nonprofit work

308: Leading at the Intersection of Creativity & Chaos with Laura Lavoie

HGTV for people who actually need it: this is Humble Design in a nutshell. In this episode, Rachelle sits down with Laura Lavoie, the City Director of Humble Design San Diego, to talk about how she and her team work their “humble magic” to bring interior design to families, veterans, and individuals emerging out of homelessness. On top of sharing the great work they’re doing, Laura shares her leadership philosophy, the weight that comes with responsibility, and facing the challenges of non-profit work. Listen for Laura and Rachelle’s wisdom from their combined decades of experience working to improve the lives of those facing homelessness as well as how you can support organizations like Humble Design.

Resources:

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Your event could be a total success from start to finish: Your first impressions wowed your guests, your program was flawless, and you might have raised more money than ever. But there’s one thing that could make or break the overall impression of your event: Checkout. If people are waiting in a long line to pick up their auction items or pay their pledged donations at the end of the night, you could send them home feeling frustrated. Have a detailed plan for your checkout process, from start to finish, so you can keep things running smoothly until the last guest leaves. Don’t let a long or disorganized checkout dampen all your hard work and the success of the evening.

We’re describing some best practices for your event checkout process, so you can have less stress and get your guests out the door with all their purchased items and a smile on their faces.

Handbid's software will make your checkout a breeze. Tap here to find out how!

Show Notes for this episode 

Your nonprofit board is crucial to your event's success and to advancing your organization’s mission. Board members are the ones who provide you with guidance and advice and who bring money, connections, and other resources to the table. But managing that board and finding the right board members can be tricky.

We brought in special guest Mike Papi, founder of the OneGoat Foundation, to talk with the Handbid team about figuring out what types of people may be suitable for your Board and how they can help to make your event successful. The group talks about the strengths and woes of board members and offers a little advice if you’re already on a nonprofit Board.

Let Handbid help you raise more money, dazzle your guests, and pull off a fantastic event with mobile bidding software that makes every event a smash. Tap here to learn more.

To connect with the OneGoat Foundation, visit onegoat.org

We’ve been doing events even before Handbid was born in 2011. We’ve been involved in hundreds of them, so we’ve seen a thing or two! We all have stories about the good, the bad, and the ugly. We’ve been there, schlepping in the extreme heat and checking in guests in the extreme cold. We know that event planners and managers wear many hats and have to be willing to do anything and everything to make an event successful. You’re the main problem solver of the day, and you have to be ready to jump into action whenever there's something that needs fixing, whether it's rolling silverware or serving food to hungry attendees (or both!).

Today the Handbid team is sharing some of their best (and worst!) event moments, and they give 4 practical tactics you can start implementing today that will make your event a success.

Let Handbid help you raise mo’ money for your organization. Talk to us! 

The Show Notes for this episode can be found here: www.handbid.com/podcast/4-practical-tactics-that-will-make-every-event-a-success

Welcome to the Elevate Your Event Podcast, where we talk about how to plan and execute an unforgettable event that will dazzle your guests and generate more income for your organization.

From fundraising and securing trending auction items, to event production and logistics, get the best tips and advice from seasoned fundraising and event professionals who have been in your shoes.

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"I always say, if you have a brain, if have a body...you have a voice and you can be a leader. And we are all influential in our own networks. - Gigi Pedraza, Founding Executive Director of Latino Community Fund of Georgia

Gigi Pedraza is founding Executive Director of the nonprofit, Latino Community Fund of Georgia. In part two of our conversation, Gigi shares what she loves about living in South including the increasing diversity of people in the region.  She also shares more about the challenges facing nonprofits - from the way the work is perceived to having to face society’s most complex  challenges with limited resources. Gigi invites all of us to become leaders in our own spaces and support the organizations doing impactful work in the Latinx community. 

• Find out more about Latinos for Democracy redistricting work, Un Mapa Para Todos.
• Connect with Latino Community Fund of Georgia and support their work: @lcf_georgia.
• If you missed Part 1 of our conversation, you can listen here: https://bit.ly/GigiPedraza

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Podcast Music: “The OGS Present Higher” Written by Divinity Roxx, Marcie Chapa, Katty Rodriguez, Nikki Glaspie, Tia Fuller Published by Hot Tottie Music (ASCAP), Wambui Publishing Company, I M A Funkateer (BMI) Used by permission. All rights reserved.