Turn Good Events into Great Fundraisers

About this episode

Jazmin Peach interviews Mary Davidson about transforming good events into successful fundraisers through effective planning and technology.

In this episode of The Secret Guide to fundraising hostJazmin Peach sits down with Mary Davidson, MBA, founder of EP Events and co-host of the Better Events Podcast. With over twelve years of experience in fundraising and event management, Mary has helped countless nonprofits planpurposeful, mission-driven events that deliver real results. Together, Mary and Jaz discuss how to run events thatconnect with hearts as well as wallets, covering everything from avoiding common planning mistakes and keeping calm under pressure, to using technology to stay in touch with guests and turning good events into memorable, high-performing fundraisers. If you’re heading into event season and want to raise morewithout the stress, this episode is packed with practical, actionable advice you can start using right away.

People in this episode

Host: hostJazmin Peach

Guest: Mary Davidson

Topics covered

• fundraising
• event management
• nonprofits
• technology

Keywords

• event planning
• nonprofit events
• fundraising strategies
• stress-free fundraising

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Secret Guide to fundraising

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