floor. Image by Element5 Digital on Unsplash] Hi everyone, a couple of…
02/15/2023
Happy Valentine's Day! (amazing homemade fundraising cookies by Lauren Irizarry Galarneau shared with permission)
01/27/2023
Caution - this video by my friends at Films is extremely contagious. DO NOT WATCH if you prefer to frown or scowl!
Smiles 2022 For any of you who have viewed past versions of our Smiles Video, you may remember the story of its origin, but I’ll repeat it anyway for those who […]
01/25/2023
Talk about a wild and wacky event - here is one I would love to do!
New bathing suit bike ride coming to Carnival | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise SARANAC LAKE — Bob Seidenstein and Jack Drury are constantly spitting out contenders for a “string of words that have never been said before,” and “
01/02/2023
My favorite number, obviously!! Happy 2023 everyone! May it be a year of good health and joy.
Cheers to 2023 being a good year 🥂🥳 Happy New Year everyone!
12/29/2022
If I had an office, you know I would dream of being a flamingoer! Some of the other pranks in this thread are legendary!
Karen Boss 🦩 on Twitter “Back in June, I help my mom clean out her pool shed. There's a strand of old twinkle lights with plastic flamingos. "Throw them out," she says. "They don't work." But I see that the flamingos came off easily, so I start to pull them off. "I can do something with these."”
09/20/2022
I've managed a lot of lines in my events, and I have always had a volunteer designated to officially end the line as we reach closing time. So of course I was curious to know about the endpoint of the greatest Queue of all time:
In the epic queue to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, they were the last Christina Heerey lined up overnight to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster Hall. Then she did it again.