The document outlines various event management solutions and tools such as Eventbrite, Form Assembly, Brown Paper Tickets, and Cvent, highlighting their features and usage for nonprofit organizations. It discusses payment processing options, event types, and registration methods. Additionally, it provides links for more information and contact details for consulting services.

1. Event Management
Eventbrite + others

2. Who’s Trish?
• Nonprofit systems
analyst and designer
• Affordable nonprofit
technology consultant
• Trainer—Google,
Salesforce, Office,
Video, Social Networks,
WordPress web sites

3. We do cloud computing solutions

4. LET’S THINK ABOUT OUR EVENTS

5. What sorts of events do you run?

6. Do you charge admission?
• Online payments?
• Payments at the door?

7. Fees and other charges
• Licensing – Monthly,
per-event, one-time
cost of using the
application
• Per-ticket/perregistration costs – A
fee based on the
number of registrations
or tickets sold.
• Credit card fees – Credit
cards expect their cut.

8. How do people register?
• Each attendee registers
for him/herself?
• Groups register?
• People register for
other people?

9. LET’S LOOK AT EVENTBRITE…

10. Create an Event

11. Private or Public?

12. Sell Seats and Tables

13. Design and Publish at Eventbrite

14. Pricing

15. Invite People!

16. WordPress Integration

17. Take payments at the door
Works with an iPad

18. Manage Your Event

19. OTHER CONTENDERS

20. Form Assembly
• More of a do-it-yourself
• Uses PayPal or
Authorize.net for
payment processing
• Create all kinds of forms
with it– not just events
www.formassembly.com

21. Brown Paper Tickets
• Specializes in
performance-type
events
• Multiple pricing levels
• 24-hour phone line
• No charge for free
• Export names to .csv
www.brownpapertickets.com

22. CVent
• Sophisticated
• Supports multi-day,
multi-track events
• Integrates with your
website.
• Expensive to set up,
more for a long-term
solution
www.cvent.com

23. Links for more information
• Idealware – RSVP tools
http://www.idealware.org/articles/few-good-rsvp-tools-online-registrationoptions-free-events
• Idealware – Event Registration Tools
http://idealware.org/articles/few-good-tools-event-registration-updated

24. Questions?

25. Contact Me
trish@cloud4good.com
336-471-5927
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